The coronavirus contagion is increasing in India - making it the third worst-hit country after the United States of America and Brazil. In India, the fatality rate of the disease is 2.7% and the recovery rate is around 62%. Institutions worldwide are engaged in discovering medicines and vaccin...
The men practising the science of medicine are an esoteric lot who commanded a lot of respect. Till recently. Then the virus struck!It exposed the weaknesses of the white coat industry. The public at large ultimately see us as a vulnerable lot, not at the top of things. A few may even hav...
Human beings are of diverse types with varied behavioural patterns and cultural backgrounds. It is said that no two people can ever be the exact same. However, there are some fundamental needs that all human beings desire which include oxygen, water, food, sleep and shelter. Psychologist Abraham Mas...
Medica Group of Hospitals has recently increased the number of bed strength for Covid-19 patients from existing 80 to 120. Medica has also reduced the charges of Real Time Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) to Rs. 2400 per test. Dr. Alok Roy, Chairman, Medica Group ...
Chemotherapy is the treatment of cancer with one or more cytotoxic agents. These agents kill cancer cells and prevent progression of this lethal disease. Chemotherapy may be given with a curative intent or it may aim to prolong life or to palliate symptoms. It is often used in c...
“With the lockdown, the people are binge-watching contents on the OTT platforms. Online concerts and webinars are taking place on Facebook and Instagram. But we wanted to do something where we can participate and contribute, instead of appreciating from a distance”, Aritra Basu, MPhil Scholar in...
A few years back Deepika Padukone had struggled to hold back tears as she talked about depression. The news about her dark days when she lacked the desire to even get out of bed, had people talking. The most common reaction was surprise. People wondered why a celebrity would even be depressed? But a...
One of the effects of this corona pandemic is to make you think about your lungs and respiratory system. Can you breathe easily?It is vitally important to protect your lungs. There are things you cannot control individually (like air pollution, unless you have a factory that is creating it. Don’t ...
The EAT-Lancet Commission report has focused on the goal of achieving planetary health diets for nearly 10 billion people by 2050. The report states that a large body of work has dealt with the environmental impacts on various diets. Majority of the studies concluded that a rich plant-based diet wit...
Globally, the coronavirus pandemic has taken an alarming proportion. The number of cases has also been steadily rising in India. In absence of any effective vaccine, the only way to control the pandemic is to prevent transmission and by providing critical supportive treatment to patients.India needs...
