Daily Archives: 27/04/2023

XBB.1.16

Scientists claimed the XBB.1.16 variant of coronavirus to be responsible for the current surge in cases in India. On March 28, 2023, the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MoHFW) recommended an update in the treatment guidelines for managing COVID-19. Amid fears of a rapid resurgence of COVID-19 cases in the country, India recorded more […]

Ayurveda practitioners

The apex court in India, the Supreme Court (SC), ruled that Ayurveda practitioners do not perform equivalent work and so cannot have equal pay compared to MBBS(medical science) doctors. It took a verdict from the honorable SC for people to understand the difference between medical science and pseudoscience. Apart from the pointed differences shown in […]

Cirrhosis is reversible

Myth: Cirrhosis is irreversible.Fact: Cirrhosis is reversible and structural changes can regress Alcohol-related chronic liver disease (CLD) can reverse with alcohol abstinence Hepatitis B-related CLD can reverse with antiviral therapy (drug of choice: tenofovir alfenamide) Hepatitis C-related CLD can reverse with direct-acting antiviral therapy (medicalnewstoday.com/articles/daa-h…) Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease-related CLD can reverse with control of […]