ICU

No vigil on COVID-19 patients in King Koti Hospital due to staff shortage

Hyderabad: The COVID-19 patients under treatment in King Koti Hospital are freely going out for tea or breakfast and this reckless action may cause the spread of the virus. At a time…

Sonu Sood gets critically-ill COVID-19 patient airlifted to Hyderabad

Mumbai: Actor Sonu Sood arranged for a critically-ill COVID-19 patient to be airlifted from Jhansi to Hyderabad after doctors at the local hospital said treatment wouldn’t be possible in Jhansi any longer. The…

16 killed in fire mishap at COVID hospital in Gujarat’s Bharuch; probe ordered

Gandhinagar: At least 16 Covid-19 patients died due to a fire at a Covid designated hospital in Bharuch district on Saturday morning. Over 50-60 patients were admitted to the Patel Welfare Hospital when…

Amazon to airlift 100 ventilators from US to India

New Delhi: E-commerce major Amazon on Tuesday announced that it has procured 100 ventilators and will import these to India, in its bid to help the country fight the devastating second wave of…

61-year-old COVID-19 patient commits suicide in Bengaluru

Bengaluru: A 61-year-old COVID-19 patient has committed suicide at a hospital here, the police said on Saturday. According to the police, the deceased is identified as Ramanna, a resident of Anjana Nagar, Sunkadakatte…

Fire breaks out at hospital’s ICU in Maharashtra’s Virar; 13 die

Virar: Thirteen COVID-19 patients died in a blaze at the intensive care unit of a private hospital in Palghar district of Maharashtra on Friday, police said. There were 90 patients in the hospital,…

Kuwait extends partial curfew until Ramzan end

Kuwait City: Kuwait will extend the ongoing partial curfew until the end of Ramzan as part of the country’s efforts to curb the further spread of COVID-19, the government announced. According to a…

Fire breaks out in ICU ward of Safdarjung hospital

New Delhi: A fire broke out in Delhi’s Safdarjung Hospital early morning on Wednesday. The fire department said the fire broke out in ward number 11 in H-Block of the ICU ward on…

HC stays Delhi govt order to reserve 80% ICU beds in Pvt hospitals for COVID

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday stayed till the next date of hearing the Delhi government order instructing a group of big private hospitals in the national capital to reserve 80 per cent of their ICU…

Playback singer S P Balasubrahmanyam critical, moved to ICU

Hyderabad: Popular playback singer SP Balasubrahmanyam, who was diagnosed with COVID-19, has suffered a setback in his health. According to a statement from MGM Healthcare where he is undergoing treatment for over…

Home Ministry ropes in DRDO to set up a 1,000-bed hospital in Delhi

New Delhi:  As Covid-19 infection cases in Delhi on a steep rise, the Central government takes the help of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and armed forces to set up a…

“Akbar Bin Tabar is better now”: Aziz Naser

Hyderabad: Hyderabadi comedian Akbar bin Tabar who was admitted into a private hospital on June 8, is doing better now as per Aziz Naser’s tweet.Aziz Naser tweeted “By the grace of the…

Hyderabadi comedian Akbar bin Tabar admitted to Care Hospital

Hyderabad: Hyderabadi comedian Akbar bin Tabar who had played various roles in many Deccani film industry is admitted to a hospital. Adnan Sajid appeals for Akbar bin Tabar In a video message,…

COVID-19 in Mumbai: 98 percent ICU beds occupied

Mumbai: As the number of COVID-19 cases is rapidly surging in Mumbai, almost all intensive care unit (ICU) beds for the COVID-19 patients are occupied here, as per Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s (BMC)…

Muslims donate Zakaat for 10-bed ICU facility

Mumbai: Muslims in Ichalkaranji town of Maharashtra have donated a 10-bed ICU at a local hospital with Rs 36 lakh they collected in the form of Zakaat from the community members this…

Heartbreaking video of two coronavirus patients goes viral

New Delhi: A heart-breaking video of two elderly coronavirus patients, who were in their 80s, saying goodbye to each other at the hospital is doing the rounds on the internet. The video…

Govt’s apathy will push Hyderabad into ICU: BJP

Hyderabad: BJP leader and Futuristic Cities president Karuna Gopal today criticized Municipal Administration Minister K.T. Ramarao for hard selling Hyderabad in Davos and pitching for investments, particularly Pharma companies. Already several pharma companies in Hyderabad…

Shabana Azmi health update: Veteran actress to move out of ICU

Mumbai: Shabana Azmi, a veteran actress who was injured in a road accident is likely to move out of the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, Mumbai. Health update…

Shabana Azmi health update: Veteran actress still in ICU

Mumbai: Shabana Azmi, a veteran actress who was injured in a road accident is still in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital in Mumbai. Her husband, Javed Akhtar…

Archer Shivangini Gohain shifted to ICU after medical procedure

New Delhi: Shivangini Gohain, the 12-year-old archer from Dibrugarh who met with an accident while practicing for Khelo India event in Guwahati, was on Friday shifted to the ICU after a medical…

Man forced to marry girlfriend in ICU after she attempts suicide

Pune: A man was forced to marry his girlfriend at a hospital at Chakan in Pune district after she attempted suicide, the police said on Thursday. The girl was admitted to the…

AP: World’s oldest woman who gave birth to twins lands in ICU

Guntur: A 74-year-old who became the oldest woman to give birth to twins landed Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the hospital. According to the report published in The Telegraph, her husband is…

Veteran music composer Khayyam in ICU said to be critical

Mumbai: Veteran music director-composer Khayyam, who is admired for composing music for films like ‘Kabhie Kabhie’ and ‘Umrao Jaan,’ has been admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) of Sujay Hospital here.…

100-bedded paediatric ICU to be set up in SKMCH, Muzaffarpur within a year: Centre to SC

New Delhi: The Centre on Monday filed a reply in the Supreme Court on the AES outbreak in Bihar, saying that a decision has been taken to set up a 100-bedded paediatric…

Muzaffarpur: Prisoners’ ward converted into ICU in SKMCH

Muzaffarpur: Following the public outcry over lack of facilities in the government-run Shri Krishna Medical College and Hospital (SKMCH), the hospital management has converted a prisoners’ ward into an Intensive Care Unit…

Use of facial recognition tech can help continuously monitor patient safety in ICU

Washington: With the help of facial recognition technology, Japanese scientists have developed an automated system that can predict when patients are at increased risk of unsafe behaviour in the ICU with an…

ICU patients with non-brain-related injuries may suffer undetected cognitive dysfunction

Washington: In a recent study, researchers have found that most patients who are treated in the intensive care units (ICU) for non-brain-related injuries or disease also suffer from some level of related…

Maulana Arshad Madani ill, admitted in ICU

New Delhi: President Jamiat Ulama and ustad of Darul Uloom Deoband Maulana Syed Arshad Madani has suddenly fallen ill. He was admitted to Metro Hospital of Delhi and is in ICU. All…