The concept of a pandemic is not alien to humankind. During human history, the world has seen many deadly diseases – The Plague or “Black Death” (14th century), Spanish Influenza (1918), HIV/AIDS (20th Century), Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS, 2002-2003) – that went on to reshape the future of mankind. The most recent novel coronavirus…
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 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…
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…
Depression is a mood disorder that leads to feeling of sadness and loss of interest. While sadness is a normal human feeling and we all do feel sad, moody or low often, in depression, some people feel these feelings intensely, for longer duration of time may be for weeks, months or even longer and sometimes…
Coronaviruses are a family of viruses that consists of strains that cause potentially deadly diseases in mammals and birds. In humans, coronaviruses spread through airborne droplets of liquid produced by infected people. Few of the most uncommon but notable strains of coronavirus like SARS-CoV-2, the causative of COVID‑19, SARS-CoV the ones responsible for severe acute…
The COVID-19 infection is a major health challenge for diabetics all around the world. Diabetes has been identified as a risk factor for severe COVID-19 infections. Leading international health associations like the WHO and the CDC have warned about the COVID complexity arising due high blood sugar levels. As a matter of fact, when patients…
