Covid19 and Erectile Dysfunction – Is the Pandemic Affecting Indian Men’s Sexual Potency? In the past year, recovered COVID patients have found out that various organs of their bodies have been affected or damaged because of the coronavirus. The most common is lung damage, but other organs like the liver, heart, and kidney have also…
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Govt Removes Plasma Therapy As Treatment Of Covid-19 Among Adults
Govt Removes Plasma Therapy As Treatment Of COVID-19 Among Adults A government-appointed task force on Covid-19 on Monday removed plasma therapy from the treatment protocol for adult Covid-19 patients. In the revised clinical guidelines for management of adult Covid-19 patients, use of convalescent plasma therapy has been removed even as an ‘off label treatment. Until…
Here’s how Ayurveda medicine are helping in building immunity in COVID times
Here’s how Ayurveda medicine are helping in building immunity in COVID times By Dr. Apurve Mehta, Immunity is essentially the difference between someone who is an asymptomatic covid carrier and someone who ends up in the ICU. Hence modulating immunity is key in these times. Notice that I said Immunomodulation and not boosting immunity as…
Coronavirus wave 2 – Why 5 to 10 days are so crucial for Covid19 positive patients
Coronavirus wave 2 – Why 5 to 10 days are so crucial for Covid19 positive patients (All you need to know) In the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, there is another facet of the disease that we are beginning to see unfold, with more clarity now than before. Though most cases recover during the…
New Research – Those who had COVID19 may need only one vaccine dose
Those who had covid19 may need only one vaccine dose – New Research People who have recovered from Covid-19 had a robust antibody response after the first mRNA vaccine dose, but little immune benefit after the second dose, according to new research from the Penn Institute of Immunology. The study has been published in Science…
Coronavirus – World Health Organisation lauds India’s COVID19 response
Coronavirus – World Health Organisation lauds India’s COVID19 response World Health Organisation (WHO), on Wednesday, lauded India over its handling of coronavirus situation and said that the country is responding “with utmost urgency” to COVID-19 from the beginning. Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, WHO Regional Director, South-East Asia further said that India has been regularly strengthening…
Aishwarya Rai and Aaradhya Bachchan Admitted To Nanavati Hospital After Mild Symptoms Of Covid-19
Aishwarya Rai and Aaradhya Bachchan Admitted To Nanavati Hospital After Mild Symptoms Of Covid-19 Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and her daughter Aaradhya Bachchan have been admitted to Mumbai’s Nanavati Hospital after experiencing mild fever, say reports. Her husband Abhishek Bachchan and father-in-law Amitabh Bachchan are already admitted in the same hispital after testing positive…
COVID19 – More than 150 countries sign up for global vaccine plan ‘Covax facility’
COVID19 – More than 150 countries sign up for global vaccine plan ‘Covax facility’ By PTI LONDON: More than 70 rich countries have signed up to a global coronavirus vaccine initiative intended to ensure that any effective shots are fairly distributed around the world – but which may also allow them to buy more vaccines…
Should we use face masks while exercising? Here’s what Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan suggests
Should we use face masks while exercising? Here’s what Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan suggests Do you wear a face mask during exercise? Perhaps that isn’t a good idea in the first place! The scientific guidelines and research related to Covid-19 have constantly evolved since the onset of the lethal virus from the Chinese…
Tom Hanks Reveals His Bones Felt Like Soda Crackers After Being Diagnosed With COVID-19
Tom Hanks Reveals His Bones Felt Like Soda Crackers After Being Diagnosed With COVID-19 Hollywood actor Tom Hanks recently made an appearance on Stephen Colbert’s The Late Show. While he was on the show, he spoke about his experience while fighting against the coronavirus. Tom Hanks and his wife, Rita Wilson were found positive for…
Amitabh Bachchan and Abhishek test coronavirus positive, admitted to Nanavati hospital
Amitabh Bachchan and Abhishek test coronavirus positive, admitted to Nanavati hospital Amitabh Bachchan has been shifted to the Nanavati Hospital in Mumbai after testing positive for coronavirus on Saturday. The hospital told India Today Television that he had been brought in after complaining of breathing problems. The Bollywood superstar confirmed his coronavirus diagnosis on Twitter…
Other members of Bachchan family test negative for coronavirus
Other members of Bachchan family test negative for coronavirus Everyone else in the Bachchan family, except Amitabh Bachchan and son Abhishek, have tested negative for coronavirus. Amitabh Bachchan and Abhishek Bachchan were shifted to the Nanavati Hospital in Mumbai on Saturday evening after testing positive for coronavirus. The rest of the Bachchan family – Jaya…
Breaking – Abhishek Bachchan too tests positive for COVID-19
Breaking – Abhishek Bachchan too tests positive for COVID-19 Shortly after the news of Amitabh Bachchan being tested COVID-19 positive broke, new reports are coming in suggesting Abhishek Bachchan has also contracted the virus. In the video clip showing Big B being taken to the hospital, Abhishek Bachchan can be seen accompanying his father in their personal…
COVID19 – WHO to review evidence of airborne transmission
COVID19 – WHO to review evidence of airborne transmission Announces plans to evaluate world response By Chioma Obinna The World Health Organisation, WHO, on Thursday, said it would be reviewing the transmission mode of the ongoing COVID-19 as new evidence indicates that airborne transmission of the virus may be possible indoors even as it announced…
Covid is airborne. What does it mean? WHO chief scientist Dr Soumya Swaminathan explains
Covid is airborne. What does it mean? WHO chief scientist Dr Soumya Swaminathan explains Ever since a group of over 230 scientists from 32 countries across the world claimed they have evidence to suggest that Covid-19 is airborne, and urged the World Health Organisation (WHO) to update its guidelines, there have been growing concerns among…