When consultant breast surgeon Professor Kefah Mokbel is planning to operate on a patient who vapes, he always asks them to quit a few weeks before the surgery. ‘People who vape also have higher complication rates with problems such as pneumonia and thrombosis, leading to dangerous blood clots – so if someone vapes regularly we tell them to quit to …
With the third phase of Covid vaccination beginning from April 1 in India, myths and misinformation regarding the vaccine continue to stand in the way. Dr Rajeev Jayadevan: Immunity after a vaccine fully develops two weeks after the second dose. Dr Rajeev Jayadevan: Even after full vaccination is taken, mild infections could occur and that is why people are advised …
CNN — A roller coaster of research has stoked concerns that a coronavirus variant first linked to South Africa could be resistant to vaccines and raise the bar for herd immunity. On Sunday, health officials in South Africa announced a temporary hold on the rollout of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine after a study suggested it offered “minimal protection” against mild-to-moderate Covid-19 …
Drinking coffee regularly may help prevent diabetes, according to new evidence found by Japanese scientists. Coffee also caused a cascade of other beneficial changes in the fatty liver and inflammatory adipocytokines related to a reduced diabetes risk. Fumihiko Horio, Department of Applied Molecular Bioscience, Nagoya University and colleagues note that past studies have suggested that regular coffee drinking may reduce …
