India witnessed 18,840 new coronavirus cases in the country in the last 24 hours, the data released by the union health ministry suggests. The death toll has risen to 5,25,386 with 43 new Covid-related deaths in the last 24 hours. As of now, there are over 1,25,028 active coronavirus cases in the country. The daily […]
India reported 12,000 plus new Covid cases for the second consecutive day with 12,847 cases reported on Friday. India’s active cases was at 63,063, the highest in the last three months. As many as 7,895 patients recovered while there were 14 deaths. Weekly positivity rate stood at 2.41% while the daily positivity rate was 2.47%.The […]
Bharat Biotech’s Covid-19 vaccine — Covaxin — has reported higher neutralising antibodies in children and on an average, it was 1.7 times higher than in adults. The vaccine was well-tolerated and immunogenic in paediatric subjects in Phase II/III study. The study has been accepted and published in Lancet Infectious Diseases. Covaxin is one of the […]
Maharashtra has reported the biggest jump in Covid infections in the last four months with 3,081 new cases, with Mumbai alone accounting for 1,956 cases. The number of active cases till Friday night was 9,191. According to the Maharashtra state health department, there were no Covid-related deaths on Friday. Sudhir Mehta, lead and co-ordinator, Pune […]
By Dr Vigyan Jain How safe are cosmetic procedures offered by salons and wellness centres for obesity control? There are no invasive procedures which should be offered by salons and wellness centres for obesity control. How safe are medical procedures like liposuction? They are high-risk procedures and should be done in a well regulated set-up […]
By Dr Yash Gulati Osteoporosis is believed to be a disease of the aged. How big a myth is this?It is a common problem for people above the age of 50 years. The risk of getting the disease increases as the person gets older because bone mass is lost faster than it is created. These […]