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Vitamin B12 tests are commonly requested tests received by laboratories. Vitamin B12 remains the first line test and only reflects the status of vitamin B12 in the body. Testing vitamin B12 does not, however, discriminate the underlying causes of vitamin B12 deficiency. Although Total Vitamin B12 test is predominantly done …

I’m a bit puzzled myself as to why the mortality rate due to COVID-19 is significantly lower in our country compared to other parts of the world.” Dr. Bipin Nepal, transfusion medicine expert, has over 10 years of experience in clinical and research medicine and has been working at different …

COPD is a common preventable and treatable disease characterized by persistent respiratory symptoms and airflow limitation due to airway and/or alveolar abnormalities, usually caused by significant exposure to noxious particles or gases. It is the fourth most common cause of mortality globally, with significant effect on socio-economic status, and having …

The corona virus pandemic, which originated from Wuhan city of China and spread to Europe, USA, Africa, and Asia, has affected 108 million people globally, leading to more than 2.4 million deaths. COVID-19 spared no one, regardless of gender, ethnicity, religion, geography, and social status, and it appears to be …

Having a family background where allergies or allergic diseases are common increases your risk of developing an allergy to some foods. This includes allergy to wheat, which may manifest in symptoms like skin rash, nausea, stomach cramps, indigestion, vomiting, or diarrhea, sneezing, stuffy or runny nose, and asthma (rarely, anaphylaxis). …

  It is said that ‘the status of any state is reflected by its healthcare status’. At the very first glance, this sentence seems confusing and non-convincing. However, if we concentrate on the feeling encrypted in this statement for some more time, we gradually land on reality. We have been …

  In what is a major leap forward in the advancement of regenerative therapy, scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, California, have created a drug that can lure stem cells to damaged tissue and improve treatment efficacy. The ability to instruct a stem cell to go to a …

The worldwide outbreak of the severe and acute respiratory coronavirus disease (COVID-19) caused by the coronavirus strain SARS-CoV-2 is currently the focal point of discussion due to the suffering this syndrome is causing to humanity. However, the ophthalmological implications of this syndrome have not yet been well described. Both eyes …

China has been among the first in the world to effectively stop the spread of SARS-CoV-2 in the country, and because of this, the government has been able to take its time over the development of a vaccine. This is in contrast to Western and other nations, where the development …

In the United States, President Trump launched Operation Warp Speed in May 2020 to fast-track development, testing, regulatory approval, and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines. The U.S. has booked hundreds of millions of doses of vaccine candidates in advance, and at least the initial vaccinations will be available to all Americans …