After Covid, are steroids leading to diabetes?

NOIDA: Sixty-seven-year-old Virmati Devi, a Covid patient with no comorbid condition, was detected with hyperglycemia after her recovery. The woman from Greater Noida tested positive for Covid-19 on October 30 and was treated at a private hospital till November 11. Post recovery, she was detected with the disease, which was later treated with insulin. However, after months of being discharged, she is still on medicines for diabetes. .... read more

Advancement of Healthcare in India

The union budget for 2021 has been presented. The allocation for healthcare expectedly has been increased. Is the increase of 137% adequate or should the investment have been even more than this. Join us today at 7:00 PM on Medtalks with Dr KK Aggarwal for a panel discussion with eminent doctors on how the extra spend on healthcare will help their specialty.Just click on www.facebook.com/drkkaggarwal or https://perfecthealthmela.com/vevent2/hall1a.php

CMAAO Coronavirus Facts and Myth Buster: Vaccines less effective against South Africa strain

With input from Dr Monica Vasudev 1340: Medpage Today Excerpts: Vaccines less effective against South Africa variantGood News and Bad News for Novavax COVID-19 vaccine as data from Britain are encouraging, but those from South Africa raise questions 1.Novavax makes use of nanoparticle technology and an adjuvant with recombinant protein. The vaccine can be stored at 2º to 8º C and can be transported in a ready-to-use liquid formulation. 2.This is a recombinant coronavirus spike protein, produced in insect cells. It represents a relatively traditional technology, and differs from the COVID-19 vaccines being distributed at present. .... read more

World COVID Meter 1st February 2021: Acute manageable immunogenic thrombogenic inflammatory contagious 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, 31M September 21, 32M September 23, 33M September 28, 34M October 1, 35M October 4, 36M October 8, 37M October 11, 38M October 14, 39M October 17, 40M October 19, 41M October 22, 42M October 24, 43M October 26, 44M October 28, 45M October 30, 46M November 2, 47M November 4, 48M November 6, 49M November 7, 50M November 8, 51M November 10, 52M November 12, 53M November 14, 54M November 15, 55M November 17, 56M November 19, 57M November 20, 58M November 22, 59M November 24, 60M November 25, 61M November 27, 62M November 29, 63M December 1, 64M December 2, 65M December 4, 66M December 6, 67M December 7, 68M December 9, 69M December 10, 70M December 12, 71M December 13, 72M December 14, 73M December 15, 74M December 17, 75M December 19, 76M December 20, 77M December 22, 78M December 23, 79M December 26, 80M December 27, 81M December 29, 82M December 30, 83M December 31, 84M January 2, 85M January 4, 86M January 6, 87M January 7, 88M January 8, 89M January 9, 90M January 10, 91M January 12, 92M January 14, 93M January 15, 94M January 17, 95M January 18, 96M January 20, 97M January 21, 98M January 23, 99M January 25, 100M January 26, 101M January 29, 102M January 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:103,514,297,Deaths: 2,237,252,Recovered: 75,116,074 .... read more

Shiksha and sabhyata

Suno, Samjho, Jaano and Karo is the mantra for education and involves not only hearing but listening and understanding and then converting the understanding into wisdom and practically putting it into practice. One of the components of education is etiquettes or manners, which can be at every level of education. In oldendays, Rajkumars were sent to Gurukuls for formal education including that of warriorship. They were also sent to Gharanas/Kothas to learn tehzeeb the Lucknawi way where they were taught how to talk to each other and respect others. Their language in typically Lucknawi style used to be ‘we’ oriented and not ‘I’ oriented. Today’s education is more oriented towards ‘I-ness’ or ego and not towards the soul or respect. .... read more

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Union Budget 2021: Biotech & pharma sector look for finance minister’s healing touch

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HYDERABAD: With the Covid-19 pandemic putting the spotlight firmly on the biotech and pharma sector, after years of being ignored by successive FMs the industry has its fingers crossed for key prescriptions in the upcoming Union Budget for boosting the health of the sector. K Anand Kumar, managing director, Indian Immunologicals Limited, pointed out that while the pandemic demands increased budgets for improving healthcare infrastructure at all levels, the sector expects some tax relaxations on R&D to ensure affordable vaccines and drugs for the masses.

South Africa’s first COVID-19 vaccine doses arrive by plane

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The airplane carrying South Africa’s first COVID-19 vaccine doses landed at the OR Tambo international airport in Johannesburg on Monday, state broadcaster SABC reported, as the country prepares to roll out an immunisation campaign. President Cyril Ramaphosa and other top officials were at the airport to receive the one million doses, after some scientists publicly criticised the government for not securing shots sooner.

Budget 2021: Key public health schemes receive insufficient funds

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New Delhi: While allocation towards health in the union budget 2021-22 focussed on mitigating the impact of covid-19 pandemic, major public health schemes received insufficient funds. Though the budget estimate 2021-22 for health and well-being is pegged at Rs.2,23,846 crore, translating an increase of 137%, the amount also includes budget for schemes from other ministries along with ministry of health and family welfare such as POSHAN Abhiyan under Women and Child Development ministry, Jal Jeevan Mission (Urban) under department of Water and Sanitation.

Covid shadow on Budget 2021: Health gets a vaccine shot, water in new ‘well-being’ category

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With covid infections crossing the 1-crore mark, and claiming nearly 1.54 lakh lives, the Government has allocated Rs 64,180 crore in the Union Budget presented Monday to upgrade public health care infrastructure under a new flagship PM AtmaNirbhar Swasth Bharat initiative over six years — and unveiled a new expenditure head called “health and well-being”. Spelling out medium and long term expenditure for the public health care system, which came under severe stress during the initial stages of the pandemic, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman pegged the total expenditure for “health and well-being” at Rs 2,23,846 crore — an increase of 137 per cent — including Rs 35,000 crore for immunisation with Covid vaccines.