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Omicron -What’s New and Symptoms To Be Aware Of

The globe has not healed from COVID yet, and the new danger of its variant is haunting the world again. Yes, we are talking about the new variant of COVID called “Omicron”. The cases of Omicron started surging rapidly in most parts of the world, and India as well. Data shows that the virus Omicron is transmissible more than twice as compared to the older Delta variant. On the other hand, health officials say that while this is also highly transmissible, it is still less deadly. To confirm, a survey says that any highly transmissible virus is often less deadly. Although, we can’t predict anything in advance, as we have seen terrible consequences in the past. In this blog, we will discuss how the new variant and the symptoms look alike.

Omicron: A Big Threat

As we have mentioned earlier, the Omicron mutated more than 30 times, which sounds terrible. The Omicron is very contagious, but it also causes mild, moderate, and severe symptoms such as fever, shortness of breath, chest discomfort, and lower oxygen levels. The new variant is threatening the healthcare system like a nightmare. However, our previous lessons have taught us to be vigilant and make our systems more efficient. Also, an infection could be very highly infectious, even so it’s only its severity that determines the casualty rate among humans.

Symptoms To Be Aware of

  • Fatigue: Just like the previous Delta variant, Omicron also makes you feel fatigued or exhausted. A person can feel tired and unwilling to do some activities in the case of mild Omicron symptoms.
  • Cough and scratchy throat: As cough and sore throat are the symptoms of COVID, the Omicron claimed a “scratchy throat.”
  • Mild fever and a dry cough: Fever is nearly the most common symptom in all the COVID variants, including Omicron. On the other hand, dry cough is also the major symptom that Omicron consists of. Throughout this, health experts have offered assurance that this won’t affect more people than the Delta variant did in the past.

How To Take Care?

You can take care of yourselves by following the proper COVID/ Omicron safety behavior. Here are a few pointers that are mentioned below:

  • Wearing masks and applying all safety measures.
  • Eat foods that contain multivitamins, calcium, and minerals.
  • Doing regular exercise.
  • Get fully vaccinated
  • Keep your atmosphere clean and positive.

As this virus is new, we cannot say things clearly. Many health experts and scientists are doing regular research on this new strain and will continue to do so. Proper precautions and vaccination are the only ways to get rid of the Omicron virus. Here, United Medicity offers you all. The hospital offers a dedicated COVID department as well as an in-house vaccination center. The expert and dedicated staff treats all patients with the utmost care. If you exhibit any types of symptoms, or are seeking vaccination, please visit United Medicity. For more information, call us at 1800-120-344344.

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Positive Mental Health: Is It More Important During A Pandemic?

Mental health is something that we do not easily talk about. It is important to have positive mental health because it helps us to achieve our goals. Since the outbreak of the COVID pandemic, mental health issues have become more important to be looked out for. Many reasons can cause us mental health issues such as – overthinking, stress over jobs, financial issues, and personal problems. The epidemic has influenced us in several ways, but it has also taught us the real worth of mental health. Positive mental health is a key to a healthy life, let’s discuss this in detail.

How to Notice If You Are Facing Mental Health Issues Or Not?

Sometimes it is hard to detect self-mental health issues. Experiencing mental health issues has become common in the time of the COVID pandemic. One can feel it if they are facing the following issues:

Sleeplessness: The major symptom of a mental health crisis is often a lack of sleep or quality sleep. Difficulty sleeping can create health issues and impact health in the long term. Consultation with a medical expert can help you to get rid of this challenge.

Anxiety: People who suffer from mental health issues often experience anxiety. If you are undergoing anxiety, you would feel dizziness, butterflies in the stomach, or headaches throughout the day. Consultation with a physician can significantly aid in your treatment.

Depression: Depression is the most common sign of mental health illness. It takes away your sleep, confidence, laughs, and many more activities that directly harm your healthy life. During the pandemic, reports of depression among youths multiplied. You should consult a professional but also try out exercises to kick your depression out.

Mental Health Issues Are Curable, Let’s Know-How

Take A Quality Nap: It is important to take a quality nap while facing mental health problems. Sleep calms our minds and helps to regain energy. It is not easy to do so but this helps to deal with mental health disorders.

Do Physical Activities: By doing physical activities, our mind and body feel free. Doing yoga and meditation can help a lot to deal with mental health problems. Also, take a walk outdoors, such as on a nature path or in your garden.

