{"id":978,"date":"2021-05-26T18:53:14","date_gmt":"2021-05-27T01:53:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.medcram.com\/?p=978"},"modified":"2022-02-06T22:39:02","modified_gmt":"2022-02-07T05:39:02","slug":"covid-19-updates-india-japan-the-olympics-mucormycosis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.medcram.com\/covid-19\/covid-19-updates-india-japan-the-olympics-mucormycosis\/","title":{"rendered":"COVID-19 Updates &#8211; India, Japan, The Olympics, Mucormycosis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/u1TufYT4ETI\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As we enter the second summer of COVID-19, countries throughout the world continue to experience effects of the pandemic in disparate\u00a0 ways.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>COVID-19 Update 128<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/u1TufYT4ETI\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the latest MedCram COVID-19 update<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Professor Roger Seheult, MD discusses new and continued complications in India and the unexpected rise of mucormycosis cases among patients there. Mucormycosis, or the \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-asia-india-57027829\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">black fungus<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,\u201d is being seen in some patients about 14 days after recovery from COVID-19. Ideas as to why post-COVID-19 mucormycosis is happening in India but not other parts of the world include unhygienic oxygen delivery to patients and indiscriminate dexamethasone\u00a0 use.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition, Dr. Seheult talks about Japan\u2019s overwhelmed healthcare system and delayed vaccination program. How these factors could impact the Olympics set to begin in Tokyo this July is a looming question. Dr. Seheult also discusses new research on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nejm.org\/doi\/full\/10.1056\/nejmoa2031304\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">convalescent plasma<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC7668174\/pdf\/main.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">hydrothermal therapy<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, as well as Moderna\u2019s application for Emergency Use Authorization for their vaccine in teenagers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>Stay Tuned for More COVID-19 Updates\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our COVID-19 videos are always available for free (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and ad-free<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) at <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/medcram.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MedCram.com<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. In addition, check out our full library of courses and lectures on subjects ranging from the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.medcram.com\/courses\/cell-cycle-cell-signaling-and-disease-explained-clearly\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cell Cycle &amp; Signaling<\/span><\/i><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.medcram.com\/collections?category=courses\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vasopressors Explained Clearly<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and many more!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meanwhile, you can find all of our COVID-19 videos compiled <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.medcram.com\/collections?category=covid-19-SARS-CoV-2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; As we enter the second summer of COVID-19, countries throughout the world continue to experience effects of the pandemic in disparate\u00a0 ways.\u00a0 &nbsp; COVID-19 Update 128 In the latest MedCram COVID-19 update, Professor Roger Seheult, MD discusses new and continued complications in India and the unexpected rise of mucormycosis cases among patients there. 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