All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) turns its focus on silent hypoxia now

New Delhi: With the spotlight now on containing deaths due to Covid-19, the country’s premier hospital – the All India Institute of Medical Sciences – has zeroed in on silent hypoxia as one of the prime killers. Hypoxia or happy hypoxia is a condition in which the body or a particular part of the body does not receive adequate oxygen at the tissue level. ....read more

Diagnostic Tests for COVID-19

Join us today for an interesting session on the diagnostic tests for Covid-19 on Medtalks with Dr K K Aggarwal COVID edition at 7:00 pm. Just click on www.facebook.com/drkkaggarwal or https://perfecthealthmela.com/vevent/general-webinar.php

CMAAO Coronavirus Facts and Myth Buster: Eye symptoms in children

With input from Dr Monica Vasudev1072: Nearly One Quarter of Children Hospitalized With COVID-19 Developed Eye Symptoms in China Among Chinese children hospitalized for COVID-19, about a quarter of them developed ocular symptoms. Most of them developed eye symptoms later in the disease; however, ocular manifestations were the first sign of SARS-CoV-2 infection in 9 of them. Ocular symptoms resolved in all the children. The report is published in JAMA Ophthalmology. ....read more

World Covid Meter 2nd September, 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, 24M August 27, 25M August 30 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: 25,898,276,Deaths: 861,136,Recovered: 18,191,014,ACTIVE CASES 6,846,126 ....read more

Why do we apply holy ash?

Bhasma is the holy ash produced from the Homa, the sacrificial fire, wherein special wood, ghee and other herbs are offered as a part of pooja. By the time a bhasma is formed, no trace of original matter remains in the ash. Ash obtained from any burnt object is not bhasma. The ritual involves worshipping the deity by pouring ash as abhishek and then distributing it as bhasma, which is then applied on the forehead (usually), upper arms, chest, or rubbed all over the body. Some even consume a pinch of Bhasma. The word bhasma has been derived from “bha” or "bhartsanam" ("to destroy") and "sma" or "smaranam" ("to remember"). It denotes "that by which our sins are destroyed and the Lord is remembered". Bhasma is also called vibhuti, which means glory. Bhasma is associated with Lord Shiva who applies it all over His body. ....read more

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Ancillary firms look to tap $6 billion vaccine business

Livemint

Makers of vials and syringes have started building up capacity in anticipation of a surge in demand if and when a successful covid-19 vaccine is launched in India—a market that could hit $6 billion. “We are working with many vaccine makers in India as well as some abroad. One of them is Serum Institute of India. Currently, we are supplying 4-5 million vials a month, along with aluminium seals from one of our other Kaisha Group companies, for their covid-19 vaccine requirements," said Rishad Dadachanji, MD, Schott Kaisha, a joint venture between German pharma packaging firm Schott and Indian glass tube maker Kaisha. Schott Kaisha, the market leader, has the capacity to manufacture 1 billion vials per year and the company said it can ramp up production quickly to meet demand.

Mankind Pharma to help doctors create their own virtual clinic

Business Today

Mankind Pharma, one of the leading domestic drug companies, has tied up with DrOnA Health, a novel virtual-consultation platform for doctors to help them interact with their patients across various channels, including in-clinic and virtual, as part of their foray into telemedicine. "We and DrOnA did a survey among patients and realised majority patients prefer to consult only known doctors. Unlike in most online health apps, this helps doctors retain their own old patients. From a patients point of view, they can go to their old and known doctor in a hassle free manner, in this testing time of Covid-19," said Rajeev Juneja, CEO, Mankind Pharma. The app is conceptualised as a doctors own virtual clinic, where they can invite their patients to book an appointment through their m-site link. The app is available on both on Apple I-store and android platforms. He said the sales team of Mankind has been promoting DrOnA Health among doctors as a service to help them. Over 10,000 doctors are now using the facility. Another special feature of the app is that it allows doctors to have complete ownership of data. They can delete their patients data from the app whenever they want.

Probe: Dentist, techie behind Bengaluru doctor’s Syria trip now in Saudi Arabia

The Indian Express

INVESTIGATIONS HAVE revealed that the Syria trip in 2013-14 of the Bengaluru doctor, who was arrested last month by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) for links with the Islamic State, was facilitated by a dentist and a computer applications graduate who are currently working in Saudi Arabia, police sources told The Indian Express. Abdur Rahman, a 28-year-old ophthalmologist, was arrested on August 17 by the NIA on charges of conspiring with a couple, Jahanzaib Sami and Hina Bashir, who were held in New Delhi in March for allegedly carrying out activities for the Islamic State of Khorasan Province (ISKP). Sami and Bashir are among five persons named in a chargesheet filed Wednesday by the NIA for their alleged association with ISKP and for “conspiring to utilise the anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) protests to instigate Muslims” against the government.

Unable to pay medical bills, Agra couple sells newborn to hospital

India Today

In a shocking incident, a hospital in Agra was accused of buying a newborn baby in exchange for waiving off hospital bills of a rickshaw pullers wife. Acting swiftly upon being reported, the Agra administration has sealed the hospital and registered a complaint against the management. The rickshaw-puller has also been reunited with his baby. According to information, Shiv Charan, who works as a rickshaw-puller in the Trans Yamuna area of Agra, had taken his pregnant wife to the JP Hospital for delivery a few days back.