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LATE SEQUELAE OF COVID-19 BREATHLESS!

A growing body of evidence suggests that the scientific community may have grossly underestimated the long-term impacts of COVID-19 on the human body

FOOD ADDITIVES TRIGGERING COELIAC?

Studies suggest certain food additives could be behind the rising incidence of the gut-damaging autoimmune disease

MANAGEMENT OF CO-INFECTION OF COVID-19 WITH OTHER SEASONAL EPIDEMIC PRONE DISEASES

Almost all States/UTs of the country are affected by COVID-19. Given the seasonal pattern of epidemic-prone diseases observed every year in our country, it diseases like Dengue, Malaria, Seasonal Influenza, Leptospirosis, Chikungunya, Enteric fever, etc. can not only present as a diagnostic dilemma but may co-exist in COVID cases.

CENTRE MOVES TO INTEGRATE ALLOPATHY WITH AYUSH: IMA SEES RED

CCIM decision to allow ayur doctors practice surgery draws flak

Country Is Nowhere Close To Achieving Herd Immunity

India’s seroprevalence findings suggest that the country is nowhere close to achieving herd immunity

Behind India's Low Covid-19 Mortality

India has reported nearly 8 million cases of COVID-19 in the fourth week of October 2020, with 118,000 officially confirmed deaths.

“Any definitive conclusion on SArS-CoV-2 immunity needs more evidence”

Dr Chandrakant Lahariya is a medical doctor and a leading public policy and health systems expert.

MOUNTING HUMAN COST

FM makes a journey through the killing fields of COVID-19 at a time when the fatality of SARS-CoV-2 crosses the 1 million mark

“PATIENT PRIVACY AND DATA PROTECTION ARE OF PARAMOUNT IMPORTANCE”

ResMed, a global leader in digital health with many cloud-connected devices such as ventilators and bilevel respiratory devices, recently stated that there could not be a clearer case for the use of digital health tools than in the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. However, the company has always maintained that patient privacy is critically important while using these technologies. With reference to the recent IMA protest against the proposed National Digital Health Mission in India, SEEMA ARORA ResMed India’s National Marketing Head said that there should be strict data protection laws in place and only that will ensure that patient data is secured and protected when implementing digital health policies at the national level. Edited excerpts of Straight Talk with DIVYA CHOYIKUTTY

EDGE OF CYBERKNIFE ON BRAIN METASTASIS

Advanced treatment methods using cyberknife may enhance the survival rate of patients with brain cancer

EXCELLENCE IN HEALTHCARE STANDARDS

As observed by Richard Franke and Barbara Chasin in the book ‘Radical Reform as Development in an Indian State’, Kerala’s health care is a popular demand that the government is compelled to meet.

GUIDELINES ON SAFE OPHTHALMOLOGY PRACTICES IN COVID-19 SCENARIO

The examination & procedures related to ophthalmology involves close interactions with the patient.

DIGITAL HEALTH MISSION IN THE CROSSHAIRS

Not enough safeguards for medical records in the policy blueprint, says IMA

APPROACHES TO DEVELOPING LONG-ACTING COVID VACCINES

T-cell driven vaccine strategy may hold the key to long-term protection against SARS-CoV-2