https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/medically-speaking/ntagi-recommends-reducing-gap-between-two-doses-of-covishield-sources/March 22, 2022, 2:56 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/3941bd6a_8249_P_6_mr-1.jpgMedically SpeakingThe National Technical Advisory Group on Immunization (NTAGI) on Sunday recommended the Union Ministry of Health to reduce the Covid-19 vaccine Covishield’s duration of the second dose to somewhere between 8 to 16 weeks after the first dose in vie...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/medically-speaking/amid-raging-second-covid-wave-experts-share-safety-mantra/April 24, 2021, 3:07 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/fc355f4a_2428_P_1_mr-1.jpgMedically SpeakingTop doctors and healthcare experts share their inputs and suggestions on the current coronavirus scenario to spread awareness among pandemic-hit people. https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/medically-speaking/ntagi-recommends-reducing-gap-between-two-doses-of-covishield-sources/March 22, 2022, 2:56 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/3941bd6a_8249_P_6_mr-1.jpgMedically SpeakingSeeing India hit record highs in Covid-19 cases every day has left a lot of people panicking and looking for advice on what to do if someone shows symptoms of the infection. Three of India’s best doctors—Dr Randeep Guleria, Dr Naresh Trehan and Dr...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/medically-speaking/this-isnt-a-second-wave-but-a-tsunami-experts-on-covid-surge/April 22, 2021, 4:34 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/4e7af2ec_2405_P_1_mr-1.jpgMedically SpeakingPlanning in advance and ensuring stocks of oxygen, Remdesivir could have prevented such a rise in the number of new cases, say doctors.https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/others/very-small-numbers-of-infection-after-covid-jab-health-ministry/April 22, 2021, 3:31 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/covid-6.pngOthersOnly 0.04% and 0.02% of people receiving Covaxin and Covishield, respectively, contracted Covid-19. Phase 3 trials show Covaxin can neutralise most variants.https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/others/costlier-covishield-jab-from-1-may-many-states-declare-free-vaccination/April 22, 2021, 2:45 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Vaccine.jpgOthersCovishield to be sold at Rs 400 a shot to states and Rs 600 a shot to private hospitals.https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/medically-speaking/ntagi-recommends-reducing-gap-between-two-doses-of-covishield-sources/March 22, 2022, 2:56 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/3941bd6a_8249_P_6_mr-1.jpgMedically SpeakingIn a virtual press conference, three senior members of the national Covid-19 task force, Niti Aayog member V.K. Paul, ICMR Director General Balram Bhargava and AIIMS Delhi director Randeep Guleria, presented data pertinent to the ongoing Covid wav...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/medically-speaking/ntagi-recommends-reducing-gap-between-two-doses-of-covishield-sources/March 22, 2022, 2:56 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/3941bd6a_8249_P_6_mr-1.jpgMedically SpeakingIn an interview on Monday, AIIMS Director Dr Randeep Guleria briefed the public on the importance of drug management during the ongoing pandemic, which has sparked concerns about shortages of medicines like Remdesivir. “As far as drug management i...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/medically-speaking/variants-inappropriate-behaviour-covid-fatigue-have-led-to-a-surge-top-doctors/April 20, 2021, 3:38 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/d3678a0b_2376_P_2_mr-1.jpgMedically SpeakingThe ongoing coronavirus surge is not really a sudden, one-off incident. About 100 years ago, there was a similar pandemic, healthcare experts tell The Sunday Guardian in an exclusive interview.https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/medically-speaking/ntagi-recommends-reducing-gap-between-two-doses-of-covishield-sources/March 22, 2022, 2:56 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/3941bd6a_8249_P_6_mr-1.jpgMedically SpeakingNew Delhi: The Centre on Friday said that it is taking steps to boost production of indigenous Covid-19 vaccines, and the production capacity of Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin will increase 6-7 times by July. The government is taking steps under Aatmani...