Covid’s wide reach touches pancreas too

New Delhi: Eight months into the pandemic, scientists are still learning about the effects of Covid-19 on various organs of the body. Initially, it was thought that the infection mainly affected the upper and lower respiratory tracts. Later, manifestations of the disease in the heart and brain also became evident. Now, it turns out that the pancreas — the organ behind the lower part of the stomach that secretes enzymes that aid in digestion — is also being affected by the infection. Whether the effect was direct or indirect was still a matter of research, said doctors. ....read more

COVID Patients Right to Terminal Care

"Dignity in Death" Emphasizes WHO. Join MEDtalks with Dr K K Aggarwal at 7:00 PM today as he talk about "COVID-19 patients right to terminal care." Just click on www.facebook.com/drkkaggarwal or https://perfecthealthmela.com/vevent/general-webinar.php

CMAAO Coronavirus Facts and Myth Buster: COVID and Anemia

With input from Dr Monica Vasudev1068: Anemia associated with severe COVID-19 illness DG Alerts excerpts: A study published in the Journal of Medical Virology suggests that anaemia could be an independent risk factor linked with severe COVID‐19. The odds ratio (OR) of anemia related to severe manifestations of COVID‐19 was found to be 3.47 and 3.77 after adjustment for baseline data and laboratory indices, respectively. This retrospective, observational study included 222 patients with laboratory-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection. Patients were admitted to Wuhan Ninth Hospital between December 1, 2019 and March 20, 2020. Overall, 202 of these had non-severe COVID-19 while 20 had severe disease. About 35.6% of the 222 patients had anemia (hemoglobin level <120 g/L in women and <130 g/L in men). ....read more

World Covid Meter 27th August: Acute manageable immuno-thrombo-inflammatory viral disease with post viral phase, 213 Countries Affected

Cases: 1M April 2, 2M April 15, 3M April 27, 4M May 8, 5M May 20, 6M May 30, 7M June 7, 8M June 15, 9M June 22, 10M June 29th, 11M July 4, 12M July 8, 13M July 13, 14M July 17, 15M July 23, 16M July 25, 17M July 29, 18M August 1, 19M August 6, 20M August 10, 21M August 16, 22M August 19, 23M August 21 Ground Zero: Wuhan - in live animal market or cafeteria for animal pathogens: 10th January; Total cases are based on RT PCR, 67% sensitivity Coronavirus Cases: 24,323,115,Deaths: 828,890,Recovered: 16,866,897,ACTIVE CASES 6,627,328 ....read more

The spiritual prescription "I am sorry"

Two hardest words for a doctor to say: "I’m sorry." Most defence lawyers counsel doctors to not apologize to patients. Their view is that if you say you’re sorry for something, you are implicitly taking some degree of responsibility for whatever has happened. In other words, you are pleading guilty. The complainant’s lawyers may use a doctor’s apology to the maximum extent possible to show the doctor knew what they did was wrong. The usual approach is deny and defend. But, Apologizing after a medical error is the humane thing to do. Patients often sue simply because it’s the only way to find out what went wrong. Erecting a wall of silence is "enough to make someone very angry. And it’s awfully easy for an angry person to find a lawyer who will listen to them. At that point, it’s too late to say sorry. ....read more

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Pharma industry at forefront of battle against COVID-19: Sun Pharma chairman

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The pharma industry is at the forefront of the battle against COVID-19 and has responded to this global challenge by ensuring the availability of medicines despite supply chain disruptions, said Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Chairman Israel Makov The pharma industry is at the forefront of the battle against COVID-19 and has responded to this global challenge by ensuring the availability of medicines despite supply chain disruptions, Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Chairman Israel Makov said on Thursday. Clinical trials are being conducted to test the effectiveness of many existing medicines in treating symptoms of COVID-19, he added while addressing the annual general meeting (AGM) of the company.

Actors Under Scanner after Narcotics Bureau Busts Drug Syndicates in Mumbai, Bengaluru

News 18 India

Musicians and actors in Bengaluru are under the scanner after the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) busted three large drug syndicates involved in trafficking of MDMA in the last two weeks. The agency seized 4,317 MDMA pills along with 180 LSD blots and recovered over Rs 2.2 lakh cash in Mumbai and Bengaluru. In Mumbai, MDMA pills were concealed in false cavities in a cardboard box containing a parcel of soft toys. High-quality contraband was sourced from Germany and Belgium, according to a statement from NCB. The drug was meant for supply in the party circuits in Mumbai and Bangalore. One of the traffickers had placed the order of MDMA pills online, in exchange for Bitcoins.

Doctor turns ambulance driver, ferries patient to hospital in India

CNBC

A30-year-old doctor is being hailed as a real "COVID warrior" after he drove an ambulance to ferry a critically ill elderly coronavirus patient to a hospital from a care centre in Pune. Dr Ranjeet Nikam said since the driver of the ambulance suddenly fell ill and there was no one to replace him immediately, he decided to step in along with another doctor, Rajendra Rajpurohit, to ensure the patient gets urgent medical attention. Nikam took control of the wheel and drove the 71-year -old patient in the ambulance to a hospital after his oxygen saturation level dipped at the COVID care centre where he was undergoing treatment. The patient was under Nikams watch at the COVID care centre set up in the Marketyard area.

This Indian-origin doctor in UK creates a 21-Day immunity plan to fight COVID-19

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London: A UK-based Indian-origin doctor, who has been championing an anti-obesity drive as a means to combat the severe effects of COVID-19, on Thursday released a new book that offers a “simple, evidence-based" plan to help improve health parameters. The medic says he wrote the book, which will hit the shelves in India in the coming weeks, in just six weeks because he and his publishers wanted it out as soon as possible to help readers build resilience to infection, given the current coronavirus pandemic. UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock had also consulted him, seeking evidence linking COVID-19 and obesity. “I informed him, as I make the case in the book, that obesity is just the tip of the diet related disease iceberg. In other words, were all vulnerable," said Malhotra, who is also a visiting Professor of Evidence Based Medicine at Salvador’s Bahiana School of Medicine and Public Health in Brazil.

Time Management Mantras

Ever wished your days lasted for 36 hours instead of 24?!Watch our next episode of BKMK LIVE for some mantras, not just on managing time, but actually Creating Time! at 5:30 pm (IST) on Saturday 29.08.2020 click the link to join: https://youtu.be/8fgbO6GknB4 or www.facebook.com/drkkaggarwal