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AIIMS director Dr Randeep Guleria NEW DELHI: Cautioning that CT scans and biomarker tests were not needed in mild Covid cases, AIIMS director Dr Randeep Guleria said one CT was equivalent to 300-400 chest Xrays and could pose potential risk of cancer if the scans were overused. “There is a lot of misuse of CT scans and biomarkers and this can do damage. A lot of people are doing CTs the moment they test positive. There is no point for mild cases. There will be some patches even in some asymp...

Mild COVID-19 patients dont need CT scan as it does more harm than good, says Centre CT scans expose a person to radiation equivalent to 300-400 X-rays and raises the risk of cancer later in life, especially in younger people, said the AIIMS director at a Health Ministry briefing Share Via Email   |  A+A A- By Express News Service NEW DELHI: AIIMS, Delhi, director Randeep Guleria on Monday warned mild COVID-19 patients against rushing for a chest CT scan, saying that it does more harm t...

The AIIMS chief on Monday warned against rushing for CT scan in cases of mild COVID-19, saying it has side effects and can end up doing more harm than good. Stressing that there is no need for doing CT scans in mild COVID cases, AIIMS Director Dr Randeep Guleria at a press conference said that many people are opting for the test the moment they find out they are positive for COVID-19 and added that misuse of CT scans and biomarkers may cause damage. "One CT scan is equivalent to 300 to 400 c...

URL copied Image Source : FILE PHOTO CT-Scan and biomarkers are being misused. There is no advantage in doing CT-Scan if you have mild symptoms. One CT-Scan is equivalent to 300 chest x-rays, its very harmful, says AIIMS Director Dr Randeep Guleria. AIIMS Director Dr Randeep Guleria on Monday in a presser advised people not to rush for CT-Scan if they are having mild symptoms of Covid19, since there are side-effects to it and risk of cancer. In view of the pan...

NEW DELHI: The AIIMS chief on Monday warned against rushing for CT scan in cases of mild Covid-19, saying it has side effects and can end up doing more harm than good. Stressing that there is no need for doing CT scans in mild Covid cases, AIIMS Director Dr Randeep Guleria at a press conference said that many people are opting for the test the moment they find out they are positive for Covid-19 and added that misuse of CT scans and biomarkers may cause damage. "One CT scan is equivalent to 30...

The U.S. Preventative Services Task Force recently changed their recommendations for lung cancer screening, which could help save more lives. “Their update lowered the age limit from 55 to 50 and lowered the amount of smoking to 30 pack years down to 20 pack years. So their current recommendations would be ages 50 to 80, 20 pack year smoking history and you’ve smoked within the last 15 years,” said Peter Mazzone, MD, Cleveland Clinic. Dr. Mazzone said by lowering the age limit, t...

Among this group of 143 individuals, five showed signs of interior bone damage caused by cancer. This means 3.5 percent of the men and women in the sample population were suffering from serious forms of cancer at the times of their deaths, with the cancer presumably contributing heavily to those casualties. All of the individuals who’d had cancer had been middle aged or older when they met their demise. Past studies have only looked for exterior lesions on recovered bones. This explains why ...

Updated: May 01, 2021 14:38 IST State Health Minister announced the decision following complaints of patients being overcharged for CT scans by private hospitals. Share Article AAA Health Minister K. Sudhakar speaking to reporters outside Aiwan-e-Shahi Guest House in Kalaburagi on May 1, 2021.   | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement State Health Minister announced the decision following complaints of patients being overcharged for CT scans by private hospitals. Following a few complaints aga...

AMARAVATI: The Andhra Pradesh government has issued directives to hospitals and labs to cap the rates of CT/HRCT scan (computerised tomography/high-resolution computed tomography) at a maximum of Rs 3,000, including consumables like PPE, mask etc. on Sunday. The state medical and health department has warned that stringent action will be taken if patients were overcharged. The

demand of essential treatment supplies like oxygen , medicines, ventilator and beds. And interestingly, the Remdesivir drug has also become a sought after item this time , in spite of the World Health Organisation recommending against its use time and again. The World Health Organization (WHO) has clearly said that there is still no evidence to indicate that Remdesivir is beneficial in treating hospitalised coronavirus patients. Earlier in April, WHO’s chief scientist Dr. Soumya Swaminathan ...