Medically Speaking

SC dismisses PIL on homoeopathy treatment for Covid

23 Aug 2020 09:26 AM IST

The Supreme Court has dismissed a PIL filed by two petitioners, Dr Ravi M. Nair and Dr Ashok Kumar Das, who were seeking directions from the Central Government for permitting homoeopathic treatment of mild cases of Covid-19. The bench, comprising of Chief Justice of India S.A. Bobde and Justices A.S.

Hospital to stop OPD services

23 Aug 2020 09:25 AM IST

The Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER) in Puducherry, a Covid-19 designated hospital, is facing a huge crisis due to increasing numbers of corona cases. The viral infection has burdened the centre as more than 300 patients are admitted in the JIPMER Covid Block and the ICUs

CCMB’s research stirs debate

23 Aug 2020 09:24 AM IST

A press release from the Centre of Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) has stated that a study conducted by top scientists has projected roughly 6 lakh Covid-19 cases in Hyderabad, which is more than 6 times the number of cases which have been reported officially in Telangana till now. This

Frontline workers should be vaccinated first: Dr Poonam Khetrapal

22 Aug 2020 04:03 AM IST

Do you think Indian authorities’ strategy is moving towards the right direction in handling Covid-19? What more can be done? A: India acted early and took bold and decisive steps while implementing core public health measures to detect, test, trace, isolate and treat Covid cases. The country has been scaling

Bharat Biotech to start trials for Covid vaccine through skin route

22 Aug 2020 04:00 AM IST

Bharat Biotech has started running second-stage clinical trials at 12 selected sites across the country, where vaccination shots have been delivered directly into the muscles of healthy volunteers. However, according to a recent report, Bharat Biotech has proposed to conduct trials using the intradermal (ID) vaccine delivery route, which has

How Covid-19 is impacting multiple organs

22 Aug 2020 03:59 AM IST

2020 is the year most of the world would like to forget and wish that on one is exposed to such a situation ever. Our understanding of Covid-19 and its impact is limited still and the treatment is based more on symptoms rather than targeting the virus itself. The route

India exports 23 lakh PPEs to five countries in July

15 Aug 2020 03:29 AM IST

India, at the start of the pandemic, was going through the shortage for all kinds o f m e d i c a l equipment, including masks, PPE kits, ventilators, etc. Most of the products were not being manufactured in the country at the beginning of the Covid-19 outbreak. The

18-year-old damages kidney after excessive gym workout

15 Aug 2020 03:28 AM IST

An 18-year-old youth in New Delhi has damaged his kidney and developed muscle problems after an aggressive workout session at the gym. After the reopening of gyms in various parts of the country, many are rushing to make up for lost time. The 18-year-old Lakshya Bindra fell prey to such

Doctors with degree from POK can’t practice in India: MCI

15 Aug 2020 03:25 AM IST

Medical degree-holders from colleges in Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (POK) will not be allowed to practice in India. A statement issued by the Medical Council of India (MCI) has said that institutions in those territories are not recognised under Indian Medical Council Act, 1956, and hence, students who gain qualifications from such

All you need to know about joint replacement surgery

15 Aug 2020 03:21 AM IST

During the coronavirus infection, elective surgeries are recommended to be halted briefly. Elective surgery or elective procedure is a surgery that is scheduled in advance as it does not involve a medical emergency. Especially, elderly people and those who are already suffering from health conditions such as diabetes, cardiovascular diseases

Shortcuts for vaccine can risk large number of people: AIIMS Director

15 Aug 2020 03:14 AM IST

All India Institute of Medical Sciences Director Dr Randeep Guleria talks to The Daily Guardian about the status of ongoing vaccine trials at AIIMS, how important it is to follow proper guidelines during trials, and his concerns about Russia’s new vaccine claims.

We’ll get effective Covid vaccine only by early 2021: Prof K. Srinath Reddy

08 Aug 2020 04:59 AM IST

Despite claims that a vaccine will be delivered in September or October, a vaccine which meets all regulatory standards is unlikely to be available till the end of 2020 or early 2021, says Prof K. Srinath Reddy, president, Public Health Foundation of India, and member of ICMR Covid-19 task force.