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ICMR has published a good epidemiological summary paper of COVID-19 cases from Jan22-April30 in India I encourage you to read it at ijmr.org.in/temp/IndianJMe… Here are key insights for me from this paper Only 60% of COVID-19 cases have Fever at point of testing(thermal screening less likely to work in 40%). 31% have breathlessness (they present […]

http://anp.sagepub.com/ Russil Durrant, Simon Adamson, Fraser Todd and Doug Sellman Aust N Z J Psychiatry 2009 43: 1049 DOI: 10.3109/00048670903270449 The online version of this article can be found at: http://anp.sagepub.com/content/43/11/1049 Published by: http://www.sagepublications.com On behalf of: The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists Additional services and information for Australian and New Zealand […]

 BioMed Central Review Tammy Saah* Address: Stanford University School of Medicine, Transplant Immunobiology Laboratory, USA Email: Tammy Saah* – tammysaah@yahoo.com * Corresponding author Published: 29 June 2005 Received: 09 August 2004 Accepted: 29 June 2005 Harm Reduction Journal 2005, 2:8 doi:10.1186/1477-7517-2-8 This article is available from: http://www.harmreductionjournal.com/content/2/1/8 Open Access © 2005 Saah; licensee BioMed […]

I had said in an earlier blog article that the SARS Cov-2 virus responsible for the current pandemic is likely to evolve rapidly towards reduced virulence. The reason why I expect this is that on the one hand, almost all countries are implementing strict quarantine measures for all detected positive cases. But on the other […]

May 27, 2020 — Something has been bothering Kimberly Prather, PhD: Everything she reads about COVID-19 points to a pathogen that travels through the air. There’s how quickly it has spread around the world, studies showing how it spreads through restaurants (maybe by the air conditioning system?), how it attacked a church choir even though […]

Hi, this is Dr. Ambarish Satwik . Allow me to state a few elementary facts. Community transmission of COVID is properly underway and the epidemic is just about taking off in Delhi. The numbers are rapidly increasing and it’s expected to peak in July, which means that on its downturn, the curve is likely to […]

As the number of coronavirus infections increases rapidly, scientists and health experts are clear that herd immunity isn’t going to bail the world from this deadly pandemic. Herd Immunity is a benchmark which is reached when the majority of the population develops resistance to a contagious disease — thereby developing antibodies that can immune the […]

1. APA recommends (1C) that the initial psychiatric evaluation of a patient with suspected alcohol use disorder include assessment of current and past use of tobacco and alcohol as well as any misuse of other substances, including prescribed or over-the-counter medications or supplements. 2. APA recommends (1C) that the initial psychiatric evaluation of a patient […]

Revised advisory on the use of Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) as prophylaxis for COVID-19 infection (in supersession of previous advisory dated 23rd March, 2020) 1. Background The Joint Monitoring Group under the Chairmanship of DGHS and including representatives from AIIMS, ICMR, NCDC, NDMA, WHO and experts drawn from Central Government hospitals reviewed the prophylactic use of Hydroxychloroquine […]

All health care workers will have a breakdown, have patience for them, you really don’t understand what they are going through. They are carrying burdens and worries they can’t discuss with you. They find out things before the general public they can’t share with you. They feel unsure. They are questioning everything they used to […]

Last week I faced the task of telling brand-new parents that their 2-lb premature son needed emergency surgery. The conversation was all the more difficult because, surgery or no surgery, odds were he would die. They agreed to the procedure with one request: that we allow his grandparents and uncles the chance to meet him […]

One of the 50th Anniversary of rarest BEATLE songs… ‘Dehradun’ by GEORGE HARRISON – It is one of the rarest Beatles’ songs. The words of the haunting song capture the gypsy-like spirit of the town, especially as it used to be in the sixties. The lyrics of the song: _‘Dehra Dehra Dun, _Dehra Dun Dun_ […]

   A Manual for Parents and Caregivers    FOREWORD As COVID-19 pandemic continues to expand in India and in the world, only one thing is certain: the current outbreak will have profound impact not only in the health and economic situation, but also on the psychosocial well-being of societies across nations. […]

The nationwide lockdown will no longer help India in its fight against COVID-19, and in its place community-driven containment, isolation and quarantine strategies have to be brought into play, leading virologist Shahid Jameel said. Also watch: Bihar, UP begin to witness a sudden spike in coronavirus cases (Video by News18)Click to expand Ad 00:25 – up […]

 भारतीय आयु वि ान अनुसंधान प रषद वा ्य अनुसंधान वभाग, वा ्य और प रवार क याण म ं ालय, भारत सरकार Date: 22/05/2020 Revised advisory on the use of Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) as prophylaxis for SARS-CoV-2 infection (in supersession of previous advisory dated 23rd March, 2020) 1. Background The Joint Monitoring Group under […]

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Dr Taru Jindal was sent to Bihar to train rural doctors in modern childbirth practices; she ended up transforming the community and herself. As part of a project sponsored by the Bill Gates Foundation, a young gynaecologist gets posted at the Motihari district hospital, Patna, where her job is to train the doctors in improved […]

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  WATCH SERIES Medico Legal Case in PSYCHIATRY    Case of death due to sudden cardio-respiratory arrest while being treated for schizophrenia (Source: Sow.Induma Krishnarao … vs Dr.UlhasBendale, on 30 October, 2009. Available at: h ps://indiankanoon.org/doc/137673866/. Accessed on: September 27, 2019). Summary The present case was filed by the complainant against the […]

French pilot Ronald Nikson was flying his plane along with his four colleagues & was trying to locate the defence facilities of german army during world war 1. Nikson in order to have the clear views of german defence sites he took risk & lowered his plane.His plane was hit & went in to flames. […]

 Patron & State Co-ordinator, Dr. Bhim S. Pandhi bhimpandhi@gmail.com President Elect Dr. . Arvind Sharma prakash.hospital444@gmail.com Vice President, Zone-I Dr. Raj Kumar Viz drvij.raj@gmail.com Vice President, Zone-II Dr. Hansa Singh drhansasingh@gmail.com Hony. Treasurer Dr. Sanjay Upreti drsanjayupreti@gmail.com No. IMA /UA /2019-20/4135(B)/139(B)/100 Dear Colleague, OPD Date: 19/05/2020 INDIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION UTTARANCHAL STATE BRANCH (Registered under […]

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May 20, 2020: Vol 20 No 66 COVID-19 has devastated certain countries, such as the UK and the USA. COVID-19 seems to have relatively spared other countries, including India, and it is unclear whether lockdown is the only reason for this. In a very important study, Grifoni et al (2020) studied T cell response to […]