Column • COVID-19

Making work from home work for your mental health

July 2, 2022

As the COVID-19 pandemic forces companies to consider remote working as their new reality, a lot of employees are experiencing difficulty or ‘adjustment...

First Check

Internet searches on fake news, misinformation and disinformation peak during COVID-19

July 2, 2022

Google Search Trends indicate greater public interest in understanding and reporting misinformation amidst COVID-19 “infodemic” “We’re not just fighting a...

Column • COVID-19

COVID CHRONICLES: It made me ask myself ‘who am I?’

July 2, 2022

We had read and watched so much about COVID-19 that when it hit us, we were not sure if we were really experiencing the symptoms or just hallucinating. By a...

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The Cold War over Covid-19 vaccines

July 2, 2022

There are more than 160 drug candidates in 12 countries, with 26 entering clinical trials. A host of powerful countries, including the United States, China...

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‘COVID-19 forced me to stop and reassess my priorities’

July 1, 2022

Since I was asymptomatic, I was asked to quarantine at home for two weeks. I locked myself in the bedroom, while my wife – we had got married just three months...

Videos

Lighter Side of a Doctor’s Life | Do doctors believe in God? #NationalDoctorsDay

July 1, 2022

This National Doctor’s Day, HealthLEADS asked Dr. Yash Gulati, Senior Consultant, Orthopedics, Joint Replacement & Spine, at the Indraprastha Apollo...

Column • COVID-19

Science in the age of COVID-19

July 1, 2022

Almost a year into the pandemic, there are still major gaps in people’s understanding of the novel coronavirus. Are we to live in a constant state of fear and...

Column • COVID-19

‘The stigma is heartbreaking’

July 1, 2022

Every time I coughed, I checked my oximeter – which unwaveringly showed 98 or 99. My fever had come down substantially to under 100°F by the third day. But I...

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‘I was anxious to have to travel

July 1, 2022

I still don’t know from where I caught the virus – it might have been the exam centre or, perhaps, the hotel we were staying in. By a disconcerted...

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The tension between science of disease and people’s science

July 1, 2022

COVID-19 may have made science accessible to the public, perhaps, as never before. However, people may not have learned to interpret its logic and language or...