Ninety-six isolates from 46 US mpox patients were resistant to the antiviral drug tecovirimat (Tpoxx), although most were from patients with severely weakened immune systems who took multiple courses of the drug, according to a study published…
For many women, post-pregnancy weight gain is a common concern, but shedding those extra pounds can be achieved through a combination of exercise and a balanced diet. Gaining weight during pregnancy and after childbirth is…
Kavi Raz WHO was this Kartar Singh Sarabha who bears so heavy on my conscience, tugs at my heart and makes me shed tears of joy and honour? He was so young, had such lofty…
During the country’s second COVID wave, 95,000 to 167,000 hospital patients in England were infected with SARS-CoV-2 in the hospital, partly due to a lack of single rooms, suggests a study published yesterday in Nature. University of Oxford…
The results of a randomized trial conducted in Australia indicate that for joint replacement surgery, more antibiotics aren't better—and may be even worse. The trial, which involved more than 4,000 patients undergoing knee, hip, and…
A new study from Israel ties COVID-19 infection to an increased risk of a diagnosis of Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) within 6 weeks, while mRNA vaccination was linked to a decreased risk of the rare but serious autoimmune…
Research in the Journal of Internal Medicine indicates that SARS-CoV-2 infections may worsen lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in men, based on 18,000 men treated for LUTS in Hong Kong in 2021 and 2022. This study, the…
Yesterday in Chest, a review of intensive care units (ICUs) across 10 Brazilian states shows that those with lower mortality rates pre-pandemic saw lower COVID-19 death rates. Moreover, efficiently managed ICUs also saw lower mortality from…
In a study published yesterday in Cell, University of Pennsylvania researchers suggest that a reduction in the neurotransmitter serotonin caused by SARS-CoV-2 persistence in the gut leads to the neurocognitive symptoms of long COVID. The authors, who conducted…
[caption id="attachment_5605" align="alignright" width="176"] IP Singh[/caption] -IP Singh Migration from Punjab to other countries has been a long-standing trend, with various factors influencing the movement. Initially centered around the Doaba region due to smaller landholdings,…
