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Covid 19 Third-wave and Cancer Patients: What’s the connection?

After the measureless loss to millions of people in the first two waves, now the mention of the forthcoming third wave is nothing more than a curse to human life. 

Covid has largely infected the older age group in the last year but in the second wave, the adults and children also got infected due to the mutant variant. Although problems can occur in any case, patients with the immune-compromised state are more likely to get infected as compared to others. 

Cancer is a known immunocompromised condition and it is a known risk factor. Furthermore, cancer has become one of the...

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Prone position improves Oxygenation in COVID-19 Patients

What is Proning?

A person is put in a prone position to avoid being put on a ventilator. Proning refers to a position in which an individual lies down flat on the belly and the chest. The most significant advantage of this therapy is that very little or no equipment is needed. It is an effective treatment method for ARDS (Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome).

The satisfying mechanism of Proning proves the efficacy of this therapy.

When an individual flips on his stomach, the blood eventually gets more oxygen as ox...

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