Richismita Hazra, Amity University Kolkata After Black and White Fungus, the first case of “Yellow Fungus” has been reported from Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh. A 45-year-old patient, resident of Sanjay Nagar in Harsh Hospital was found to have symptoms of Yellow Fungus. The patient also had symptoms of Black and White Fungus, according to an […]
Aakancha Shaw, St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata We are all well aware of the increasing number of deaths due to the COVID-19 pandemic. With over 3.42 million deaths recorded, the pandemic continues to impose risk on both the economic as well as healthcare sectors. COVID-19 or coronavirus is caused by SARS-CoV-2, which is an enveloped virus […]
Husna, Amity University Kolkata COVID-19 is a highly contagious viral infection that can mainly affect the respiratory system. It is caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus which has the ability to mutate. Due to frequent mutations, the COVID-19 strains are highly virulent and tend to infect more rapidly, leading to a rapidly evolving pandemic. The impact […]
Richismita Hazra, Amity University Kolkata Amidst the concerns over surging cases of an aggressive and invasive fungal infection – ‘Black Fungus’ recently several cases of ‘White Fungus’ have been reported in India. This infection has been confirmed in four patients in Bihar one of them being a famous doctor in Patna. This infection is said […]
Sampriti Roy, University of Calcutta As the second wave progresses, we are increasingly seeing new and “unpredictable” symptoms associated with the coronavirus. One among those conditions that have silently been causing serious damage is the condition called “Happy Hypoxia”. What is Happy Hypoxia? It is a condition associated with COVID-19 that “seems to defy basic […]
Aakancha Shaw, St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata On Wednesday, the ICMR issued an advisory for the use of a home testing kit for Covid-19. This home testing kit is the rapid antigen testing kit developed and validated by Mylab Discovery Solutions, named “Coviself Covid19 OTC Antigen LF device”. Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has also […]
Anuska Sen, Team BioXone Abbreviations used in the following article: 2-DG: 2-deoxy-D-glucose DRDO: Defence Research and Development Organization INMAS: Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences DCGI: Drugs Controller General of India The 2-DG anti-covid drug jointly developed by DRDO’s INMAS laboratory and Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories has finally been launched yesterday (Monday, 17th May, 2021). […]
Ayooshi Mitra, Amity University Kolkata The pandemic is storming through India at an alarming rate. Since early March, daily case numbers have skyrocketed. Only a few months ago, antibody data suggested that many people in cities like Delhi and Chennai had already been infected, leading some researchers to believe that the worst of the pandemic had […]
Camelia Bhattacharyya, Amity University Kolkata Amongst all the most awaited news, the updates on vaccination are the ones most wanted these days. People have finally become aware of the need for vaccination, and the number of anti-vaxxers has reduced. This has helped the medical community level up their reviews on saving lives, and information regarding […]
Sagnik Nag, Amity University Kolkata. From using wheels and carts to smartphones and airplanes, each year this day acknowledges the technological achievements that keep on changing our lives on a daily basis. We cannot imagine a single day without technology. From health care, agricultural to educational sector and entertainment, food services and security, we continue […]
