Pandemic Roundup: Past, Present and Prospects
The COVID-19 pandemic is now more than two years old. It has changed the world in a previously unimaginable manner,...
To Test or Not to Test: COVID-19, India, and the Controversy about Testing (In)adequacy
Jim O’Neill, a British economist, made a controversial and callous remark about India’s potential to handle a pandemic, “Thank God...
Bitter Taste in Mouth? A Simple Guide to Dysgeusia
Have you ever noticed a bitter taste in your mouth when you’re sick? This is a common experience, known as dysgeusia, that occurs in various illnesses.
Why does our hair turn grey?
Some scientists poke needles at our bubbles of happiness. Yes, at least they did for me. I was touting my...
Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR): Mechanisms, Interpretation, and Clinical Utility
1. Introduction The Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR) is one of oldest laboratory tests in the field of medicine. Though it...