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/medically-speaking/ntagi-recommends-reducing-gap-between-two-doses-of-covishield-sources/March 22, 2022, 2:56 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/3941bd6a_8249_P_6_mr-1.jpgMedically SpeakingNew Delhi: In the wake of a massive spike in Covid-19 cases during the second wave, Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan visited AIIMS to review the facilities available at its Trauma Centre, including the availability of oxygen for the Covid pa...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/medically-speaking/illegal-vaccination-is-a-big-concern-top-doctors/April 17, 2021, 3:42 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/c858aa5a_2349_P_3_mr-1.jpgMedically SpeakingHealthcare experts say that black marketing of Covid vaccination is happening and people are getting vaccinated by showing false comorbidity certificates.https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/medically-speaking/ntagi-recommends-reducing-gap-between-two-doses-of-covishield-sources/March 22, 2022, 2:56 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/3941bd6a_8249_P_6_mr-1.jpgMedically SpeakingA report published in the The Lancet has dismissed the predominant scientific view that the novel coronavirus is not an airborne pathogen. In fact, the new assessment in the medical journal has found “consistent, strong evidence” th...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/medically-speaking/vaccination-doesnt-give-you-the-licence-to-go-without-a-mask-2/April 16, 2021, 3:11 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Covid-Vaccination.jpgMedically SpeakingDr N.K. Ganguly, former Director General of Indian Council of Medical Research, explains to The Sunday Guardian why vaccinated people are getting re-infected and other issues.https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/medically-speaking/vaccination-doesnt-give-you-the-licence-to-go-without-a-mask/April 15, 2021, 6:13 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Webp.net-resizeimage-71-1.jpgMedically SpeakingDr N.K. Ganguly, former Director General of Indian Council of Medical Research, explains to The Sunday Guardian why vaccinated people are getting re-infected and other issues.https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/medically-speaking/ntagi-recommends-reducing-gap-between-two-doses-of-covishield-sources/March 22, 2022, 2:56 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/3941bd6a_8249_P_6_mr-1.jpgMedically SpeakingIndia will fast-track emergency approvals for Covid-19 vaccines authorised by the WHO or authorities in the United States, Europe, the United Kingdom and Japan, said the health ministry, following the world’s biggest surge in cases in the country ...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/medically-speaking/ntagi-recommends-reducing-gap-between-two-doses-of-covishield-sources/March 22, 2022, 2:56 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/3941bd6a_8249_P_6_mr-1.jpgMedically SpeakingSenior endocrinologist Dr Pankaj Aggarwal tells The Sunday Guardian why the idea of prediabetes is getting popular and it is so important. Excerpts: Q. What is prediabetes? A. As the name suggests, it is the stage between normalcy and frank diabet...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/medically-speaking/death-rate-also-increasing-with-cases-this-time-dr-guleria/April 13, 2021, 9:04 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/6bd525e3_2298_P_1_mr-1.jpgMedically SpeakingCovid-appropriate behaviour and vaccines are the two weapons needed to fight the war against the novel coronavirus, says AIIMS director Dr Randeep Guleria.https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/medically-speaking/ntagi-recommends-reducing-gap-between-two-doses-of-covishield-sources/March 22, 2022, 2:56 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/3941bd6a_8249_P_6_mr-1.jpgMedically SpeakingThe Director of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Dr Randeep Guleria, spoke exclusively to The Sunday Guardian, about the recent surge in infections caused by the novel coronavirus and the reasons behind it. “People are neglecting Covid...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/medically-speaking/ntagi-recommends-reducing-gap-between-two-doses-of-covishield-sources/March 22, 2022, 2:56 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/3941bd6a_8249_P_6_mr-1.jpgMedically SpeakingNew Delhi: A link between AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 jabs and blood clots is plausible but unconfirmed, the World Health Organization’s vaccine experts said, stressing that reported occurrences were “very rare”. “Based on current information, a causal...