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Mucormycosis aka Black Fungus- What You Must Know About It

By Senior Consultant Physician Dr K Raghavan Mucormycosis is an acute opportunistic infection by fungi belonging to the phylum- Glomeromycota. These saprophyte fungi are present ubiquitously in the soil and environment. These apparently innocuous microorganisms take on an invasive aggressive role and get transformed into deadly pathogens in a p3erson where the immune system (defence […]

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Covid-19 2nd Wave: How It Affects Kids & What Parents Must Remember

By Dr.Priya Biswakumar, Consultant Pediatrician, Indira Child Care and Apollo Children’s Hospitals, Chennai The very mention of the words “Corona/COVID” are enough to send most people, especially parents and children into a tizzy. It is so astonishing in this day and age when we think we have conquered the moon and landed in mars, that such a tiny […]