Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan has touted India’s fight against COVID-19, claiming the country to have performed better than the world’s more economically-developed countries. As reported by the Press Information Bureau, Vardhan “interacted with the State Health Ministers and Principal Secretaries / Additional Chief Secretaries of nine states. These states included Andhra Pradesh, Assam, …
New Delhi, November 4, 2020: Increasing cardiovascular burden globally and the need for innovative technologies has changed the face of heart care today. With the changing lifestyles and the current pandemic leaving an impact on the heart, the situation has become more complex. This has led cardiologists to push the envelope and find new ways …
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The All India Institute for Ayurveda (AIIA) has endorsed the use of alternative medicine treatments for mild cases of COVID-19. The Delhi-based Institute claimed that Ayurvedic medicaments are useful if administered to individuals who present with moderate symptoms of the disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) or, simply, coronavirus. Claims are …
The Union Government has actively promoted digital health during its tenure. Arguably, no digital health service has been adopted with such fervour as telehealth – especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. One manifestation of digital health services during the crisis is the tele-ICU – and Kerala has begun implementing the tele-ICU for the first time. Tele-ICU …
Convalescent plasma therapy has shown no significant improvement in the treatment of patients hospitalised with COVID-19, according to a new study conducted in India. The study, funded by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and published in the British Medical Journal enrolled 464 adult patients, with an average age of 52. The individuals were …
India could have multiple COVID-19 vaccines available for distribution by early next year. Given the rate of increase in cases of the virus, will India’s health infrastructure be able to roll out the vaccine across the country in sufficient doses to make an impact? “We’re expecting that early next year, we should have vaccine in …
India bears a heavy burden of heart disease. As of 2016, it is India’s most prominent killer, reaping a death toll of lives far in excess of any other condition. Pregnancy complications could be another addition to the already substantial list of risk factors. Already in recent months COVID-19 has been added to the list …
A vast study has taken place analysing the transmission patterns for COVID-19 in India. In the largest study on the disease in India so far, researchers tested more than a half-million contacts of 85,000 cases to examine transmission patterns with the hopes of finding more effective means of curbing the progression of the disease through …
Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Dr Harsh Vardhan has pledged that a vaccination campaign against the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19 will cover more than 25 crore Indians by July 2021. Since the pandemic began, a vaccine has been touted as a pancaea. As previously reported by Health Issues India “The point at …
Cases of COVID-19 in India continue to mount, as the country surpasses more than 6.6 million confirmed cases thus far. However, the recovery rate remains high. Monday saw continuation of India’s consistently high rate of increase of COVID-19 cases in India in the preceding 24 hours. Infections with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) …
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