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- India
Kerala steps up Covid-19 testing as cases increase
Thiruvananthapuram: With the number of Covid-19 positive cases increasing in Kerala, the Health Department has decided to come out with fresh protocols. With around 1,435 patients turning positive for the virus, Kerala…
- India
AI can spot patients at risk for suicide, finds study
New Delhi: Artificial intelligence (AI) can can help doctors identify patients at risk for suicide, potentially improving prevention efforts in routine medical settings, according to new research. The research, reported in journal…
- India
Gujarat hospital accused of enrolling 350 patients into BJP without consent
A hospital in Gujarat’s Rajkot city is facing significant backlash following allegations that it enrolled 350 patients undergoing eye surgery as members of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) without their consent. The…
- India
Government of India issues guidelines for ICU admissions
New Delhi: The Government of India has come up with guidelines for hospitals on ICU admissions and directed that hospitals cannot admit critically ill patients in the ICU without the consent of…
- Health
New stem cell therapy may halt multiple sclerosis progression
London: An injection of a type of stem cell into the brains of patients living with progressive multiple sclerosis (MS) is safe, well-tolerated, and has a long-lasting effect that appears to protect…
- Hyderabad
Siasat, Continental Hospital health camp benefits dozens of patients
Hyderabad: A health camp, organized by Continental Hospitals in collaboration with Siasat Daily, provided essential medical services to dozens of patients. The camp offered various specialized diagnostic tests, including 2D Echo, free…
- India
NMC allows docs to refuse treatment of violent patients, relatives
New Delhi: The National Medical Commission has allowed medical practitioners to refuse treatment in case of abusive and violent patients or relatives but they must ensure that the patient is not abandoned,…
- India
UP: 57 patients die at Ballia district hospital in 4 days, CMS removed
Ballia: Fifty-seven people admitted at Uttar Pradesh’s Ballia district hospital have died in four days, following which a committee of the health department from Lucknow has reached here to ascertain the cause…
- India
Man poses as burqa-wearing woman doctor, hoodwinks hospital staff, patients
Nagpur: A 25-year-old man allegedly posed as a woman doctor and managed to move around the Indira Gandhi Government Medical College and Hospital here for almost three weeks before he was caught…
- Health
New dialysis device safe & effective for treating severe liver failure
London: A novel dialysis device developed for treating severe liver failure has shown to be safe and effective, according to results of the first in-patient trial, led by researchers including those of…
- Health
Strong legs can help heart attack patients have better prognosis: Study
London: People with strong legs are less likely to develop heart failure after a heart attack, according to research. Myocardial infarction is the most common cause of heart failure, with around 6-9…
- Telangana
Telangana tops list of states in organ transplantation
Hyderabad: Telangana state has secured the top position in the country in organ transplantation. Telangana has emerged as an exemplary state in the country in terms of organ collection. In the year…
- Delhi
Delhi AIIMS to partner with other city hospitals for referral of patients
New Delhi: The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) will partner with other government hospitals in the national capital for referral of patients to optimally utilise vacant beds in other hospitals,…
- India
Doctors’ strike hit over one lakh patients in Jharkhand
Ranchi: As per estimates, about one lakh people could not be treated in Jharkhand on Wednesday as around 14,000 government and private doctors went on a strike demanding security. Although emergency services…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Gandhi Hospital to allow only two attenders with patient
Hyderabad: Only one or two relatives will be allowed inside the Gandhi hospital along with a patient, Gandhi hospital superintendent Dr M Raja Rao has said. Sometimes 6 to 10 people come…
