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Study finds why people with diabetes develop severe Covid-19
“Our research is showing that maybe if we are able to target patients with diabetes with interferon, especially early in their infection, that may actually make a big difference,” W. James Melvin, M.D. said.
Type 2 diabetes- a condition affecting more than 10 per cent of the US population– is one of the main risk factors for severe COVID-19 illness. New research from U-M uncovers why this might be and offers hope for potential therapy.
Diet impacts COVID-19 risk, severity: Study
The results also suggest that public health strategies that improve access to healthy foods and address social determinants of health may help to reduce the burden of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Our findings are a call to governments and stakeholders to prioritize healthy diets and wellbeing with impactful policies, otherwise we risk losing decades of economic progress and a substantial increase in health disparities,” said Merino.
India reports 28,591 new coronavirus infections, 338 more deaths
The cumulative number of Covid vaccine doses administered in the country has exceeded 73.82 crore, according to the ministry.
Pandemic prompting professionals to rethink their career paths: Amazon India survey
About 59 percent of the respondents said they were actively searching for a job.
More than one in three (35 percent) respondents said they saw their pay cut as a result of COVID-19, while 68 percent said they are looking to switch industries as a result of COVID-19.
One in three (33 percent) respondents said they are looking for a new job right now where ”they can do more meaningful work”.
Medicine delivery by drones to be piloted in 16 zones in Telangana: Scindia
Launching Medicines from the Sky’ project here, Scindia said the new Drone Policy brought out by the NDA government at the Centre recently eased rules regarding drone operations in the country by reducing the number of forms that need to be filled to operate them from 25 to 5 and decreasing the types of fee charged from the operator from 72 to 4. Under the Green zone, no permission is needed to fly drones.
NE needs more Ayush colleges, Centre keen to support: Sonowal
“Career opportunities in the Ayush sector for professionals of all disciplines have increased dramatically during recent years. Consequent to these efforts, faith in the Ayush systems has been restored among communities worldwide,” Sonowal said.
Strengthening health emergency security systems top priority: WHO
“The COVID-19 pandemic has posed unprecedented challenges. No country globally was prepared enough to deal with an emergency of this scale. It is critical that lessons from the ongoing pandemic are used to inform our efforts to strengthen health security systems,” said Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, Regional Director WHO South-East Asia, at the Seventy-Fourth Regional Committee meeting.
Stalin’s new healthcare scheme to be implemented throughout Tamil Nadu
The Chief Minister had said that the scheme was part of the 7 point programme of the DMK government that envisioned “an enhanced quality of life for all”. The Healthcare professionals, including doctors and nurses would screen people for diabetes and hypertension that are generally not properly noticed in the villages of the state. It also involves screening of kidney ailments and other congenital diseases in children and will be followed up through routine hospital treatment.
Rise in anxiety, depression cases during 2nd wave of COVID: Experts
“During the COVID-19-induced lockdown, we received distress calls from patients and their families about issues of anxiety, depression, and self-harm. Even among youngsters, we are seeing a lack of sense of purpose and a rise in self-harming tendencies,”Dr Sameer Malhotra, Director and Head, Department of Mental Health and Behavioural Sciences, Max Hospital
Four factors that increase the risk of vaccinated people getting COVID
Immune fitness typically reduces with age. Long-term medical conditions may also impair our response to vaccination. Older people or people with compromised immune systems may therefore have lower levels of vaccine-induced protection against COVID-19, or may see their protection wane more quickly. It’s also worth remembering that the most clinically vulnerable received their vaccines first, possibly over eight months ago, which may heighten their risk of experiencing a breakthrough infection due to protection waning.