By Sankarshan Mukhopadhyay New Delhi: Public health as a subject is of prime importance to every nation. Especially, India with its 1.4 billion population faces an uphill task in providing universal and affordable healthcare. Without leveraging technology at scale, such aspirations will only remain a pipe dream. Importantly, the COVID pandemic has shown the world … Read more
Spice exports from the country, which has dropped by close to 5 per cent in the first five months of FY23, has been on an uptick as the pandemic waned in the global markets and shipping problem has eased. Buoyed by the rise in demand, the trade has kept a target of $4.5 billion exports … Read more
Aug. 23, 2022 – We live in particularly stressful times, and some people turn to alcohol to cope with challenges, from the COVID-19 pandemic to any number of personal stressors. And the hits just keep coming, as it seems like stressful infectious disease news keeps coming – more people developing long COVID, the monkeypox outbreak, … Read more
Aug. 18, 2022 – Making eye contact and picking up on subtle nonverbal cues that show that someone is listening is nearly impossible on a crowded video conference call. It’s hard to know if others on the call are listening or engaged, especially if they have their video turned off. That lack of social connection … Read more
CDC: “Summary of Guidance for Minimizing the Impact of COVID-19 on Individual Persons, Communities, and Health Care Systems – United States, August 2022.” Rachel Bruce, MD, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, Forest Hills, NY. David Berger, MD, Wholistic Pediatrics & Family Care, Tampa, FL. Statement, Daniel P. McQuillen, MD, president, Infectious Diseases Society of America, … Read more
The current rise in COVID-19 cases is not a harbinger of a “new wave” but an “expected fluctuation” during endemic prevalence, experts have said, emphasising that lack of mask-wearing and low intake of booster shots may be reasons behind the surge. They also said the recent surge is due to increased travel, social gathering and … Read more
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 … Read more
May 18, 2022 – Just because many people seem more than ready to put the COVID-19 pandemic behind us doesn’t mean it’s really over. In fact, case numbers are rising again – with new infections reported in about 95,000 Americans each day – and hospitalizations are up 20% as well. It’s yet another reminder of … Read more
The world is no better prepared for a new pandemic threat than it was when coronavirus emerged in 2019, and may actually be in a worse place given the economic toll, according to a review panel set up to evaluate the global response. A lack of progress on reforms such as World Health Organization funding … Read more
t has been more than two years since the Covid-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc worldwide leaving absolutely everyone affected in some way or the other. The World Health Organization (WHO) recently warned that the pandemic is “not over”, and had mentioned that the rise in the daily cases in more than 50 countries shows the … Read more