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/medically-speaking/ntagi-recommends-reducing-gap-between-two-doses-of-covishield-sources/March 22, 2022, 2:56 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/3941bd6a_8249_P_6_mr-1.jpgMedically SpeakingNew Delhi: US pharma giant Johnson and Johnson will soon begin clinical trials of its single-shot Covid-19 vaccine in India, the company told Indian regulators. In a letter to India’s Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO), the US-bas...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/medically-speaking/stress-caused-by-covid-19-can-lead-to-diabetes-top-doctors/April 10, 2021, 9:01 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Medically-Speaking.jpgMedically SpeakingHealthcare experts and doctors discuss the impact of novel coronavirus on diabetic patients.https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/medically-speaking/ntagi-recommends-reducing-gap-between-two-doses-of-covishield-sources/March 22, 2022, 2:56 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/3941bd6a_8249_P_6_mr-1.jpgMedically SpeakingThirty-seven doctors from Delhi’s Sir Ganga Ram Hospital tested positive for the novel coronavirus after getting the double dose of the Covid vaccines. The majority of them had received full doses of the Covid vaccine. Thirty-two of the doctors ar...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/medically-speaking/ntagi-recommends-reducing-gap-between-two-doses-of-covishield-sources/March 22, 2022, 2:56 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/3941bd6a_8249_P_6_mr-1.jpgMedically SpeakingThe government on Wednesday said that it will allow—from 11 April—Covid-19 vaccination at workplaces (public and private offices) to ramp up the fight against the pandemic in the country. The offices that have more than 100 beneficiaries are allow...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/medically-speaking/are-we-prepared-to-eradicate-tb-by-2025/April 8, 2021, 1:48 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/5d055b76_2244_P_4_mr-1.jpgMedically SpeakingMore public-private sector partnerships and community engagement required to treat each case of TB in India, say top doctors and health experts.https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/medically-speaking/ntagi-recommends-reducing-gap-between-two-doses-of-covishield-sources/March 22, 2022, 2:56 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/3941bd6a_8249_P_6_mr-1.jpgMedically SpeakingZydus Cadila has announced that it was seeking approval from Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) for the use of its proprietary Hepatitis C drug as a treatment against the SARS-CoV-2 infection following promising results in Phase 3 trials. Acc...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/medically-speaking/blame-people-for-lowering-their-guard-against-covid-doctors/April 6, 2021, 8:35 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Medically-Speaking.jpgMedically SpeakingMutant variants of the coronavirus are to be expected, but they cannot be held solely responsible for the current spike in Covid-19 cases nationwide, say top health experts and doctors.https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/medically-speaking/how-has-covid-19-affected-urology-top-doctors-explain/April 3, 2021, 8:10 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Medically-Speaking.jpgMedically SpeakingHealthcare experts and doctors answer queries around the impact of the pandemic on urology, the latest developments in this branch of medicine as well as risks and challenges of a kidney transplant.https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/medically-speaking/ntagi-recommends-reducing-gap-between-two-doses-of-covishield-sources/March 22, 2022, 2:56 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/3941bd6a_8249_P_6_mr-1.jpgMedically SpeakingDalbir Singh, who is co-president of the Global Coalition Against TB (GCAT), talked to this paper on TB and the challenges to tackle the disease. Excerpts: Q: Could you elaborate on the reasons for the surge in TB in India and the role of policy t...