DR Sumit's Health Corner

17/06/2023

Once someone is started on anti-depressants, kindly take them at least for a 4 weeks' time when u start seeing a difference.

16/05/2021

08/05/2021

In just 42 days, more than 2.6 lakh people donated enough money to pay for the one-time gene therapy Zolgensma for Spinal Muscular Atrophy.

Paying Rs 16 crore for one injection may seem like an impossible task for most people but that is exactly what the parents of a five-month-old boy in Mumbai have managed to do.

27/04/2021

Covid-19 2nd wave: with 1.12% death rate, almost 99% recover from disease what the TV channels do not show is many more thousands of people leaving the hospitals happy and alive.

26/04/2021

HUGE Corona Breakthrough :

Bharat Biotech is awaiting regulatory approval for its Nasal vaccine which will be the first nasal drop in the world that will stop infection and transmission.

India’s daily coronavirus death toll passed a new record on Saturday as the government battled to get oxygen supplies to hospitals overwhelmed by the lakhs of fresh daily cases.

26/04/2021

"Spine always grows in the back that is against the wall"

To hell with America. Bharat Biotech has already sourced all its raw materials for COVAXIN locally, with Indian manufacturers rushing in to help.

26/04/2021

One encouraging news coming in from Mumbai, which shows us some glimmer of hope.

As per ATE Chandra Foundation's model, the Seroprevalence in Mumbai has reached 40%, and this means cases will only come down in the coming weeks.

Seroprevalence means the existence of Covid19 antibodies in the general population. As per this model, 40% of entire Mumbai now has the anti-bodies due to vaccination or new infections, and as seen in the UK, once Seroprevalence touches 60-65% in a population, sharp decline of new cases is witnessed.

Maybe this is the reason that the new cases in Mumbai has plateaued at a lower level, since last week.

As shared by Anand Mahindra, this peak of 60% can be witnessed by May 1st week, and that will be the peak. I told you same weeks back. After MAY 2, the cases will be on nose dive

If maximum population is vaccinated, and people wear masks and take precautions, then we can control this 2nd wave as early as July.

As observed in all the previous pandemics, 2nd wave is the hardest, and a 3rd wave if comes, is the weakest.

The next 6 weeks will determine the end of this pandemic. Stay strong, stay alert, and help others. We need to be on the winning side.

09/02/2021

https://zeenews.india.com/health/world-cancer-day-breast-cancer-overtakes-lung-as-most-common-cancer-says-who-2339361

"Lung cancer was the most common type for the last two decades, but is now in second place, ahead of colorectal cancer, which is the third most widespread," said Andre Ilbawi, a cancer specialist at the WHO. He noted that obesity in women was a common risk factor in breast cancer, and is also drivin...

14/12/2020

India may start COVID-19 vaccination in Jan, expect normal life by Oct: Adar Poonawalla

23/09/2020

Early on in the pandemic, it was thought that the virus was only spread via respiratory droplets. However, scientific research soon showed it also to be an airborne virus. Now, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated its guideline, acknowledging that the virus can hang....

21/07/2020

1. Pre-renal --> Dec. fluid input, Bleeding, hypovolemia.
2. Renal --> Any drugs can affect the renal function before, or during the admission, past medical history of renal disease.
3. Post-renal --> Obstruction, stone, urinary retention.