Gender GapVaccinate Pregnant Women, New Mothers To Address Rising Covid19 Cases: ICMR India has not yet begun vaccination of pregnant women due to a lack of clinical trial data. By Rohitha Naraharisetty
A Lonely Road‘Long Covid’ Patients In India Are Struggling, But Their Plight Remains Unseen "With widespread understanding and acceptance, I wouldn’t feel too guilty for taking so long to recover." By Saumya Kalia
Needs to StopGauhati HC Directs Assam Govt To Take Action Against Harassment of Healthcare Workers The court responded to a petition that stated such incidents are a “gross human rights violation and attack on fundamental right." By Rohitha Naraharisetty
A Growing DeficiencyIron Supplements Not Enough To Address Anemia if Diet Remains Poor, Study Shows Anemia is more prevalent in children from rural areas due to poor quality of diet and socioeconomic factors, experts found. By Rohitha Naraharisetty
Rightful IndignationMadhya Pradesh Doctors’ Demand for Better Pay, Security Draws Support From Medical Community Thousands of junior doctors in Madhya Pradesh resigned last week after the high court called their protest "illegal." By Rohitha Naraharisetty
Clarity At LastRevised Covid19 Guidelines Drop Use of Drugs for Mild Cases, Focus On Evidence‑Based Protocol No medication, like hydroxychloroquine and ivermectin, should be administered in asymptomatic and mild infections, according to the latest advisory. By Saumya Kalia
Alarming FigureAt Least 9,000 Children Were Orphaned, Abandoned Due to Covid19: Child Rights Body Most children fall in the age group of 8-13 years, data shows. By Rohitha Naraharisetty
An Unequal BargainPrivate Hospitals Can’t Partner With Hotels to Offer Vaccination Packages: Govt Hotels are reportedly storing vaccine vials and providing rooms and meals as a package deal. By Saumya Kalia
Precaution and PreventionCan’t Predict India’s Third Covid19 Wave, but Can Prevent It: WHO "Lesson learned from this surge is at no cost can we let our guards down." By Saumya Kalia
Rude AwakeningGujarat HC Directs Govt to Look Into Low Testing, Rapid Covid19 Spread in Rural Areas The court also directed the government to address the rise in mucormycosis cases, a fungal infection putting Covid19 patients at risk. By Saumya Kalia
A Case For InclusionIndia’s Midwives Are Central to Women’s Healthcare. But the State, Societal Bias Trivialize Their Worth “It is time our top-down and condescending approach towards dais is changed.” By Arman Khan
Dos And Don'tsUsing Steroids for Mild Covid19 Cases Can Worsen Infection, Cause Complications: Experts Misuse of steroid medication is resulting in cases of viral pneumonia, black fungus, amid other side effects. By Saumya Kalia
Off LabelMedical Experts Say Plasma Therapy Is ‘Unnecessary’ for Covid19, Urge Govt To Review Guidelines The therapy "is only causing harassment of patients, the families, and even Covid19 survivors who are being pressured to donate plasma." By Saumya Kalia
Live To See Another Day‘Survivors’ Guilt’ Is Hitting Covid19 Survivors In India, Complicating Their Grieving “Maybe I didn’t really need to be hospitalized as much as someone else. I'm glad I did, but it just feels unfair and wrong." By Saumya Kalia
Distant DespairIndians Living Abroad Are Feeling Grief, Despair. Many Are Using The Internet to Help. “I just don’t know how to even begin processing this. All I can do is what I’m doing now.” By Paroma Soni
Epic FailIndia Has Run Successful Vaccination Drives Before. An Immunization Expert Tells Us What Went Wrong This Time “For any country, a successful vaccination drive is where people who need a vaccine, get the vaccine." By Saumya Kalia
Token Of AppreciationThe Govt Will Give Medals To Doctors, Nurses On Covid Duty. There Are Better Ways to Thank Them Medical personnel face delayed salaries, harassment on job, and a crushing mental health crisis. By Saumya Kalia
Out Of SpaceThe Second Wave: A Crematorium Worker Who Sees 25 Bodies in a Day Laments “We Are Very Tired Now” We compiled portraits of frontline healthcare workers’ experiences in India’s current pandemic crisis. In this installment: A 32-year-old crematorium worker in Bengaluru. By The Swaddle Team