Medically Speaking

ANNOUNCE EXAM DATES FOR NEET 2021, STUDENTS DEMAND

09 Jan 2021 07:09 AM IST

The National Testing Agency (NTA) has written to the Ministry of Health regarding the issue of the dates of NEET 2021, after students stormed social media. Many students wishing to sit for the medical entrance exam have been requesting Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank to announce the date for the

IMA LAUDS INDIAN SCIENTISTS AND RESEARCHERS FOR THEIR WORK ON CORONAVIRUS VACCINE

09 Jan 2021 07:07 AM IST

The Indian Medical Association (IMA) has lauded Indian scientists and researchers and appreciated their efforts after the approval of the COVID-19 vaccines. “We, at Indian Medical Association, appreciate the contributions of all Indian scientists and researchers who have relentlessly spent their time in making this dream a success and contributing

WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT COVID MUTATION AND VACCINES

09 Jan 2021 07:06 AM IST

There are always speculations that spike may mutate to the level that can render vaccine ineffective. Mutation in any virus is curious to decipher. The mutations occur so commonly in the same molecule but never take place in the receptor-binding area. If it occurs that is the dead-end for any

EMERGENCY USE AUTHORISATION OF VACCINES: A GLANCE AT FIRST FIVE NATIONS TO GRANT IT

09 Jan 2021 07:04 AM IST

Regulatory agencies around the world are under intense pressure to grant approvals for the new Covid-19 vaccine(s). Several developed countries have indicated that if there is a compelling case for the use of a vaccine before it qualifies for full licence, they would be prepared to authorise emergency use approval

India tests Covid vaccine delivery system with second dry run

09 Jan 2021 07:02 AM IST

Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Arunachal Pradesh do not participate in the exercise as these states have already conducted it in all their districts.

29 POSITIVE CASES OF MUTANT STRAIN REPORTED IN INDIA

02 Jan 2021 04:13 AM IST

New Delhi: Four more cases of the highly contagious new mutant strain of the novel coronavirus were detected in the country on Friday. The Union Health Ministry has informed that the strain has affected 29 people so far. Out of the four cases, three were found in a Bengaluru lab,

DR JAYALAL BECOMES NEW PRESIDENT OF IMA

02 Jan 2021 04:11 AM IST

New Delhi: Surgeon Dr J.A. Jayalal has been elected the new national president of the Indian Medical Association (IMA) for the year 2020-2021 at its recently held 95th annual National Conference. After taking charge as president, Dr Jayalal announced his aim to fight against mixopathy, pointing that the association will

IMA TO PARTNER WITH GOVT IN COVID VACCINATION PROGRAMME

02 Jan 2021 04:09 AM IST

New Delhi: The Indian Medical Association (IMA), which has the largest number of registered doctors, has said that it is ready to contribute to the government’s vaccination programme. The IMA is ready to spare its expertise and manpower, right from the district level to the national level, for various expert

BUSTING SOME OF THE BIGGEST MYTHS AND MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT WEIGHT LOSS

02 Jan 2021 04:07 AM IST

Obesity is about willpower, not biology Obesity is a very complex disorder. Many genetic, biological and environmental factors have a major effect on body weight. It is not about will power. ‘Eat less, move more’ is good advice Telling people with weight problems to just ‘eat less, move more’ is

PROSPECTIVE SURVEILLANCE: OUR WEAPON TO TAME MUTANT COVID STRAIN

02 Jan 2021 04:05 AM IST

The emergence of a new mutant of SARS CoV-2 virus, B.1.1.7, in the UK with suspected increased propensity for transmission by 70% has spurred increased genomic surveillance for Covid-19. Genomic surveillance enables rapid investigation of the evolution and transmission of the virus at the local, regional and international levels. We

Harsh Vardhan reviews preparations ahead of Covid vaccine dry-run in Delhi

02 Jan 2021 04:01 AM IST

‘Over 2,000 master trainers at the national levels have been trained. Training at state and district level is underway in over 700 districts,’ the Union Health minister says.

Combine technology with yogic spirituality to beat health crisis

31 Dec 2020 04:44 AM IST

We need a higher consciousness defined at a universal level to handle the global challenges today. We must learn to direct our technological benefits outwardly with a new vision of the human being as one with the whole of life inwardly.