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5 Important points about COVID Vaccine Boosters

Updated May 2022 Are COVID vaccine boosters required? There is still no conclusive evidence regarding the actual clinical benefit of boosters of the currently existing COVID vaccines. As of now evidence from the clinical trials and real-world evidence of different COVID vaccines confirms that these vaccines produce neutralizing antibodies that are protective against SARS-CoV-2 antigens, and

Important Points to Know about the Omicron COVID variant

Updated June 2022 WHAT IS THE OMICRON VARIANT AND WHY IS IT ONE OF THE VARIANTS OF CONCERN (VOC)? Omicron (scientific name B.1.1.529) is the new COVID variant, first detected and reported in Botswana and South Africa in November 2021, when a sudden exponential (5-fold) rise in daily cases was seen over a short period

Anxiety Disorder: First-Hand Insights, Experience, and Awareness

Anxiety disorder is not scary This post is a first-hand account of the experience of suffering from anxiety disorder. It has been shared to help be self-aware and spread awareness of how anxiety can feel like, how it is often not diagnosed, and that there is help and therapy available to live a fulfilled life.

10 Important Causes of Light Skin Patches (Hypopigmentation)

Hypopigmentation is a patch of skin that is significantly lighter than the surrounding skin. Hypopigmentation occurs due to a reduction in synthesis of the skin pigment ‘melanin’. Leukoderma, (also called achromoderma) refers to localized areas of white (leuko) depigmented skin due to total loss of melanin. In common parlance, it usually refers to vitiligo. A lack of

Stroke and Cerebrovascular Disease – 5 Important Points

A stroke (also called cerebrovascular accident -CVA) occurs when blood supply is interrupted to a part of the brain, depriving those brain cells of oxygen and nutrients. It is a medical emergency as brain cells start to die within a few minutes of oxygen deprivation. TYPES OF STROKE Ischemic Stroke A stroke can occur due