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23 Mar

Little Upset With China, Should Have Told Us About Coronavirus: Donald Trump

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President Donald Trump said Sunday that he is "upset" with China over a lack of cooperation and information early on in the coronavirus crisis."They should have told us about this," Trump told a regular press conference at the White House."I'm a little upset with China. I'll be honest with you..., as much as I like President Xi and as much as I respect the country and admire the country," he said.

23 Mar

Social Distancing A Luxury For Workers In India On $2 A Day

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The quandary facing India's informal workforce of 450 million people is one of the starkest examples of how social inequality threatens to undermine virus containment efforts around the world. From undocumented minimum-wage workers in the world's richest postcodes to job-seekers flooding into swelling metropolises, the urban poor often have limited access to health care, no medical insurance and no financial safety net.

23 Mar

India’s 8th COVID-19 Death In Bengal, Man Had No Travel History

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The eighth coronavirus-linked death in the country took place in Kolkata today. The patient, a 57-year-old, had no history of foreign travel, said sources in the private hospital where he was admitted - injecting concern about the chain of transmission. Inability to trace the chain of transmission indicates that the virus has entered the third stage. This was the seventh case of COVID-19 in the state, where the virus made a late appearance last week.The first patient detected in Bengal was a student who returned from UK. The young man was out and about and even visited a mall before…

22 Mar

Air Quality Picking Up In Countries Locked Down Over Coronavirus

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Air quality is improving in countries under coronavirus quarantines, experts say, but it is far too early to speak of long-term change.Images by the US space agency NASA are clear, in February the concentration of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) fell dramatically in Wuhan, China, the epicentre of the COVID-19 pandemic, passing from an indicator that was red/orange to blue.NO2 is mainly produced by vehicles, industrial sites and thermal power stations.

22 Mar

From Gin To Disinfectants, Distillery Changes Business To Fight Virus

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A Belgian distillery has switched from producing gin to disinfectants after medical authorities sought additional supplies to cope with coronavirus spreading in the country.The Belgian government said on Friday it would provide 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion) urgently to help hospitals face the crisis, with 2,257 cases confirmed so far and 37 deaths recorded.In the town of Wichelen, the Rubbens distillery decided to play its part: it started treating the alcohol that normally goes into gin and genever - a juniper-flavored liquor - with ether, producing a disinfectant liquid for hands and surfaces.

22 Mar

Juventus Superstar Paulo Dybala, AC Milan Legend Paolo Maldini Test Positive For Coronavirus

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Argentina striker Paulo Dybala said Saturday that he has become the third Juventus player to test positive for coronavirus while former AC Milan defender Paolo Maldini revealed that he and his son have also been infected. "Hi everyone. I just wanted to let you know that we have received the Covid-19 test results and that Oriana (Sabatini, his girlfriend) and I are positive," the 26-year-old Dybala tweeted. "Fortunately, we are perfectly fine. Thank you for your messages."Italian champions Juventus said that Dybala had been self-isolating since Wednesday."He will continue to be monitored. He is well and is asymptomatic," said the…

03 Mar

ProHealth is a first of its kind, comprehensive health program

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Apollo Gleneagles Hospitals, Kolkata today introduced a health check programme that uses Artificial Intelligence and draws on a colossal repository of medical records to predict health risks from non-communicable diseases in a simple score sheet and pledges to bring the threat down to the threshold of safety. It also provides each patient with a personal health mentor to guide them through the process of investigations and remind them of the scheduled consultations and repeat tests to monitor the diminishing risk factors. The check-up programme, christened Apollo ProHealth, was formally launched today at Kolkata by Mr. Rana Dasgupta, CEO, AGHL along with…

31 Jan

An awareness campaign on safe insulin injection practices

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Insulin therapy is often a crucial part of diabetes management. Type 2 diabetes patients ultimately require insulin therapy in the course of the disease for effective glycemic control and injection technique remains crucial in the process. To enhance awareness on safe insulin injection practices, a multi-city educational campaign was organised by BD-India with leading endocrinologists onInsulin Injection Day. Insulin Injection Day commemorates the 98th anniversary of first successful insulin administration on 11th January 1922, at Toronto General Hospital, Canada. At the conference, Prof. Debasish Maji President, Calcutta Diabetes & Endocrine Foundation & Past President, Endocrine Society of India said, “The success of insulin injection therapy and the…

19 Jan

Premature births on the rise

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The number of pre-term babies is on the rise lately, much more than in the past. Statistics from WHO reveal that an estimated 15 million babies are born preterm. Clearing the air around premature births, Dr. Sumita Saha, Consultant Paediatrician and NICU in-charge at Fortis Hospital Anandapur explains, “A baby is called as premature if he/she is born before 37 weeks of gestation period as against a normal term of 40 weeks. However, those born between 32-37 weeks generally do not need much support. Those born below 32 weeks are the ones who need a good amount of intensive care…

19 Jan

FEHI performs India’s 1st Coronary Shockwave Lithotripsy

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A team of doctors led by Dr Ashok Seth, Chairman, Fortis Escorts Heart Institute (FEHI), New Delhi performed India's First Coronary Shockwave Lithotripsy to open up a severely blocked artery in a 67 year-old patient who had recently had a heart attack. The patient had 90% blocked artery which could not be opened by the standard technique balloon angioplasty at extremely high pressures with balloon bursting and it became impossible to open the blockage. Then the novel shockwave balloon was inserted inside the heart artery and sonic pulses delivered to break the calcium in the blockage. After that the blockage…