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Study uses LED imaging to visualise aerosols generated during dental treatment
SENDAI, Japan: Since various infectious diseases travel through airborne aerosol particles and droplets, researchers have recently sought to understand how...
New molecule to block COVID-19 infection
With newer variants emerging and challenging our previously acquired immunity and creating worldwide uncertainty, there is an urgent need for antiviral ...
COVID-19: Study shows benefits of local exhaust ventilation in dental settings
NEWCASTLE, UK: One of the main ways in which SARS-CoV-2 is communicated is through airborne respiratory droplets—droplets that can be dispersed as a ...
Delta D - a sublineage of Delta variant dominating the world now
Delta D, a sub-lineage or clade that has evolved from Delta (B.1.617.2) variant of SARS-CoV-2, is now accounting for most cases worldwide.
Long-COVID: current status and role of vaccines
Although most individuals recover completely from COVID-19 within a few weeks, some continue to experience symptoms after their initial recovery — even ...
Understand ventilation to curb COVID-19 risk
Information on the transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 virus has constantly been evolving right from droplet spread to the virus being declared airborne. The ...
Acetic acid to prevent mucormycosis - Dr. Puneet Wadhwani (OMFS)
The Covid-19 pandemic has unleashed a flood of Mucormycosis cases in India. All specialists - the ENT/ ophthalmic/ maxillofacial surgeons, physicians, and ...
Mucor due to hyperglycemia from new strain?
As the medical fraternity gets busy identifying the risk factors and causative factors behind mucormycosis, a clinical observation of six months suggests it...
Indian SARS-CoV-2 variant B.1.617.2: Part 3
This is a series of updates by Dr. Rohan Bandi (MDS) Prosthodontist, Mumbai on the emerging lines of evidence on B.1.617.2, the Indian variant of ...
Now a T-cell-based clinical test for COVID-19
Our interest in the significance of T-cell immunity in fighting SARS-CoV-2 infection and in providing resistance to re-infection is only growing more. Now, ...
Indian SARS-CoV-2 variant B.1.617.2: Part 2
This is a series of updates by Dr. Rohan Bandi (MDS) Prosthodontist, Mumbai on the emerging lines of evidence on B.1.617.2, the Indian variant of ...
Indian SARS-CoV-2 variant B.1.617.2—Part 1
This is a series of updates by Dr. Rohan Bandi, a prosthodontist from Mumbai, on the emerging updates on B.1.617.2 the Indian variant of SARS-CoV-2.
Breakthrough COVID-19 infections among the vaccinated may not be a severe threat
As the COVID-19 vaccination drive continues to expand throughout the world, SARS-CoV-2 variant mutations and breakthrough infections have posed a new public...
WHO statement on airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2
The World Health Organization (WHO) updated its communication on the airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2 on 30 April 2021. This article summarizes their ...
The changing goalposts of vaccine effectiveness - Dr. Ameet Revankar
The measured efficacy/ effectiveness of the vaccine is only a guide for approval and not a benchmark for claiming superiority of one vaccine over another.
Johnson & Johnson vaccine use paused over blood clot concerns
Today, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have issued a statement recommending a ...
SaNOtize's Nitric Oxide Nasal Spray (NONS) can minimize COVID-19 transmission and symptom severity
With the rising cases of COVID-19 globally and the constantly evolving variants of the SARS-COV-2 virus, an end to this pandemic seems to be uncertain. ...
A single dose of vaccine is enough to give robust immune response in people with prior infection
We present five studies published till now, which show that a single dose of vaccine may be enough to elicit a robust immune response in people previously ...
Saliva testing for SARS-CoV-2 takes off
LEIPZIG, Germany: Researchers in India have found that scientific literature supports salivary diagnostics for SARS-CoV-2 infection as an alternative to ...
Two proteins can explain why East Asian countries suffered significantly less compared to EU & US
While several European and western countries are still struggling with Covid-19 cases, enforcing restrictions on social gatherings, life seems to have ...
Israeli hospital claims new drug 'cured' 29 of 30 moderate to severe Covid patients in days
A medicine that was being developed for cancer has shown potential in modulating the immune response to prevent the deadly cytokine storm. Researchers call ...
New insight into control of dental treatment spray emission during SARS-CoV-2 pandemic
LONDON, UK: One of the greatest challenges for the dental profession in returning to normal business is the inherent risk of SARS-CoV-2 transmission via ...
WHO rejects remdesivir for COVID-19
The World Health Organization (WHO) panel, in its latest statement, has recommended against the use of the remdesivir, an antiviral drug, in hospitalized ...
Nitric Oxide- the Nobel prize winning molecule, can play a critical role in the Covid-19 cure
The world is still grappling with the Covid19 pandemic and researchers are trying hard to find a cure via repurposed drugs. One such molecule, which has ...
COVID-19: Beyond a respiratory illness. A Multi-system Inflammatory Syndrome (MIS)- Amisha Parekh
COVID-19, although previously considered to be an exclusively respiratory illness, in the course of the disease has presented itself with a variety of ...
COVID-19: Beyond a respiratory illness. A multi-system inflammatory syndrome (MIS)- Amisha Parekh
COVID19 although previously considered to be an exclusively respiratory illness, in the course of the disease has presented itself with a variety of ...
Low genetic diversity of SARS-CoV-2 is its weakness. A single vaccine may cover all its variants
In this article, we analyze four recent articles published in Aug-Sept 2020 on the genetic diversity of SARS-CoV-2 and the potential therapeutic targets ...
CDC updates (Sept 18 & 21, 2020) on Covid-19 spread & SARS-CoV-2 testing: Relevant to dentists
Two updates (Sept 18 & 21, 2020) by the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) on Covid-19 guidelines, which are relevant to dental practice.
"Feluda"- CRISPR based high accuracy, low cost Covid-19 test gets DCGI approval for commercial use
CRISPR (Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats) test - FELUDA, received regulatory approvals on 19 September 2020 from the Drug ...
14 lines of evidence to support the critical role of Vitamin D in COVID 19 - Subhasree Ray
Do you know that there are 14 already established pieces of scientific evidence to show a direct association between VitaminD deficiency & COVID19 ...