It seems as though the world has become a stage, scripted and directed by the novel coronavirus, and we humans have assumed the role of actors, or in fact puppets of a pandemic that has left devastating and irreversible impacts on not just individuals but also the society we live in. Behind all this orchestrated…
“The cornerstone of internal medicine is the correctness of diagnosis”, establishes a prominent medical study conducted in late 1950s, clearly indicating that without a correct diagnosis, patients will have zero to no clarity on their health problems and will lack accuracy about treatment possibilities and prognosis. Accurate diagnosis plays such a vital role that it…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) defines a Sustainable Healthcare System as a system that improves, maintains or restores health, while minimizing negative impacts on the environment and leveraging opportunities to restore and improve it, to the benefit of the health and well-being of current and future generations. There is clear evidence suggesting that activities of…
The COVID-19 pandemic has given a fresh boost to the long-anticipated surge in telemedicine services globally. Consulting a doctor or any other health professional over phone, video or text is now the new normal for many non-urgent medical needs, while the current health emergency has sparked renewed interest in digital ways to test and monitor…
What is Hepatitis? Hepatitis is an inflammatory condition of the liver. It is primarily caused due to viral infection; however, other possible causes of hepatitis include autoimmune factors, exposure to certain medications, drugs, toxins and intake of alcohol. Autoimmune hepatitis is the type of hepatitis that occurs when the body makes antibodies against liver tissues.…
The levels of air pollution has always remained high in certain cities of South Asia. But in few months that went by, many cities witnessed unusually clear skies and fresh air due to various countries announcing complete lockdown to contain the coronavirus. The complete shutdown of industrial activity, coupled with no traffic and negligible human…
The prevailing COVID-19 pandemic has impacted each of our lives in multiple ways, it has significantly affected global trade and disrupted supply chains & cash flows thus halting economies and leading to countries losing business, investments and trade. The crises had not only engraved deep dent in the economy, but it had also brought us…
The much talked about-Convalescent Plasma Therapy, or more commonly called the Plasma Therapy, is an under experiment treatment procedure that a number of healthcare practitioners are using for patients with severe COVID-19 infection. Till date, no drug has been proven to be effective for treating COVID-19. However, it has been observed that people who have…
The confirmation of COVID-19 being transmitted airborne, and the increasing number of cases every day, brings into sharp focus the importance of the laboratory diagnosis of the infection caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). While diagnostic kits working on various platforms have already made inroads in the market, real-time reverse transcription-PCR (RT-PCR)…
What is COVID-19? COVID-19 is the disease caused by SARS-CoV-2 virus. This virus, upon infection, can cause mild to severe respiratory illness. As of now, the virus has spread throughout the world and has claimed more than 5lakhs lives, with over 10 million infections. Being novel in nature, not much information is available about this…
