Simantini Dey is Principal Correspondent at News18.com. She writes on books, culture, gender, climate change and entertainment.
There has been a substantial rise in cases of obesity among teenagers during this period, and the leading cause for this is lifestyle disruptions.
Countries like India and Nigeria have won a hard-fought battle against the wild poliovirus, and as we struggle to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, it is not only important to hold on to the success that we have achieved in terms of polio eradication, but also to incorporate lessons learned from the polio immunization program in the past decades to our COVID vaccination drive.
New viral strains can also develop via recombination, when viruses acquire genes from other viruses or even from their hosts.
Independence Day 2021: A world-renowned Indian violinist, composer, and conductor, L Subramaniam, helped us trace the evolution of music listening and shared memories of the simple life of his boyhood years in Chennai.
In this week’s column, Dr Rakesh Lodha, Professor, and In-charge of Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Department of Pediatrics, AIIMS, will talk about how COVID impacts premature babies, and how the vaccine taken by pregnant mothers affect unborn children.
A year and a half of dealing with this crisis has led to extreme burnout, depression, and anxiety, but the most lingering feelings that doctors struggle to cope with, are profound loss and grief.
The doctor said every physical change needs to be monitored closely while dealing with long Covid, and there is a need to stay in touch with a physician who will help you navigate this phase.
Dr Handa explained that some of the most common long Covid symptoms are sore throat and stuffy or runny nose. Some patients also complain about the loss of smell.
Long Covid symptoms in children include fatigue, poor appetite, chest pain, headaches, body aches, dizziness, sore throat and difficulty in concentrating.
In an interview with News18.com, Christopher Chapple, a Doshi Professor of Indic and Comparative Theology traces the trajectory of Yoga's popularization in the West.
Malaika Arora has made Yoga an aspirational practice for the masses. Paparazzi gather in swamps to click her photos as she enters the gym, and her yoga videos get thousands of views.
The most common neuropsychiatric conditions seen in long Covid are anxiety, depression, substance abuse, and insomnia.
In this week’s column, Prof (Dr) Nitin M Nagarkar, Director and CEO at AIIMS Raipur and Head of Department of ENT, Head and Neck surgery has replied to queries related to COVID-19 and ear, nasal as well as throat infections.
The doctor said that the most efficient way to manage extrapulmonary diseases was through regular follow-ups and adherence to medical instructions.
Some Covid-19 patients have shown raised liver enzymes, leading doctors to think that there is a possible direct implication of Covid-19 on the liver.