Seek Mental Health Support: It is always okay to ask for help. This is your responsibility to ask for the help you need. If your mental health issues are increasing over time then you should seek mental health support. Professionals can help you with medications and other solutions.

 

Looking Towards Mental Health Positivity

The pandemic has indeed impacted our lives in many ways. Facing mental trauma is fine, but not opening up is not good at all. Many people face mental health challenges, and it can impact them more than they realise. But it is more important to take care of our mental health, especially during pandemics.

Self-care is important, but in severe cases, seeking mental health support is the best thing to ask for. United Medicity extends support to all going through mental health-related issues. The Department of Psychiatry provides all-around treatment with medication as well as personal care. Get in touch with us. Call us at 1800 120 344344.

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Can Respiratory Diseases Affect Your Sleep? Know More Here

Having trouble sleeping is very common and sleeping disorders are becoming more common in youths too. Respiratory disease causes difficulty in breathing as it affects organs that are directly associated with breathing. 

People often feel short breathing, short sleeps, patients who have respiratory disease, may wake up often and have difficulty falling or staying asleep. There are many more reasons why respiratory disease interrupts our daily sleep and what can we do to deal with it? Let’s explore more.

What Is Respiratory Disease?

Respiratory disease is something that affects the human respiration system. This disease attacks the lungs and causes short breathing. 

The main reasons for the respiratory problems are;

(i) Environment

(ii) Smoking

(iii) Genetics

(iv) Long Term Exposure To Toxic Chemicals.

There are two types of respiratory diseases, the first one is infectious and the second one is chronic. Pulmonary infections are often viral but chronic diseases are long-lasting such as Asthma. 

Respiratory Disorder Affecting Your Sleep

Stress and anxiety can be the cause of sleeplessness. “If we talk about the effects of respiratory disorders in sleeping, then it is very much possible to feel short sleeping because of the respiratory disorder” says Prof Alok Chandra, Head of Respiratory Medicine at United Medicityand a top authority on sleep disorders. 

The problem in sleeping is common with people who suffer from respiratory disease. Those having trouble sleeping peacefully, may have reduced focus and concentration.

In addition to the signs of COPD, some COPD medications can exacerbate sleeping problems. Drugs like theophylline help chronic disorder patients with their chest symptoms, but they can also affect their sleep quality.

Asthma is an ordinary illness characterized by difficulties in breathing related to airway inflammation “Dry cough, wheezing, tightness of the chest, and shortness of breath are all signs of asthma,” says Dr Bal Krishna, a top chest physician at United Medicity. 

A serious respiratory disease can be treated but it can take a long time. United Medicity has top respiratory versatile treatment including bronchoscopy, allergy testing and advanced test for diagnosis of Tuberculosis.

We offer the best treatment with a fully equipped gasping function lab. Visit our website www.unitedmedicity.com to know more.

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What Are The Myths About Plastic Surgery?

Every surgery has its advantages and disadvantages. There are no medical procedures without risk but, to ensure the proper safety, people should be aware of their health status before undergoing any kind of surgery. There are lots of major surgeries in the medical field, but today we will talk about plastic surgery. Let’s explore the myths and facts about plastic surgery that will guide you to the right destination.

What Is Plastic Surgery?

Plastic surgery is a process that improves the appearance of a person or reconstructs the facial and body tissues imperfections caused by illness and birth disorders. Plastic surgeries improve or enhance appearance as well as functions.
There are two types of plastic surgeries – the first is Reconstructive Plastic Surgery and, the second is Cosmetic (aesthetic) Plastic Surgery. Let’s find out the short definitions of both the surgeries below.

Cosmetic (aesthetic) Plastic Surgery: People usually undergo cosmetic surgery to enhance their appearance or reshape their body structure to look better. Cosmetic surgeries can be done on all parts of the body including the head and neck. Breast enhancement, facial contouring, facial rejuvenation are the types of cosmetic surgery.

Reconstructive Plastic Surgery: Generally, reconstructive surgeries are done to reconstruct the parts of the body that may be caused by birth disorders, trauma, illness, etc. The main goal of this surgery is to make affected or problematic body parts function in their natural mode. Burn repair surgery, hand surgery, scan revision surgery are a few types of this surgery.

