With the objective to gear up for the roll-out of dry run for Covid-19 vaccine across the country, the dry run will be conducted by all the states and UT governments from Saturday. According to Union Health Ministry, the objective of the dry run is to “assess operational feasibility in the use of Covid Vaccine […]
Adding another feather to its cap, four films of Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) have been nominated under different categories for the International Science Film Festival of India 2020. The film titled “War against COVID 19” directed by Abhijeet Singh, Junior Photographer, Department of Clinical Photography, under the guidance of Prof GD […]
Instagram has announced the launch of two new features to help combat Covid-19 misinformation. Now, users in areas with surging cases will see a link to their local health authority at the top of their feed and anyone searching for vaccine information will also be directed to credible health sources. These measures will be taken […]
Researchers of University of Illinois Grainger College of Engineering claim to have developed an ultrasensitive test using a paper-based electrochemical sensor which is capable of detecting presence of Covid-19 in five minutes. The Researchers team was led by professor Dipanjan Pan. The new study shows the possibility of detecting Covid-19 through a rapid method with […]
Scientists in Israel claim to have achieved a world first by deploying history-making technology to destroy cancerous cells in mice without damaging other cells. The research successfully killed cancerous cells while leaving healthy ones around it using a technique which relies on DNA editing tools. It is a method so precise it’s as if “tiny […]
A new study published in Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice by King’s College, London, for the first time identified the risk associated with diabetic retinopathy and Covid-19. It suggests that diabetic people with eye disease have a five-fold increased risk of requiring intubation when hospitalised with COVID-19. Intubation is the process of inserting a tube, […]
In a study published recently, doctors from the PGIMER established the role of vitamin D supplement in achieving SARS-CoV-2 RNA negativity among Covid patients. The study titled ‘Short term, high-dose vitamin D supplementation for Covid-19 disease’ was carried out by Dr Ashu Rastogi, Dr Anil Bhansali, Dr Niranjan Khare, Dr Vikas Suri, Dr Narayana Yaddanapudi, […]
The major factor with which coronavirus is transmitted from an infected person to a healthy one is via exposure to respiratory droplets. A new study by scientists has allowed them to identify the impact of biological features on the way people sneeze. The results of the study were published in the journal Physics of Fluids […]
With the changing weather, number of patients in the hospitals has increased and the health of babies is deteriorating the most. Doctors say that negligence in preventing cold is the reason behind this. Hospitals are getting more patients who complain of loose motion along with cold, cold, cough and fever. Follow these to take care […]