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Reconsidering Dengue as a Neglected Tropical DiseaseIndia is in the midst of a severe dengue outbreak. This year, Karnataka has reported over 9,000 cases, and other states are also seeing a significant increase. The WHO has documented over 7.6 million dengue cases, globally, in 2024, with 3.4 million confirmed cases, more than 16,000 classified as […]

Whenever the word “Cancer” is mentioned, it immediately evokes feelings of fear, panic and despair. Cancer is always considered synonyms to death among general population. With great scientific advancements, it is very much possible to accurately diagnose and treat many forms of cancers successfully, especially, at Stage 1 and 2; more over the survival rates

In today’s world PCOD or Polycystic Ovary Syndrome has become a common problem among the females (aged 12-51). What is exactly PCOD? It is a medical condition in which the woman ovaries produce immature or partially mature eggs in large numbers and over time these become cysts which results in enlargement of the ovaries. They

26th January 2023 What is Asthma ?                                                                                                                Asthma is a chronic disease that affects the tubes that carry air in and out of your lungs, making it harder to exhale. It is basically a condition in which one’s airways narrows and swells which might result in extra mucus being produced. This can make breathing

(Dr. Dilip Vaswani -14th April 2020) To ensure optimal utilisation of resources to provide care to novel coronavirus patients, the Union Health Ministry has proposed classification of health facilities into three different categories.Dr. Dilip Vaswani,  HABF clinician in Mumbai is our Corona warrior. He continues to provide services to his patients in Mumbai and ensures that

(Dr. S N Misra, 7th April 2020) The theme for this year, 2020 is ‘Support nurses and midwives’. This coincides with the 200th birth anniversary of Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing. The essential contribution of nurses and midwives to improving the health outcomes of individuals, families and communities cannot be denied. Nurses and midwives play

(Satyanarayan Mohapatra, 30th March 2020) We need to understand our body own immune system before washing our hands or keeping social distance or precaution before sneezing. We have our skin, snot, (mucus in the nose) microbiome and helpful bugs (gut bacteria) which compete with pathogens for food and space. These in totality makes antimicrobial products &

(Prof. Alka Gogate, 1st May 2020) The novel Corona virus is a RNA virus and highly transmissible. There are 2 types of tests to detect the presence of the virus in the body.The  antigen test, which detects the virus particle. The samples for this test are from nasal and throat swabs. This usually comes positive

(Dr. S.N.Misra, 8th June, 2020) The corona infections in India have crossed the 2.5 lakh mark with around 7000 deaths. The case fatality rate continues to be below the 3% mark.  With easing of lockdowns, many theories will be put forward. What started as a success story in the initial days of the pandemic and lockdown,

(Dr. S.N. Misra – 17th July, 2020) Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), is an extracorporeal technique of providing prolonged cardiac and respiratory support to persons whose heart and lungs are unable to provide an adequate amount of gas exchange or perfusion to sustain life. ECMO was developed in the 1950s by John Gibbon, and then by