Anuradha Mascarenhas
Anuradha Mascarenhas is a senior editor with The Indian Express, Pune. She writes on health, environment, science and related issues.
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Pune Inc: City-based startup Jeevtronics is enabling access to high-quality affordable defibrillators
This medical device helps to restore the normal heart rhythm by applying a high voltage shock across a cardiac arrest patient’s heart and essentially helps deal with sudden cardiac arrest and situations of arrhythmias.
Wed, Jun 22, 2022
BA.2.38 has become prevailing sub-variant of Omicron strain in Mumbai, Pune: Officials
It is unlikely that everyone is getting tested and hence the majority may not even be seeking treatment, several doctors said.
Mon, Jun 20, 2022
‘Sickle cell disease needs to be notified’
In remote areas, the lack of proper medical infrastructure and knowledge of the healthcare workforce make timely detection, screening and treatment a challenge, says Gautam Dongre, Secretary, National Alliance of Sickle Cell Organisations (NASCO)
Tue, Jun 21, 2022
Maharashtra: IMA writes to health minister over ‘impractical’ amendments to nursing home registration rules
IMA members pointed out that while issues of fire safety, bio-medical waste disposal, structural audit and other procedures are relevant, they are being unfortunately linked with the registration process of a nursing home.
Mon, Jun 20, 2022
Covaxin booster dose shields against Delta, Omicron variants: ICMR-NIV study
The ICMR-NIV study has been published as a pre-print in bioRxiv and posted on June 14 as “Protective efficacy of Covaxin against Delta and Omicron variants in the hamster model”
Wed, Jun 15, 2022
Maharashtra ramps up genome sequencing & vaccination: Centre urges Maharashtra, TN to strengthen sewage sampling
According to the latest report of National Institute of Virology, Pune, 2 more patients of BA.5 variant have been found in Thane city.
Wed, Jun 15, 2022
New FDA drug to regrow hair should be taken with caution
New FDA-approved alopecia drug has side effects and hence we have to conduct liver and kidney function tests apart from ruling out latent tuberculosis. A thorough screening is vital, says Dr Sunil Tolat, consulting dermatologist at Pune’s B J Government Medical College
Tue, Jun 14, 2022
Ashadhi Wari: Maharashtra Emergency Medical Services to deploy ambulances for pilgrimage
The three-week-long walk from Dehu to Pandharpur which covers nearly 450 km will commence on June 20.
Wed, Jun 15, 2022
‘India’s first mRNA Covid vaccine is a gamechanger, can be stored in medical refrigerator’
Phase 3 trial interim data submitted to CDSCO, Dr N K Arora, who heads the COVID-19 working group, NTAGI, tells Anuradha Mascarenhas.
Mon, Jun 13, 2022
Pune commended for performing well in FSSAI’s ‘Eat Right Initiative’
The FSSAI initiative “Eat Right Campus” also aims at promoting safe, healthy, and sustainable food on campuses such as schools, universities, colleges, workplaces and hospitals across the country.
Mon, Jun 13, 2022
Why bariatric surgery is an answer to uncontrolled diabetes
Obesity has become a serious health problem in the country, necessitating a surgical intervention to avert life-risks. However bariatric surgeries to treat this condition have not risen proportionately because of low awareness, Dr Praveen Raj, president of the Obesity Surgery Society of India
Fri, Jun 10, 2022
Can’t rule out possibility of more mini Covid waves, says WHO chief scientist
WHO chief scientist Dr Soumya Swaminathan felt that due to home-based self testing, numbers could also be underestimated.
Fri, Jun 10, 2022
Explained: Testosterone deficiency and the safety of replacement therapy
Testosterone replacement therapy is the standard treatment for hypogonadism, which can cause sexual dysfunction, weakening of bones and muscles, and reduced quality of life.
Fri, Jun 10, 2022
‘Cancer vanishing drug trial exciting but far from a breakthrough’
If nothing else, this study would surely encourage a broader study across multiple solid cancers with similar MMR-deficiency, says Dr Amit Dutt, scientist at Tata Memorial Centre-Advanced Centre for Treatment.
Wed, Jun 08, 2022
New study recommends next-generation sequencing for extending lung cancer treatment to more patients
The higher sensitivity of the NGS platform could detect 25 per cent more patients who may be false negative based on the routine methodology.
Wed, Jun 08, 2022
Pune woman to attempt non-stop cycling from Leh to Manali in 60 hours
Last year, Preeti Maske completed the Golden Quadrilateral route -- Pune-Bengaluru-Chennai-Kolkata-Delhi-Rajasthan–Mumbai-Pune -- in 24 days and six hours.
Tue, Jun 07, 2022
Mumbai, Thane & Pune account for maximum new Covid infections, 50 pc rise in city last week
While 68 per cent of the new Covid-19 cases in the last week are from Mumbai alone, at least 17 per cent are from Thane and 7.42 per cent from Pune. Overall, the number of active Covid cases in the state has risen from 3,142 during May 23-29 to 7,253 during May 30-June 5.
Tue, Jun 07, 2022
Dengue, other vector-borne diseases on the rise in state for past 3 years
This year, from January till March 31, there were 786 cases of dengue viral fever.
Tue, Jun 07, 2022
Maharashtra steps up surveillance measures to curb cases of vector-borne diseases
State surveillance officer Dr Pradeep Awate said guidelines have been issued to each district to prepare action plans to check vector-borne diseases.
Mon, Jun 06, 2022
Alexander Zverev’s injury at the French Open spotlighted the all too common scourge of ankle injuries
Acute ankle sprain is the most common lower limb injury in athletes, accounting for 16-40 per cent of all sports-related injuries, according to a report in the World Journal of Orthopaedics (December 2020).
Mon, Jun 06, 2022
Watch your child for addiction; it can cause cancer
A ten-year-old boy from Nashik contracted cancer by chewing leftover tobacco from his father’s gutka packet. He succumbed to the disease, showing how parents need to monitor their young, surgical oncologist Dr Raj Nagarkar tells Anuradha Mascarenhas
Mon, Jun 06, 2022
Pune: Adequately prepared if Covid-19 cases rise, says PMC health chief
Dr Ashish Bharati said that there are at least 800-900 beds across Pune Municipal Corporation-run hospitals.
Mon, Jun 06, 2022
Pune institute aims to create a buzz on domestication of stingless bees
As part of this initiative, the CBRTI, Pune conducted a two-day training programme on May 30 and 31 that was attended by 32 participants, comprising farmers, students and others.
Sun, Jun 05, 2022
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya bats for vaccinating kids, senior citizens at the earliest
Mission mode vaccination efforts have aided in Covid management and as on June 3, a total of 193.83 crore covid vaccine doses have been administered in the country, the union health minister said during a virtual media interaction.
Fri, Jun 03, 2022
Chronic migraine needs early diagnosis, timely attention and lifestyle management, neurologists say
Dr Rishi Jain, Medical Director, AbbVie, said that chronic migraine is an under-recognized and an under-treated condition.
Fri, Jun 03, 2022