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Minutes of an International Weekly Meeting on COVID-19 in association with experts from CMAAO Nations

eMediNexus, 30 July 2021

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Topic: Oxygen crisis and preparation for future 24th July, 2021, Saturday, 9.30 am-10.30 amKey points from the discussion#1. A presentation on “Oxygen therapy – crisis and preparations for future” was made by Dr Rahul Pandit, Director Intensive Care Fortis Hospital Mumbai, Member National Task Force, Member Maharashtra Task Force, Visiting Consultant Wagga Base and Bathurst Base Hospital, NSW, ...more

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The role of antirheumatics

eMediNexus, 29 June 2021

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The COVID-19 disease is generally categorised in an initial viral stage and a subsequent immune response phase. The later stage is characterized by hyper inflammation associated with acute respiratory distress syndrome. This warrants the use of many immune modulators and immunosuppressive drugs, which are widely used i ...more

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Medical voice 28th September 2020
Dr KK Aggarwal, 28 September 2020
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A cheaper, faster Covid-19 testStockholm: A method for fast, cheap, yet accurate testing for Covid-19 infection has been developed by a team of researchers. The ...more

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The polio situation in Philippines
Dr Pankaj Bhatnagar, WHO, 21 September 2019
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The polio situation in Philippines is summarized in the report below:The situation On 19 September 2019, the Department of Health (DOH) confirmed the re-emergen ...more

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Liver Update: An assessment of Novel Clinical Syndrome COVID-19 Induced Hepatitis
eMediNexus, 30 July 2021
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A study was conducted to evaluate the pattern of liver impairment in Covid-19 patients, along with recognizing the satisfactory and applied diagnostic criteria ...more

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Liver Update: Hepatic manifestations and complications of COVID-19: A systematic review and meta-analysis
eMediNexus, 29 July 2021
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Emerging data suggest the possible role of COVID-19 in worsening hepatic manifestations such as acute hepatic injury. Wang et al, in their recently publis ...more

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Doctor from Delhi first proven case to have had three COVID infections
Malathy Iyer, 29 July 2021
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A 61-year-old doctor from Delhi is the first proven case to have had three COVID-19 infections, with two of the episodes caused by Alpha and Delta variants, at ...more

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Rise in TB cases seen among post-COVID patients
PTI, 29 July 2021
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Doctors at two private healthcare facilities have observed a spike in cases of tuberculosis (TB) among people recovered from COVID-19. They have accounted diabe ...more

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                    Vitamin C in prophylaxis and adjunctive treatment of COVID 19                  
                
eMediNexus, 29 June 2021              

                  #Multispeciality                  Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 is known to cause respiratory infection, which can be followed by severe systemic illness. Early use of Low dose                  ...more
                
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                    Fungal super infection in COVID 19 patients and role of antifungal stewardship                  
                
eMediNexus, 23 June 2021              

                  #Multispeciality                  The presence of fungal super infection, specifically invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA), in patients with COVID-19, has become a cause of great concern. Alt                  ...more
                
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                    IL6 and other biomarkers associated with poor prognosis in hospitalized COVID 19 patients                   
                
eMediNexus, 18 June 2021              

                  #Multispeciality                  A recently published study explained the relationship of a wide series of biomarkers with admission to intensive care and death in a hospital, prioritizing IL-6                  ...more
                
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                     COVID 19 induced Miller Fisher syndrome                   
                
eMediNexus, 18 June 2021              

                  #Multispeciality                  COVID-19 has shown its association with numerous neurological manifestations since its arrival. A case reports a 55-year-old, female infected with SARS-CoV-2, a                  ...more
                
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                    Antifungal and antidepressant drugs can inhibit COVID 19 virus                  
                
eMediNexus, 15 June 2021              

                  #Multispeciality                  A research study published in the British Journal of Pharmacology showed that antifungal drugs and antidepressant drugs might effectively inhibit the SARS-CoV-2                  ...more
                
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                    High dose Vitamin C in COVID 19 patients                  
                
eMediNexus, 08 June 2021              

                  #Multispeciality                  Acute respiratory distress syndrome and multiple organ failure in patients with Coronavirus disease 2019 (severe and critical illness) are primarily due to wide                  ...more
                
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