AvatarScrollFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoAlzheimer’s disease: Gut microbes could act as early warning system, say researchersscroll.in - Catherine Purse, The ConversationDistinct differences were observed in the gut microbiome profiles of older people with and without signs of preclinical Alzheimer’s. What if the …
AvatarScrollFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoMany say Covid-19 will transition ‘from epidemic to endemic’. But what does this mean?scroll.in - Murad BanajiIn an endemic future, we will need to learn what levels of disease and death to expect. During the pandemic, many scientific debates have become …
AvatarScrollFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoOn World Mental Health Day, it’s time to recognise that TB affects more than just the patient’s bodyscroll.in - Ashna AsheshThe national programme needs to integrate mental health services in TB care at the primary healthcare level. In 2020, the World Health Organisation …
AvatarScrollFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoInvestigation: India delayed crucial syringe orders – now the world will pay a pricescroll.in - Tabassum BarnagarwalaLetters show manufacturers repeatedly asked the government for clarity on India’s requirements for Covid-19 vaccinations. But the government did not …
AvatarScrollFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo‘Emotionally, physically and financially distressing’: What women are not told before IVF treatmentscroll.in - Priyanka VoraWomen who have undergone IVF treatment say that many of their doctors did not tell them about all the health risks involved and the rare possibility …
AvatarScrollFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoExplainer: How ‘disease detectives’ are battling the coronavirus pandemicscroll.in - Smitha NairEven epidemiologists are learning as the pandemic progresses. Test, trace and isolate – classic infection control measures – have been widely endorsed …
AvatarScrollFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoSlow and opaque decisions during Covid-19 crisis put the spotlight on India’s drug regulatorscroll.in - Arunabh SaikiaCritics say the organisation has consistently lacked transparency. On April 3, the Bengaluru-based biotech startup Bione Ventures Private Limited …
AvatarScrollFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoMany states have reported fewer TB deaths during the lockdown. Here’s why this is bad newsscroll.in - Arunabh SaikiaIt suggests the system for tracking tuberculosis patients has collapsed. India went into a lockdown starting March 24 midnight to contain the outbreak …
AvatarScrollFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoSeveral states are going door-to-door to identify Covid-19 patients. Is it a good idea?scroll.in - Arunabh SaikiaExperts say it is a good approach in principle, but results would depend upon the way it is implemented. On May 12, as Maharashtra chief minister …
AvatarScrollFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoBeyond doctors: Neglected frontline workers need coronavirus safety gearscroll.in - Vijayta LalwaniIn Maharashtra, the worst-affected state, nurses, sanitation workers and community health workers say they do not have adequate protection from virus …
AvatarScrollFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoExplainer: How and why you should make your own face mask to protect against Coronavirus spreadscroll.in - Scroll StaffAfter first saying masks should only be for the sick, authorities are now recommending that everyone use face-covers in public. When the coronavirus …
AvatarScrollFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoTest, test, test: Eight steps India must take to tackle the coronavirus epidemicscroll.in - Jan Swasthya AbhiyanThe full text of an advisory letter sent by the Jan Swasthya Abhiyan and All India People’s Science Network to India’s health ministry. The lockdown …