As of today, there are 29435 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in India with 6869 recovered cases and 934 deaths. COVID-19 tends to become severe in patients who are old or have some pre-existing medical conditions. They are at higher risk of ...
UPDATE: Convalescent plasma therapy is no longer recommended as a treatment method for COVID-19, according to new guidelines by the National Task Force of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and experts from the Health Ministry. This is because no ...
Polycythemia or polycythemia vera is a rare blood disorder (blood cancer) in which the red blood cells increase in the body causing the blood to thicken and flow slowly. Excess blood in the body results in blood clots in multiple body ...
Breast cancer is the most common type of non-skin cancer. It is said to be one among the most common types of cancers that have affected humans, especially in the past decade. In India alone, more than 1 million cases of ...
The vampire syndrome is a rare genetic disorder of the blood which usually affects the skin and the nervous system. In medical terms, it is known as porphyria . The condition is termed as 'vampire' because of its symptoms which is ...
With the monsoon season still in its last stage, monsoon diseases are still large in the country. In weather-terms, the month October is called as the in-between-month because the monsoon is over but it can rain at times. It can be ...
Leukaemia is referred to as a cancer of the blood and bone marrow characterized by the body's inability to form healthy blood cells. The condition starts in the bone marrow where the production of new blood cells takes place . ...
Several medical cases make us wonder how they could even happen. This is one such rare case that actually happens one in 10 million individuals. This is the case of a 21-year-old woman whose identity is not revealed. It is said ...
Blood donation or blood transplantation is not just carried out on whimsy but involves certain steps and methods which will help the doctor understand the compatibility between the donor and the donee. Blood typing and crossmatching help the doctor in learning ...
When there is too much phosphate in the blood, the condition is known as hyperphosphatemia . The most common cause of this illness is kidney disease. However, there are other conditions as well that might lead to the phosphate levels ...
When there are elevated levels of methemoglobin in the blood, the condition is known as methemoglobinemia . This blood disorder can be acquired or congenital. Hemoglobin is the protein in red blood cells that carry and distribute oxygen to the ...
Pulses, also termed as grain legumes, are the edible seeds of plants in the legume family. They grow in pods and are of different sizes, shapes and colours and are high in protein, fibre, and various vitamins, and provide the required ...