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DROP IN NEW COVID CASES BUT SPIKE IN FATALITIES

19 May 2021

India’s daily spike in coronavirus cases witnessed a dip with 263,533 fresh infections recorded in 24 hours, as per the Health Ministry data on Tuesday. However, the number of deaths due to Covid-19 continued to remain alarmingly high with 4,329 more fatalities recorded, the highest toll in a single day...

LIPID DROPLETS HELP PROTECT KIDNEY CELLS FROM DAMAGE, SAYS A NEW STUDY

19 May 2021

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have found out how microscopic structures called lipid droplets may help to prevent a high-fat diet causing kidney damage. The work in fruit flies, published in PLoS Biology opens up a new research avenue for developing better treatments for chronic kidney disease. Eating foods...

CLEARING THE AIR AROUND THE USE OF IVERMECTIN FOR COVID-19 PATIENTS

19 May 2021

When the pandemic first broke out, repurposing broad-spectrum antiviral agents were deemed ‘safe’ through testing on early phase clinical trials for Covid-19. Thereafter, many drugs were put to use availing the emergency authorisation with government agencies. One such drug was Ivermectin which is mainly prescribed for patients with mild to...

REPURPOSED DRUGS FOR CORONAVIRUS: PHYSICIANS PROPOSE AND WHO DISPOSES

18 May 2021

Horace Greeley said once, “Common Sense is very uncommon!” This is all about the recently published interim report of the extended solidarity trial published in NEJM on 2 December 2020. The article “Repurposed Antiviral Drugs for Covid-19” reported that antiviral drugs (hydroxychloroquine, remdesivir, lopinavir, interferon) failed to win the race...

CAN COVID-19 CAUSE FATAL BLOOD CLOTS?

18 May 2021

It has been over a year and still, the entire nations continue to battle the Covid-19 pandemic. Are you one of them who are infected with Covid-19? Then, you will have to take extra precautions as Covid-19 can not only affect your brain, heart, or lungs but even lead to...

ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT BLACK FUNGUS

18 May 2021

CASE STUDY Mucormycosis has increasingly been seen in Covid positive and recovered patients, among others, of late. Recovered patients are advised to stay in contact with doctors and immediately inform them in case of black fungus-related symptoms, asserts top doctors and health experts. Early detection will aid prompt treatment of...

CORONAVIRUS VACCINATION: TIME TO CONSIDER REMOVAL OF PATENT

18 May 2021

The coronavirus vaccination process is well in progress, and life is creeping towards normalcy in a few nations. However, for certain nations, the pandemic is unleashing new degrees of decimation. India is wrestling with a cataclysmic second wave, reporting more than 20 million Covid cases and more than 250,000 deaths...

CITIZENS SHOULD BE TRAINED ON THE COMPLEXITIES OF USING CRYPTOCURRENCIES

18 May 2021

In India, there is a lapse in the legislation on regulation of virtual currency, which either prohibits trade and dealings or legalises their use. The Supreme Court, in the case of Internet and Mobile Association of India v. Reserve Bank of India, set aside the curb imposed by the RBI...

VIRUS IS YOUR ENEMY, NOT PM MODI

18 May 2021

In numerous interviews, Medical Advisor to the POTUS, Dr Anthony Fauci, has reiterated that despite the divisiveness, our common enemy is the virus and not each other. The message is to fight this pandemic unitedly. Sadly, that spirit is missing among Indian politicians who are so paranoid about Narendra Modi...

ANALYSING THE PANDEMIC OF THE CENTURY

18 May 2021

Nicholas Taleb described ‘Black Swan’ as an improbable event and random occurrence with extreme impact. ‘Grey Rhino’, on the other hand, as per Michele Wucker, is a highly probable event that may occur after a series of warnings and visible pieces of evidence with enormous impact. Originating from Wuhan, China,...

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