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Out of the six Covid medicines that the Centre asked Karnataka to stock in varying quantities, the state is falling short of two: Dexamethasone and Posaconazole injections. Against the Government of India’s mandate of 11 lakh, the state has about 50,000 Dexamethasone steroid injections, while it has just 1,200 Posaconazole jabs against the recommended stockpiling of 10,000.
Covid patients who are sent for HRCT (High-resolution CT) scans are fortuitously learning about their early-stage lung cancers and tumours, enabling them to get timely treatment.
Spot the difference Spot the difference Experts take us through the similarities and differences between Spanish flu of 1918 and covid-19 of today With covid-19 raging in the country, often references are made to the Spanish flu. Experts say that not only are there a few striking similarities between the pandemics, there are a lot of lessons to learn from the Spanish flu. The causative virus for Spanish flu was H1N1 Influenza A while it is SARS CoV 2 for covid-19, said Dr. Pradeep Rangappa (Senior Consultant - Critical Care, Columbia Asia Referral Hospital Yeshwanthpur). “The Spanish flu h...