Editorial |
Dr KK Aggarwal President CMAAO, HCFI
26th February 2021
Multispeciality
With input from Dr Monica Vasudev
1. COVID-19 vaccines that have been modified to work against virus variants should have clinical immunogenicity studies that support that they are effective, and make sure that the vaccines work not only against the variant strain, but also the initial strain, noted the FDA in updated guidance.
2. Manufacturers are required to conduct booster studies, where the modified vaccine is administered to those who have already been inoculated with the initial vaccine, in order to ascertain the immune response in these people as well...Read more »
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Dr KK Aggarwal, President CMAAO, HCFI and Past National President IMA
26th February 2021
Multispeciality
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,...Read more » |
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26th February 2021
Gastroenterology
Hepatology
Multispeciality
Clinicians are seeing growing number of patients with chronic liver disease (CLD). The occurrence of diseases such as nonalcoholic fatty liver disease is growing theatrically with ageing, and people with CLD are living into old age. Signs and indications of CLD in the older patient are often subtle and non-specific...
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26th February 2021
Allergy & Immunology
Multispeciality
One of the foremost reasons for doctor’s visits is the common cold or upper respiratory tract infection. Common cold is generally caused by viruses and is treated symptomatically. Antibiotics do not play any role in viral infection and are not effective in children or adults. Over-the-counter cough and cold medications pose a potential for harm and have no benefits in children; therefore,...
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News From All Specialities |
26th February 2021
Business and Medicine
Pathology & Lab Medicine
Ghana has become the first country to receive the COVID-19 vaccine doses through the COVAX Facility in a historic step towards ensuring that there is equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines across the globe.
In all, 600,000 doses of the AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine were shipped by the COVAX Facility...
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26th February 2021
Business and Medicine
Pathology & Lab Medicine
People in England who have been administered two doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine have developed strong antibody responses, suggests a new survey.
The survey conducted by the Imperial College London revealed that 87.9% of the individuals above 80 years of age tested positive...
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26th February 2021
Pathology & Lab Medicine
Pulmonary Medicine
The second phase of COVID-19 vaccination drive is set to start from March 1 in the country. Priority will be given to those above 60 years of age as well as those above 45 with co-morbidities, stated Union Minister Prakash Javadekar.
The vaccination will be done at 10,000 government centers and 20,000 private centers....
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26th February 2021
Pathology & Lab Medicine
Pharmacists
Two research teams have reported that a concerning new coronavirus variant has been found in New York City and in the Northeast.
The mutations in this variant help it evade the body's immune response, besides evading the effects of monoclonal antibody treatment. The variant has been named as B.1.526. It has been noted among ...
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26th February 2021
Pharmacists
Internal Medicine
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients treated with oral glucocorticoids and proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) had an elevated risk for osteoporotic fracture, reported a large cohort study published online in Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases.
Concomitant use of glucocorticoids and PPIs was found to be linked with a 1.6 times increased risk...
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Medicolegal Corner |
26th February 2021
Yes. The Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Rules, 2000 (hereinafter referred to as “Noise Rules, 2000) has been enacted and enforced in India in order to regulate and control noise producing and generating sources. It aims to maintain the ambient air quality standards in respect of noise...
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eMedi Humor |
26th February 2021
Three men were waiting to go to heaven. St Peter was at the gate and said, "However good you were to your wife that is the vehicle you will get in heaven".
The first guy comes up to the gate and says, "I never, ever cheated on my wife and I love her". So St. Peter gives him a Rolls Royce...
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eMedi Quiz |
26th February 2021
1. The sample should be kept at 4°C.
2. The sample should be incubated at 37°C.
3. The sample should be refrigerated deep freezer...
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Lifestyle Updates |
26th February 2021
In a meta-analysis of 10 studies in patients with type 2 diabetes, consumption of cinnamon supplements improved fasting blood glucose and cholesterol levels, but not HbA1c levels. The report is published in the Annals of Family Medicine.
Small doses of cinnamon supplement could be used in association...
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26th February 2021
“Vasudhaiva kutumbakam” (the whole world is one family) and “Ekam Sat Viprah Bahudavanti” (truth is one but the wise call it by various names) are two key statement that come from the Rig Veda and form the fundamentals of Vedic philosophy.
One should do one’s duty with devotion and discipline....
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26th February 2021
Are you aware of the fact that an eagle knows when a storm is approaching long before it breaks? The eagle tends to fly to some high spot and wait for the winds to come.
As the storm hits, it sets its wings and the wind picks the eagle up and lifts it above the storm....
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Survey |
Question 1 : Which of these courses would you pay for - You can select multiple options
How to modernize clinic
Growing your digitize you clinic and practice...
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Question 1 : How confident are you that you could recognize and respond to a potential coronavirus case?
Very confident
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Medbytes |
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From Other Newsletter |
Recovery Digest |
In a study aimed to estimate the effect of activities on ORS and zinc use, a scale-up program was executed from 2012-2016 by The Clinton Health Access Initiative to upsurge the use of oral rehydration salts (ORS) and zinc to treat diarrhea in children under 5 in three states: Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, and Uttar Pradesh....
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Nephrology |
Novel coronavirus disease is a condition newly discovered in the end of 2019 and started in the Wuhan city of China. It is caused by SARS-CoV-2 virus and its main clinical manifestations include acute respiratory illness with pneumonia...
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Pediatrics |
Newborn skin is dry and undergoes significant changes in sebum. These changes are known to cause problems such as diaper dermatitis, seborrheic eczema and prickly heat in more than 50% of newborns. Routine bathing and moisturizer use are some of the preventive measures for such conditions in newborns...
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Surgery |
Biofilm has often been cited as a key pathological factor in non-healing wounds. It therefore seems crucial to manage the biofilm in order to expedite wound healing and achieve the desired outcome.
A study by Scully and colleagues compared the clinical and in vitro performance of a next-generation antibiofilm silver dressing (NGAD) enriched with an antimicrobial dressing technology...
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