Yesterday morning, I spent a solid five minutes staring at the word “spaghetti.” I was writing an article for work, and my brain suddenly could not verify that (yes, indeed!) there is an “h” after the “g” in the pasta shape that goes into everyone’s favorite Italian dish. The brain fog had already rolled at […]

[Downloaded free from http://www.ijmr.org.in on Wednesday, May 13, 2020, IP: 14.139.159.99] Quick Response Code:  Policy Document Indian J Med Res 151, April 2020, pp 303-310 DOI: 10.4103/ijmr.IJMR_395_20 ICMR Consensus Guidelines on ‘Do Not Attempt Resuscitation’ Indian Council of Medical Research Expert Group on DNAR† Received February 17, 2020 Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is widely practised […]

As the pandemic spreads around the world, doctors are beginning to scope the coronavirus’s damage. Seen initially as a cause of viral pneumonia during the chaos of an explosion of cases in China, it’s now emerging as an enigmatic pathogen capable of harming the body in a myriad of unexpected, and sometimes lethal, ways. Clinical […]

  Personal experience: Coming out – the psychotic psychiatrist – an account of the stigmatising experience of psychiatric illness Aashish Tagore Author information Article notes Copyright and License information Disclaimer This article has been corrected. See Psychiatr Bull (2014). 2014 October; 38(5): 252. I am proud to be a psychiatrist. Despite often feeling stigmatised by medical colleagues, I have always […]

 The COVID-19 disease outbreak was declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) on 30 January 2020 by the World Health Organization, and later on 11 March 2020 as a Pandemic. During such situations, mortality surveillance becomes a very important public health tool to assess the impact of the viral infections. Accurate documentation […]

At the beginning, we didn’t know what we were dealing with,” said Valentin Fuster, physician-in-chief at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City, the epicenter of the U.S. outbreak. “We were seeing patients dying in front of us. It was all of a sudden, you’re in a different ballgame, and you don’t know why.” Today, […]

 Table 1 Antibiotics for people 18 and older with suspected community-acquired pneumonia Empirical treatment Antibiotics and dosage (oral doses are for immediate-release medicines) Oral antibiotics for moderate or severe pneumonia Options include: Doxycycline: 200 mg on first day, then 100 mg once a day Co-amoxiclav: 500 mg/125 mg three times a day with Clarithromycin: […]

How to protect yourself from Coronavirus ? Tips for health care workers as an Infectious Diseases physician. “The most important defense that is going to protect you from the Coronavirus is still common sense with some soap, and not the N95 mask !” If you have a habit of touching the face with your unsanitized […]

कोविड 19 यानि कोरोना महामारी भारत में धीरे धीरे गति बड़ा रही हैं, एम्स के अनुसार मई व जून 2020 माह मे सबसे बड़ी संख्या में लोगो को संक्रमित होने की आशंका हैं अगर हम इन बारीक बातो पर ध्यान देंगे तभी सुरक्षित रह सकते है, देखे कितनी बारीक बाते हो सकती है corona से […]

Government of India Ministry of Health & Family Welfare Revised guidelines for Home Isolation of very mild/pre-symptomatic COVID-19 cases 1. Scope The guidelines are in addition to the guidelines on appropriate management of suspect/confirmed case of COVID-19 issued by MoHFW on 7th April, 2020. As per existing guidelines, during the containment phase the patients should […]

“You live in a routine from syringe to infusion and you hope you make it,” Peter Piot says about his time in a London hospital. HEIDI LARSON ‘Finally, a virus got me.’ Scientist who fought Ebola and HIV reflects on facing death from COVID-19 By Dirk DraulansMay. 8, 2020 , 5:00 PM Virologist Peter Piot, […]

PUBLIC NOTICE MCI-211(2)/2019 (Ethics)/201858 dated 25.03.2020 The Board of Governors, MCI has adopted the “Telemedicine Practice Guidelines”. T 2. It has been decided to provide statutory basis to the “Telemedicine Practice Guidelines”. Accordingly, the same has been included as an amendment to Telemedicine Practice Guidelines” was placed for the approval of the Ministry of Health […]

Medically reviewed by Debra Sullivan, PhD, MSN, RN, CNE, COI on July 6, 2018 — Written by Emily Rekstis; Rachel Nall, RN, BSN, CCRN We all do it. For some, it’s a necessary inconvenience. For others, it’s a pleasant and satisfying part of the digestive process. It has fascinated toddlers since time immemorial, and there’s […]

