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MUMBAI: The initial fear that many post-Covid patients would later develop lung fibrosis is fast receding in the medical corridors. Even lungs of patients who suffered from severe Covid and pneumonia, are showing signs of healing within three-six months, according to a study by doctors from a Mumbai hospital.
“We found in the maximum number of patients, the lung function continues to get better,” said the study’s main author, pulmonologist Dr Sumeet Singhania from Kokilaben Ambani Hospital, Andheri. The initial findings of the study were recently published in ‘Lung India Journal’.
The team began the study mainly because of the mass neurosis among patients about Covid destroying their lungs. “But we found the majority of these patients, by the end of three months, showed very good improvement in the lungs, both structurally and functionally,” said Dr Singhania. Each patient’s lung function test and CT scan were performed.
Shivam Hospital, Charkop
MUMBAI: How was the plan to pass off saline water as Covid-19 vaccine hatched? More than a fortnight after the fake vaccine scam broke out, impacting over 4000 citizens across Mumbai Metropolitan Region, details have begun to trickle in. The brazen racket involved a hospital owner, a doctor, a former medical association member, an ex hospital employee and an event manager.
At the centre of the case has been Charkop’s Shivam Hospital, which was recently sealed by the BMC. Between March 5 and April 28, Shivam Hospital was a Private Covid Vaccination Centre (PCVC) and administered more than 16000 jabs in an official capacity. Investigators said that the hospital management intended to procure 1 lakh additional doses directly from the manufacturer. The hospital began taking bookings for vaccination camps with the help of Mahendra Singh, a former member of the Malad Medical Association and adept in organising medical conferences. However, the hospital was una