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/medically-speaking/its-a-good-idea-to-have-more-vaccines-dr-rakesh-mishra/April 1, 2021, 6:39 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Medically-Speaking.jpgMedically SpeakingIn the coming months, we will understand more about the utility of different vaccines, says top scientist Dr Rakesh Mishra.https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/medically-speaking/accelerate-vaccinations-to-curb-covid-spread-and-variants-health-experts/March 27, 2021, 3:15 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Medically-Speaking.jpgMedically SpeakingTo prevent any upcoming ‘waves’ of the virus, the government needs to vaccinate more people in a shorter period and allow private hospitals to play a bigger role, suggest top healthcare experts and doctors. https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/medically-speaking/why-is-india-seeing-a-spike-in-covid-19-cases-top-doctors-explain/March 24, 2021, 10:53 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Webp.net-resizeimage-17-1.jpgMedically SpeakingHealthcare experts and doctors answer key queries around rising coronavirus cases and if there a need to ramp up the vaccination drive in the country.https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/medically-speaking/ntagi-recommends-reducing-gap-between-two-doses-of-covishield-sources/March 22, 2022, 2:56 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/3941bd6a_8249_P_6_mr-1.jpgMedically SpeakingNew Delhi: Addressing the issue of unavailability of candidates who could fulfill the high standards demanded in the selection process in All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi and other AIIMS, the Parliamentary Committee has c...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/medically-speaking/ntagi-recommends-reducing-gap-between-two-doses-of-covishield-sources/March 22, 2022, 2:56 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/3941bd6a_8249_P_6_mr-1.jpgMedically SpeakingNew Delhi: The Indian Medical Association (IMA) has urged everyone to follow the mantra of 3T—Trace, Test and Treatment—to overcome the second Covid wave in the country. In an official statement, the IMA warned against the unscientific drugs and p...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/medically-speaking/keeping-an-eye-on-glaucoma/March 20, 2021, 2:42 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Medically-Speaking.jpgMedically SpeakingBe aware of the symptoms of glaucoma and avoid the overuse of steroids and over-the-counter eye drops, suggest top eye specialists and doctors.https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/medically-speaking/ntagi-recommends-reducing-gap-between-two-doses-of-covishield-sources/March 22, 2022, 2:56 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/3941bd6a_8249_P_6_mr-1.jpgMedically SpeakingNew Delhi: Pharma major Dr Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd has completed Phase-3 trials of Russian Covid-19 vaccine Sputnik V. The Phase-3 study of Sputnik V was conducted on about 1,500 subjects as part of the randomised, double-blind, parallel-group an...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/medically-speaking/ntagi-recommends-reducing-gap-between-two-doses-of-covishield-sources/March 22, 2022, 2:56 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/3941bd6a_8249_P_6_mr-1.jpgMedically SpeakingNew Delhi: The Indian Medical Association (IMA) has issued a statement on the parliamentary committee move for setting up a separate Indian Medical Services (IMS) cadre in the health sector. “IMA again puts it on record that the IMS will provide t...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/medically-speaking/how-to-eat-right-for-a-healthy-brain/March 18, 2021, 3:46 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/8ef69b99_2010_P_2_mr-1.jpgMedically SpeakingA balanced diet high in micronutrients and healthy fats and low in processed sugar can keep our brains healthy in the long run, suggest top doctors.https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/medically-speaking/ntagi-recommends-reducing-gap-between-two-doses-of-covishield-sources/March 22, 2022, 2:56 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/3941bd6a_8249_P_6_mr-1.jpgMedically SpeakingNew Delhi: Denmark, Iceland and Norway have stopped administering the shot of AstraZeneca vaccine, while Italy has banned the use of a vaccine as a precaution after some people reported blood clots. The Health authorities in Denmark, Norway and Ic...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/medically-speaking/ntagi-recommends-reducing-gap-between-two-doses-of-covishield-sources/March 22, 2022, 2:56 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/3941bd6a_8249_P_6_mr-1.jpgMedically SpeakingKannur: The Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum has held the staff nurse and hospital guilty of medical negligence amounting to deficiency of service for causing an infant’s disability by amputation of index finger and hence directed them to pay com...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/medically-speaking/ntagi-recommends-reducing-gap-between-two-doses-of-covishield-sources/March 22, 2022, 2:56 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/3941bd6a_8249_P_6_mr-1.jpgMedically SpeakingGurugram: Five Hospitals of Gurugram hospitals are about to introduce 24×7 vaccination facility from 15 March and Gurugram will become the first district to do so. People are being vaccinated on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday in government h...