Common Myths Of Plastic Surgery

Plastic surgery is common like other surgeries but, people have many misconceptions regarding surgeries and all. So, here we will burst some of the myths and enlighten you with facts.

  1. Plastic surgery is all about beauty: As we mentioned above, there are two types of plastic surgeries. People undergo plastic surgery for their personal needs. Plastic surgery is primarily done to reconstruct body parts that are defective or dysfunctional.
  2. Only women undergo plastic surgery: Although most women go through cosmetic plastic surgery. It is wrong to say men do not go through this kind of surgery. Botox, laser treatments, and dermal fillers can recreate men’s appearance.
  3. Plastic surgery and cosmetic surgery are the same: This is the common myth that these surgeries are the same. We have written all the information about reconstructive and cosmetic surgeries. Cosmetic surgery is done to enhance body shapes and reconstructive surgeries are done to reshape dysfunctional body parts.
  4. Plastic surgeries take a long time to recover: It depends on the health of people. Surgical healing takes time but not in every case. Most patients get back to their work after a few weeks of surgery.

People are aware of all the medical surgeries nowadays and they prefer the best for themselves. It is also necessary to select an experienced doctor and multispecialty hospital that can serve you the best treatment under your budget. United Medicity has excellence in serving all types of surgeries including, cosmetic surgeries. The cutting-edge technical support makes the department one of the best among all in the hospital. If you need our services, please visit us at www.unitedmedicity.com or call 63889 04895

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Chronic Illness and COVID-19 Vaccination: What You Need to Know

The pandemic has always garnered concern from every corner of the world, especially in regards to everyone who has been suffering from other underlying diseases. It isn’t just the effect this disease has on our bodies, as the fear surrounding our immunity to withstand has always been something of a concern. Where healthy people were relatively unconcerned with COVID-19, those affected by chronic illnesses like cancer, diabetes, asthma and heart diseases have always been at the crosshairs.

Lowered immunity to the pandemic and suffering from the body’s inability to fight back effectively is rightfully concerning. Fortunately, vaccination drives across the nation have been making the rounds and ensuring to strengthen our citizens for any possible future waves. This, of course, brings us all to another concern.

With two waves behind us already and a predicted third, this of course brings us to another question. Are vaccinations safe for those suffering from chronic illnesses? To answer this question and allay the fears of everyone potentially looking to ensure their safety, we will have to explore this in detail.

Is COVID-19 Vaccination Safe For Chronic Illness?

Vaccination is the safest way to deal with COVID-19. The more people get vaccinated, the less the disease would spread. As necessary it is to be cautious before getting vaccinated, denying vaccination can harm you as well. A stronger immunity is most essential especially when suffering from chronic illnesses. The best way to feel healthy and control your disease is to connect with your doctor and stay on proper prescribed medicines. Vaccination is safe as the World Health Organisation is encouraging people to get vaccinated and our government’s guidelines are also making people aware about vaccination. Even so, it’s of course a wise decision to consult with a medical professional to make sure if you are fit for vaccination.

Some people have a concern about their immunosuppressive condition as to how vaccines will affect them. Health professionals say that chronically ill patients need to know about vaccination and read all the guidelines provided by the government. And the guidelines suggest that “patients do not have to stop their medicines before and after the vaccination”. Vaccination might affect them with little body ache or fever but it’s normal after taking a vaccine. In case anyone notices any symptoms however post-vaccination, they should urgently get a check-up from a medical professional.

Precautions After Taking The Vaccination

It will take some time to vaccinate all the people in our country but until a larger number of people are vaccinated, It is highly recommended for all especially those who are suffering from Chronic illness to follow the proper COVID-19 protocols, don’t go out until it’s not very urgent. Here are few steps to be followed accordingly:

  • Take proper rest for a few days after vaccination.
  • Don’t go out unnecessarily.
  • Wear a mask properly while going out.
  • Make cleanliness a habit.
  • Maintain social distancing and avoid crowded places.
  • Eat enriched foods, make a good diet chart.
  • Keep in touch with your doctor.

At United Medicity, we put you forward when it comes to caring in such tough times. If you are suffering from a chronic illness, please visit us before your vaccination for a consultation. We also provide vaccination services. If you need our services, please visit us at www.unitedmedicity.co or call 6388904895