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Parth Shastri Covid-19, Health, Mental health

Quaran-teen: Minds in Covid crisis

Published on February 8, 2021 Ahmedabad: Sonali (name changed), 15, was brought to a city-based psychiatrist as she could not concentrate on her online classes. The problem was not simple, of course. After counselling, the experts determined that it was ‘withdrawal symptom.’ A smartphone given to her for online classes was taken back by her … Continue reading Quaran-teen: Minds in Covid crisis

Parth Shastri Health

‘Awareness about epilepsy still need of the hour’

Published on February 8, 2021 Ahmedabad: The first thing the neuro-physicians face while attending to the patient with epilepsy is apprehensions about their married life. Will they be able to get married, can parent a child or lead a normal life are on top of the relatives’ minds when they start understanding the periodic convulsions. … Continue reading ‘Awareness about epilepsy still need of the hour’

Parth Shastri Global Gujaratis

‘Mr India’ in Canada gets Winnipeg city honours for trade ties

Published on February 9, 2021 AHMEDABAD: The sobriquet he earned in 1990s, ‘Mr. India’ for helping Canadian businesses grow in India, still gets Hemant Shah going. Shah, who wears many hats as executive director of global sales for Winnipeg Aviation, executive director ofi, Cubex, founder of Friends of Gujarat, Canada, and director of Canada India … Continue reading ‘Mr India’ in Canada gets Winnipeg city honours for trade ties

Parth Shastri IIT Gandhinagar

Two brains listen to 1 song differently!

Published on February 11, 2021 AHMEDABAD: American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow famously said ‘Music is the universal language of mankind’. A local research has found the brain of every person, however, listens to this language differently. A study ‘Guess the Music: Song Identification from EEG responses’ by a team from IIT Gandhinagar and Delft University, … Continue reading Two brains listen to 1 song differently!

Parth Shastri Covid-19

Women account for 30%, men 70% of Covid-19 deaths in Gujarat

Published on February 12, 2021 AHMEDABAD: The Covid-19 infection was deadlier for men in Gujarat, revealed analysis of the state health department. Of 4,394 deaths till February 6, 3,080 or 70% of the deceased were males, whereas1,314 or 30% were females. Analysis of the age of the deceased revealed that 53% deceased were in the … Continue reading Women account for 30%, men 70% of Covid-19 deaths in Gujarat

Parth Shastri Crime against women and children

Ahmedabad lockdown: Assault cases up 86%, domestic violence 12%

Published on March 30, 2020 AHMEDABAD: Soumya (name changed), 32, an executive with a city-based company, called the Abhayam 181 helpline when she could no longer take the verbal abuse from her husband which had been going on for a week. “She had to balance work with her domestic responsibilities. While she also works from … Continue reading Ahmedabad lockdown: Assault cases up 86%, domestic violence 12%