Corona virus infection depends upon (1)face to face contact with patient (decides viral load),so putting the mask will protect. (2)immunological response of the individual(that’s why many are asymptomatic). (3)lockdown avoids contact between patients.But one needs to keep 18 months of lock down to completely flatten the virus spread.This number has been extrapolated from Imperial college […]

The coronavirus that causes COVID-19 mainly spreads from person to person. When someone who is infected coughs or sneezes, they send droplets containing the virus into the air. A healthy person can then breathe in those droplets. You can also catch the virus if you touch a surface or object that has the virus on […]

Correspondence  Many countries (and members of their press media) have marvelled at Sweden’s relaxed strategy in the face of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic: schools and most workplaces have remained open, and police o cers were not checking one’s errands in the street. Severe critics have described it as Sweden sacrificing its (elderly) […]

Personality Development की 21 tips पढने से पहले आइये पहले एक कहानी से personality का महत्व समझते है. आप एक मूवी देखने गए, आप लाइन में खड़े है, पीछे से एक व्यक्ति आया और लाइन तोड़ कर सबसे पहले खिड़की के नजदीक पहुच गया। इसी स्थिति तक़रीबन हर किसी के साथ होती है। और इसी […]

बाइपोलर पर्सनालिटी डिसऑर्डर हर कोई थकावट भरी जीवन शैली के ‘उतार-चढ़ाव’ का अनुभव कर सकता है, सिवाय इसके कि द्विध्रुवी प्रमुख भावात्मक विकार से पीड़ित लोगों के अलावा ये उतार-चढ़ाव अधिक चरम और लंबे समय तक होते हैं, जिससे न केवल उनके मनोदशा, बल्कि उनके विचारों, व्यवहार और जीवन में कार्य करने का कौशल प्रभावित […]

Is C-19 Crisis a WAR & Drs it’s WARRIORS? “No, this pandemic is not a war. Nations do not stand against nations, nor soldiers against soldiers. “ The everyday language used to describe the pandemic suggests that this is a WAR. It is portrayed as a battle against a cruel enemy that must be defeated […]

PPEs are vital in offering protection to healthcare workers battling Covid-19 but it’s no easy task wearing and working in them.    TARUN KRISHNA 7 May, 2020  Nurses at PGIMS Rohtak | By New Delhi: For healthcare workers on the frontlines in the battle against the raging Covid-19 pandemic, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is the […]

 PUBLISHED AS A SUPPLEMENT TO    A Review of Recent Literature Brian J. Miller, MD, PhD, MPH Dr Miller is Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Health Behavior, Augusta University, Augusta, GA, and the Schizophrenia & Psychosis Section Editor for Psychiatric Times. The author reports that he receives research funding from Augusta […]

7/5/2020 Inside Story, Sion Hospital-22 We have all been going through this pandemic, affecting the world in its brutal ways, and made us standstill. Disturbing for each one in different ways. Things are different in different parts of India. In Mumbai, it’s the side which you may not have seen and I wish you never […]

On this past International Holocaust Remembrance Day, I reread a bit of Bertrand Russell. In 1933, dismayed at the Nazification of Germany, the philosopher wrote “The Triumph of Stupidity,” attributing the rise of Adolf Hitler to the organized fervor of stupid and brutal people—two qualities, he noted, that “usually go together.” He went on to make one […]

Why are we so shocked? Isn’t this a mirror of our Society where Misogyny is normalised? Do you really think that just blaming those boys and feeling disgusted by their mindset is going to change anything? Does this incident make you question your own mindset, and that of your friends, brothers, boyfriends, husbands, sons, and […]

With fewer than two psychiatrists for every 100,000 people, experts are seeking innovative solutions to address the emergency Global development is supported by About this content Kiran Dhillon in West Bengal Fri 20 Dec 2019 06.00 GMT Last modified on Tue 14 Jan 2020 13.54 GMT Shares 106 [if IE 9]><video style=”display: none;”><![endif] [if IE 9]></video><![endif] O […]

 CLASSIFICATION OF THE CUTANEOUS MANIFESTATIONS OF COVID-19: A RAPID PROSPECTIVE NATIONWIDE CONSENSUS STUDY IN SPAIN WITH 375 CASES. Supplementary material: Photographic atlas . C. Galván Casas* , A. Català* , G. Carretero Hernández , P. Rodríguez-Jiménez, D. Fernández Nieto , A. Rodríguez-Villa Lario , I. Navarro Fernández , R. Ruiz-Villaverde , D. Falkenhain, M. […]

