Post-Covid care to now involve mental health

The state is reviewing its guidelines for catering to the psychological impact of the pandemic; rules will also apply to healthcare staff who are toiling tirelessly In the light of the rising complaints of mental health issues surfacing at the post-Covid care clinics, the state public health department has revised its approach to address this aspect even when a patient is being treated for the virus. Guidelines will be shortly issued across the state for sussing out the mental health condition of patients undergoing treatment for Covid-19 and start tackling them involving relevant experts. The guidelines will also be for attending to the mental health of healthcare staff whose job put them under severe stress and psychological pressure, informed officials. ....read more

Covid-vs comorbidities

3 out of 4 COVID 19 patients have comorbidities. Join us at MEDtalks with Dr K K for a discussion on COVID vs comorbidities.Just click on www.facebook.com/drkkaggarwal or https://perfecthealthmela.com/vevent2/hall1a.php

CMAAO Coronavirus Facts and Myth Buster: COVID in the South

With input from Dr Monica Vasudev 1172: IMA-CMAAO Webinar on “Current situation of COVID-19 in the South”21st November, 2020, 4-5pm ,Participants: Dr KK Aggarwal, President CMAAO, Dr Jayakrishnan Alapet, Dr Brijendra Prakash, Dr S Sharma ,Faculty: Dr JA Jayalal, National President-Elect, IMA ,The webinar was dedicated to the memory of Dr Gangadhar Rao, Past National President, IMA and was named “Dr Gangadhar Rao Memorial Lecture”. Key points from the discussion: Earlier, Tamil Nadu was contributing the major share of the total number of COVID cases in the country. ....read more

CMAAO Coronavirus Facts and Myth Buster: IBD

With input from Dr Monica Vasudev1173: Anti-cytokine therapy controls inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) symptoms by normalizing decreased or raised ACE2 levels, and could play a protective role in COVID-19. ACE2 is known to be highly expressed in the bowel. As per Dr. Dermot P. B. McGovern of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, ACE2 expression is altered in IBD and is linked with response to the anti-cytokine drug, infliximab. A paper published in Cell suggests that individuals with COVID-19 have high TNF levels and that mouse models were relatively protected from some of the COVID-19-like manifestations following treatment with neutralizing antibodies to TNF. (https://bit.ly/375VBEa). ....read more

The very purpose of life is to face sufferings

According to Hinduism, the very fact we are born means that in our last life, we did not get liberation or Moksha. It also means that some sufferings in our last birth still remained. Therefore, the purpose of this birth is to face those sufferings. When the purpose of our life is to face sufferings, why suffer from them? This should be considered as ‘sukh’ and not ‘dukh’. As per Vedic literature, every adversity is an opportunity to learn or to do something different. The notable principles of Buddhism also talk about the same. The first is that suffering exists, second that there is a reason for every suffering and third that it is possible to neutralize the suffering by understanding the 8 paths of cessation of suffering. ....read more

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COVID-19 vaccine: SII CEO Poonawalla makes big announcement after PM Modi visit

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Hours after Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Pune-based pharma company Serum Institute of India (SII) on Saturday (November 28), the companys CEO Adar Poonawalla said that his company will seek permission for emergency use authorization of Covishield in the next two weeks. Few days, SII CEO Poonawalla had said that that the company is focused on supplying vaccines to India first. "It is very important we take care of our country first, then go on to Covax after that and then other bilateral deals with countries. So Ive kept it in that priority," Poonawalla had told reporters.

Masks here to stay even after coronavirus vaccine is available, says ICMR chief

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To tackle the novel coronavirus pandemic, several health protocols have been put in place, which will stay for a long time and people will have to keep wearing masks even after a Covid-19 vaccine is available, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) chief professor Balram Bhargava said on Saturday. The ICMR chief who was speaking at a webinar hosted by Lucknows King Georges Medical University (KGMU) has said that the country is making a rapid progress as far as the development of a coronavirus vaccine is concerned.

Doctor found murdered in Avanigadda

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A doctor, K. Srihari Rao (65), was found murdered in his house here on Saturday. The body was found in a pool of blood in his bedroom. He was running Lakshmi Nursing Home in the town. The assailants reportedly managed to turn off the CCTVs and allegedly committed the crime when the doctor was alone at home. Clues team and sniffer dog teams were pressed into service. Senior police officials visited the house which is in the same building that houses the nursing home. Police are enquiring if any nursing staff and night watchman were on duty at the hospital, and took a few suspects into custody for questioning.

Diabetes can lead to pancreatic cancer: Find out causes, symptoms and treatment options here

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Pancreatic cancer is one of the most prevalent cancers in India and has an unusual mortality rate. The increasing number of fatalities are majourly due to the detection of the disease at a later stage. This makes early detection, timely treatment and identification of high-risk people extremely important. How does Type 2 diabetes cause pancreatic cancer? Type 2 Diabetes requires a higher level of insulin than normal diabetes. This increases the pressure on one’s pancreas to generate more insulin and hence, this is considered as one of the primary reasons for how diabetes can increase the risk of pancreatic cancer among diabetic patients. Furthermore, pancreatic cancer too can not only lead to insulin resistance by increasing the amount of insulin produced by the pancreas but can also simultaneously lead to a loss in insulin production capacity.