Second infection more severe for four Mumbai health workers: Lancet

MUMBAI: Reinfection of Covid-19 has been confirmed using whole genome sequencing in four healthcare workers from Mumbai. All four have a more severe Covid-19 infection as compared to their earlier episode, according to a preprint published on The Lancet medical journal’s website. The four reinfected patients include three doctors from the BMC-run Nair Hospital and another healthcare worker from Hinduja Hospital. The research — conducted by the two hospitals along with the Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (IGIB) and the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB) in Delhi — found 39 mutations within eight genomes (four samples each of the first infection and four samples from the second infection). ....read more

Policies for Safety of Healthcare Professional During Epidemic

Safe health workers, safe patients! Join us today on MEDtalks with Dr K K Aggarwal COVID edition at 7:00 PM for an enriching discussion on the safety of healthcare professionals.Just click on www.facebook.com/drkkaggarwal or https://perfecthealthmela.com/vevent/general-webinar.php

CMAAO Coronavirus Facts and Myth Buster: Lateral thinking

With input from Dr Monica Vasudev 1089: Round Table Expert Zoom Meeting on “Lateral thinking in COVID era”19th September, 2020; 11am-12pm,Participants: Dr KK Aggarwal, Dr Ashok Gupta, Dr Jayakrishnan Alapet, Dr JA Jayalal, Dr Alexander Thomas, Dr DR Rai, Dr Anita Chakravarti, Dr Atul Pandya, Prof Bejon Misra, Dr Anil Kumar, Dr KK Kalra, Mrs Upasana Arora, Ms Ira Gupta, Dr S Sharma Key points from the discussionLateral thinking is the only way to find solutions in situations where problems are not well defined. Some examples of lateral thinking in the current COVID-19 pandemic are conversion of hotels/rail coaches/stadiums into makeshift hospitals. ....read more

World COVID Meter 22nd September: Acute manageable immunogenic thrombogenic inflammatory viral disease pandemic

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, 26M September 3, 27M September 7, 28M September 10, 29M September 14, 30M September 18 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: 31,472,205,Deaths:968,913,Recovered: 23,097,279,ACTIVE CASES 7,406,013,Currently Infected Patients 7,344,289 (99%) in Mild Condition ....read more

Search for Happiness in the Present Moment

Happiness should not be considered as being synonymous with pleasure. Pleasure is transient and is always associated with pain later on. Any transient addiction to any of the five senses will either lead to pleasure or pain. Pleasure leads to attachment resulting in more intense and greater desires, and if these are not fulfilled, they cause pain, which manifests as anger, irritability or even a physical disease. This type of transient pleasure is chosen by the individuals who attach themselves not only to the actions, but also to its results. The soul, which is an energized field of information and energy, is controlled by the person’s action, memory and desire. With every action, a memory is created which either gets stored or is recirculated again as an action. If one does not control the desires, the recurrent actions may cause more problems than happiness. ....read More

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Indias Serum Institute starts manufacturing Codagenixs potential Covid-19 vaccine

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Codagenix Inc said on Tuesday Serum Institute of India has started manufacturing the U.S. biotech firms potential Covid-19 vaccine and it expects to begin early-stage human trial of the vaccine by the end of 2020 in the UK. Serum Institute, the worlds largest vaccine maker by number of doses produced, will develop Codagenixs CDX-005, which is delivered intranasally rather than via an injection. Serum Institute is working on several vaccine candidates for the novel coronavirus - including potentially mass-producing the one from AstraZeneca-Oxford University that has garnered global headlines - as well as developing its own.

Drug patents: balancing innovation and access

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Big pharma companies pour in billions of dollars in making new drugs. The patent system protects these drugs from being replicated by generic producers for some years. Making that patent period longer boosts innovation, but it also delays access to cheaper medicine. Does an optimal policy solution exist to balance both? A working paper by researcher Olena Izhak and others suggests that pharmaceutical patents should be made shorter in duration but broader in scope. Such a policy would allow companies to recover their research and development expenses and make profits without stalling the availability of generic drugs in the market for too long, the authors say. Shorter patents are those that last for lesser time, and broader scope generally means product patents are preferred over method patents.

Life-saving HFNO uses more oxygen: Doctor

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Nagpur: After the state health department made it clear that it has no intention to ration or restrict the use of oxygen in Covid hospitals, doctors have urged them to consider the additional consumption of oxygen in high-flow nasal oxygen (HFNO) devise before starting any audit of its use. In the last few months, HFNO therapy has been established as a safe and efficient treatment for Covid patients. A single patient on high flow nasal cannula (HFNC) uses over 86,000 litres of oxygen per day. It is undoubtedly a lot, but it saves lives.

UP Shocker: Mathura Doctor Gives 15 of His Own Samples To Complete Covid-19 Testing Target | Watch

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Mathura: In a shocking case of medical negligence, a doctor in UP’s Mathura was filmed giving more than 15 of his own samples for conducting Covid-19 test in order to complete the sampling target set by the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO). Also Read - COVID-19: This New Model May Speed Drug Discovery For Coronavirus The incident happened at the Baldeo community health centre where the samples of Dr Rajkumar Saraswat were seen being taken by a health worker. The samples were then sent for tests with fake names to the CMO office.