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/medically-speaking/ntagi-recommends-reducing-gap-between-two-doses-of-covishield-sources/March 22, 2022, 2:56 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/3941bd6a_8249_P_6_mr-1.jpgMedically SpeakingDr Sunil Prakash, Senior Director & HoD, Nephrology & Renal Transplantation, BLK Super Speciality Hospital spoke about the relation between the Covid-19 vaccine and kidney disease. Q. There is a rising concern in the community of patients ...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/medically-speaking/good-nutrition-and-regular-tests-important-for-women-today-experts/March 13, 2021, 3:21 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Medically-Speaking.jpgMedically SpeakingChanging an unhealthy lifestyle and diet, maintaining good hygiene, getting regular check-ups and increasing awareness of the body’s processes are all good ways for women in India to keep a check on their health, suggest top experts.https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/medically-speaking/hearing-loss-is-treatable-if-detected-timely-say-doctors/March 9, 2021, 3:01 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/0353c8df_1895_P_3_mr-1.jpgMedically SpeakingChildren can grow up to lead normal lives if hearing disabilities are detected early. For that, a universal screening programme and creating awareness among parents are important initial steps, suggest ENT specialists.https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/medically-speaking/ntagi-recommends-reducing-gap-between-two-doses-of-covishield-sources/March 22, 2022, 2:56 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/3941bd6a_8249_P_6_mr-1.jpgMedically SpeakingThe National Medical Commission has released guidelines for the new competency-based PG training programme for DM in Medical Genetics. This course provides a new opportunity of super specialisation for all those doctors who have completed their PG...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/medically-speaking/ntagi-recommends-reducing-gap-between-two-doses-of-covishield-sources/March 22, 2022, 2:56 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/3941bd6a_8249_P_6_mr-1.jpgMedically SpeakingThe Delhi High Court has asked Serum Institute of India and Bharat Biotech to disclose the capacity they have to manufacture Covaxin and Covishield vaccines, respectively. A bench of the Delhi High Court comprising Justice Vipin Sanghi and Rekha P...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/medically-speaking/ntagi-recommends-reducing-gap-between-two-doses-of-covishield-sources/March 22, 2022, 2:56 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/3941bd6a_8249_P_6_mr-1.jpgMedically SpeakingThe world’s largest vaccine production company, Serum Institute of India (SII), has written a letter to the PMO on reforms in the existing drug regulatory system, including allowing companies manufacturing and stockpiling of non-Covid vaccines whi...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/medically-speaking/ntagi-recommends-reducing-gap-between-two-doses-of-covishield-sources/March 22, 2022, 2:56 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/3941bd6a_8249_P_6_mr-1.jpgMedically SpeakingR.S. Sharma, chairman of Empowered Panel for Covid-19 Vaccination and chief of Co-WIN, exclusively spoke to The Sunday Guardian and clarified doubts about Covid-19 vaccine registration and complaints of technical glitches on the portal.  Q. W...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/medically-speaking/vaccination-is-important-but-more-information-needed-on-reactions-experts/March 6, 2021, 2:10 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/52fca895_1869_P_1_mr-1.jpgMedically SpeakingPeople with a history of serious allergies must undergo evaluation before getting the shots or avoid taking the vaccine, advise top medical experts and doctors.https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/medically-speaking/ntagi-recommends-reducing-gap-between-two-doses-of-covishield-sources/March 22, 2022, 2:56 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/3941bd6a_8249_P_6_mr-1.jpgMedically SpeakingA team of surgeons at Indraprastha Apollo led by Dr Noor ul din Malik, Senior Consultant, ENT (Surgery), Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, successfully performed an endoscopic surgery on a 14-year-old boy who had developed a rare tumour (Juvenile Angi...