  As the world battles a global pandemic, healthcare and frontline workers have been pushed to the forefront to deal with more than just the disease– and often without proper protection. The new novel coronavirus doesn’t have a vaccine so far, and PPE and N95 masks are in short supply as nobody (not even the […]

It is a mystery that has left doctors questioning the basic tenets of biology: Covid-19 patients who are talking and apparently not in distress, but who have oxygen levels low enough to typically cause unconsciousness or even death. The phenomenon, known by some as “happy hypoxia” (some prefer the term “silent”) is raising questions about […]

Dear Friends, Corona Virus is here to stay for quite some time, and so we have to change our ways of Medical Practice, to keep ourselves , our families and our staff safe. Here are some important tips for safe practice , though every one can add or modify to some extent, depending upon his […]

 A strategy document from the Royal College of Anaesthetists, Association of Anaesthetists, Intensive Care Society and Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine Background As a logical and necessary part of the country’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, elective surgery was suspended throughout the NHS to liberate staff and capacity for patients requiring hospital admission for […]

May 1st 2020 Dear madam, This is in response to your notice dated May 1st 2020, vide letter no. 52/DGHS/PH-IV/COVID- 19/2020/prsecyhfw/6363-6412. In response to the Notice served by Health and Family Welfare Department, New Delhi I wish to submit this letter as my response. You will be quite surprised to know that the answer to […]

The new england journal of medicine Correspondence Covid-19 Cases To rapidly communicate information on the global clinical effort against Covid-19, the Journal has initiated a series of case reports that offer important teaching points or novel findings. The case reports should be viewed as observations rather than as recommendations for evaluation or treatment. In the […]

Found this gem of a piece written by some anonymous soul in another group… WE ARE NOT IN THE SAME BOAT … I heard that we are in the same boat. But it’s not like that. We are in the same storm, but not in the same boat. Your ship can be shipwrecked and mine […]

Scarce N95 Masks Can Be Safely Disinfected With Steam By Linda Carroll April 24, 2020  ADD TO EMAIL ALERTS (Reuters Health) – As the number of COVID-19 cases explodes around the world and PPEs become increasingly scarce, the need to disinfect and reuse disposable N95 masks becomes an important option, according to Texas researchers […]

Famotidine & Covid-19   The coronavirus pandemic is believed to have originated in China’s Wuhan, and it’s in this town that a possible link between famotidine and Covid-19 survival was first noticed. Doctors who worked with coronavirus patients in Wuhan reportedly discovered that although one in five Covid-19 patients aged above 80 had died, many among […]

 LOCKDOWN GUIDELINES THE THREE ZONES RED ORANGE GREEN    SOURCE: MHA.GOV.IN           LOCKDOWN GUIDELINES RED ZONE Areas where the incidence of Covid-19 positive cases are highest THE RULES ARE THE STRICTEST IN THE RED ZONE DISTRICTS, AND PROGRESSIVELY GET EASIER IN THE ORANGE […]

1. The conundrum in these matters is to quash or not to quash the notification issued by the Central Government bearing No. S.O.2941(E) dated 18.11.2009, amending Notification No. S.O.1055(E) dated 19.10.2001 and thereby inserting Note 4 (four) Signature Not Verified Digitally signed by CHETAN KUMAR in the table at the end of Note 3 (three). […]

————————————————– The Israeli coronavirus drug reportedly with a 100% success rate even among severely ill patients is being tested in the United States for the first time. Pluristem Therapeutics Inc., a biotech company based in Haifa/Israel, reported that seven patients who were at a high risk of death due to respiratory failure, multi-system organ failure, […]

*कल की मीटिंग के बाद पढ़ा तो बहुत होगा लेकिन क्या करना है और कैसे करना है। उसके बारे में जानने के लिए कृपया यह पोस्ट पूरा पढ़े* 1.अस्पताल के ओ पी डी के पास बाहर की ओर एक स्क्रीनिंग कारनर बनाना है, जहां पर निम्नलिखित चीजें होनी चाहिए- एक रजिस्टर सैनिटाइजर गलबज़ N95 मास्क […]

Usa has topped confirmed cases of COVID-19, Donald Trump stood at the lectern of the White House press-briefing room and was asked what he’d say about the pandemic to a child. Amid a meandering answer, Trump remarked, “You can call it a germ, you can call it a flu, you can call it a virus. […]

The International Health Regulations (2005) are a legally binding instrument of international law that aims to a) assist countries to work together to save lives and livelihoods endangered by the international spread of diseases and other health risks and b) avoid unnecessary interference with international trade and travel. The purpose and scope of IHR 2005 […]