Posts

Showing posts from October, 2021

As COVID-19’s third wave recedes in Canada, what’s next? – By Sunny Handa Brampton

Image
  As the third wave of the COVID-19 crests across most of the country, Canadians faces crucial decisions that will determine how effectively we are able to move past this phase of the pandemic. The good news is clear. Case counts and deaths are dropping. Massive supplies of the two mRNA vaccines (Pfizer and Moderna) are flooding in and the pace of immunization is picking up across age brackets. And while focus is still needed on high-risk areas and vulnerable populations, there has finally been some progress in redressing vaccine inequities. Vaccines can clearly work magic in preventing serious COVID-19, but a reality check is in order says Dr.Sunny Handa Brampton . Many provinces still face high caseloads, and no jurisdiction can rely solely on vaccination as an adequate defence. For the near term, smart public health measures are an essential complement to vaccinations in dispersing the third wave. There’s another consequence to not definitively driving caseloads down. Remember

Telemedicine during COVID-19: Benefits by Dr. Sunny Handa Brampton

Image
   As the COVID-19 virus wreaks havoc with the healthcare system, telemedicine is stepping up into the spotlight and helping healthcare provider organizations and caregivers better respond to the needs of Americans who have contracted the virus and Americans who need to touch base with their providers on the status of their health. Dr. Sunny Handa Brampton  says Telemedicine is making a very positive contribution to healthcare during the pandemic, and is being used in a variety of ways. But telehealth technologies do have certain limitations when it comes to treating patients during a pandemic. Further, there is a chance telemedicine could add to hospitals being overwhelmed, unless it’s used well. But hospitals are learning to adapt to telehealth during a pandemic. How telemedicine is being used in the context of COVID-19 During this global pandemic, telehealth is emerging as an effective and sustainable solution for precaution, prevention and treatment to stem the spread of COVID-19.

Heart Transplant- Things you need to know

Image
  Topics Related to Surgery What is a heart transplant? A heart transplant replaces the patient's heart with a donor heart. Doctors remove the patient's heart by transecting the aorta, the main pulmonary artery and the superior and inferior vena cavae, and dividing the left atrium, leaving the back wall of the left atrium with the pulmonary vein openings in place.  Sunny Handa Brampton  says  - The surgeon connects the donor heart by sewing together the recipient and donor vena cavae, aorta, pulmonary artery and left atrium. In patients with congenital heart disease, the surgeon may simultaneous transplant the lungs and the heart. Why is it needed? You may require a heart transplant for several reasons.  Sunny Handa Brampton says -  the most common reason is that one or both ventricles have aren't functioning properly and severe heart failure is present. Ventricular failure can happen in many forms of congenital heart disease, but is more common in congenital defects with a