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Study shows more cases of GBS among those infected with COVID-19
Dr Pradyumna Oak, Co-author of the study and Director and Head of Neurology, Nanavati Max Super Speciality Hospital said, “The study has proved an integral co-relation between COVID-19 and GBS, a rare neurological condition that forces the body’s immune system to attack the nervous system, causing potential paralysis. We have found that despite its rarity, COVID-19 appears to be one of the viral infections which causes GBS. Though the prognosis of GBS is extremely good in most patients, we suggest that all COVID-19 should be actively screened by a neurologist to detect early signs of GBS for timely care.”
Many now have immunity against COVID-19 but don’t lower guard: Experts
Dr Pooja Khosla, senior consultant (Department of Medicine), Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, said the second wave of the coronavirus has taught us that cases can increase suddenly.
“There are warning signs from different parts of the world. In India too, a small increase in cases has been recorded. Infections can increase exponentially anytime. I think one should not assume anything and make all efforts to prevent a second wave-like crisis, which was a nightmare,” she said.
“Opening everything is not appropriate everyone has been saying the third wave is a couple of days away,” Dr Khosla added.
Private hospital in Delhi records rise in neurological cases among post-Covid patient
The doctors also said that people who have survived the pandemic and those who were infected with COVID-19 are increasingly coming to the hospital many weeks later with symptoms such as headache, giddiness, fatigue, cognitive difficulties, memory problems, anxiety, depression, stroke, pain and sleep disorders. In the OPD, up to 60 per cent of patients are coming with mental health issues like headache, anxiety, depression, suicidal thoughts, feeling of loneliness etc, they said.
73 pc rise in healthcare facilities in tribal areas between 2005 and 2020: Govt data
The number of sub health centres (SHC) in tribal areas increased by 78 per cent, from 16,748 in 2005 to 29,745 in 2020.
India reports 39,742 new COVID-19 cases, 535 deaths
In the ongoing Nationwide Vaccination Drive, as per the ministry, 43.31 crore vaccine doses have been administered, and a total of 45.62 crore tests have been conducted.
Surviving in the post-Covid office: Making a case for scheduling everything
Ashley Whillans, a Harvard Business School professor thinks we could be at a turning point. “Now is the perfect time to set new rules, new routines, and new ways of working because we’re in this phase of habit disruption,” Whillans said.
What types of memories are forgotten in Alzheimer’s disease?
a new paradigm is emerging in clinical research, particularly in the laboratory where we conduct our research.
Recent studies show that in the progression of Alzheimer’s disease, semantic memory is affected first. We have seen that even before forgetting their memories of past events, patients show a gradual decline in their general knowledge.
Is Delta defeating us? Here’s why the variant makes contact tracing so much harder
Delta makes the job so much harder In the absence of enough vaccines for everyone, control of the epidemic requires: 1) identifying all new cases by testing and isolating them to prevent further transmission 2) tracing all contacts and quarantining them for the incubation period, so they don’t cause further transmission. SARS-CoV-2 is highly infectious in asymptomatic or pre-symptomatic people, so without contact tracing these people would carry on, unaware they are infected, and may infect many others.
Indian pharma industry to touch USD 130 bn by 2030: Reddy
He also said digital technologies were heralding a big change in the whole spectrum of healthcare – the way patients are treated, the way medicines are supplied to patients and automation in manufacturing.
A whole host of opportunities got accelerated during the pandemic, he added.
National Digital Health Mission: Comments invited on consultation paper on unified health interface
Dr. R S Sharma, CEO of, National Health Authority, said the National Digital Health Mission is endeavoring to make digital public goods for the healthcare industry to make it more accessible, affordable and efficient.
”To facilitate this, we are taking a consultative approach to develop the National Digital Health Ecosystem. We have come up with the concept of Unified Health Interface], designed on the lines of UPI which has revolutionized digital payments and the financial sector.’To enable inclusivity and widen the perspectives, I urge all stakeholders to go through the shared consultation papers and provide us with their valuable feedback,” he said.