Much to the respite, Indira Gandhi Medical College (IGMC) now gets its own oxygen plant in the hospital premises that has started its operations. IGMC, Senior Medical Superintendent, Ramesh Chand said, “With a functional oxygen plant in the hospital will now ensure non-interrupted supply of oxygen to the hospital for the patients.” Previously the hospital …
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March 22, 2017There can be no justification in any religion or creed ~ however fundamentalist and potentially mortal ~ for the kind of outrage that convulsed Kabul last week. The attack on the Sardar Mohammad Daud Khan hospital near the US embassy in Afghanistan’s beleaguered capital was three-pronged ~ on the sick, on the country’s largest military …
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March 14, 2017Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on wednesdaypresented the Raksha Mantri’s Trophy and Citation for the best Service Hospital in the Armed Forces Medical Services (AFMS) for 2016 to INHS Asvini Mumbai. The award was received by Commandant of INHS Asvini Mumbai, Surgeon Rear Admiral Ravi Kalra on behalf of the Hospital. The Command Hospital (Southern Command), Pune …
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March 2, 2017Many people handling the same mobile phone can spread infection and give rise to bacterial pathogens, the Lok Sabha was informed on Friday. In a written reply, Minister of State (Health and Family Welfare), Faggan Singh Kulaste said the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has issued guidelines on “hospital infection control” to reduce infections in …
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February 3, 2017India's premier hospital AIIMS on Wednesday admitted that its 'pulse dye laser' machine, needed for skin treatment, has been out of order for several months, after the Delhi High Court castigated it following a complaint that a patient was not getting treated for a serious ailment. Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva was told by the counsel for …
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January 25, 2017Rapper Kanye West is focusing on his family and is working on "surprise projects" two months after hospitalisation. He was hospitalised for exhaustion in November last year, and he has kept a relatively low profile in recent weeks. "His kids are his number one priority for him and he wants to be a good dad …
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January 21, 2017The 74-year-old scientist was admitted to the Policlinico Gemelli's Nemo Centre for neuromuscular diseases. He suffers from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
December 2, 2016‘Our house became like a hospital, our courtyard like an operating theatre. There were injured people everywhere. We brought those in shock or lightly injured into the house to make sure there was space to operate those who were in a critical condition in the courtyard.” Those are the words of Natalia Syed, who lives …
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November 20, 2016‘Our house became like a hospital, our courtyard like an operating theatre. There were injured people everywhere. We brought those in shock or lightly injured into the house to make sure there was space to operate those who were in a critical condition in the courtyard.” Those are the words of Natalia Syed, who lives …
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November 20, 2016Government has authorised only state-run hospitals to accept Rs.500 and Rs.1000 notes from old circulation.
November 18, 2016Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J.Jayalalithaa is responding well to the treatment and will be discharged soon, the Apollo Hospitals here said on Sunday. In a statement issued here, the hospital said: "The Honourable Chief Minister is responding well to the treatment and continues to get better. As part of ongoing recuperation, the Honourable Chief Minister …
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September 25, 2016The Manipur High Court on Wednesday issued a Notice of Motion to the state government, Assam Rifles and others over continued occupation of a village hospital by the Assam Rifles personnel, leading to denial of medical facilities to the people of 13 villages for the last 22 years. The notice is returnable within three weeks. …
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September 21, 2016Former Maharashtra minister and senior NCP leader Chhagan Bhujbal, arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case, was admitted on Saturday to a hospital here. Dr TP Lahane, dean of the government-run JJ Hospital where Bhujbal is admitted, said that the NCP leader had fever, his blood platelet count was down, and complained …
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September 17, 2016In view of the adverse effects that heavy school bags can have on growth of children, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has issued guidelines to its affiliated schools. The guidelines issued in a circular are suggestions for schools, teachers and parents which can reduce the weight of the school bags. The ideal weight …
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September 14, 2016A fire broke out at the state-run Sambhunath Pandit Hospital here on Monday, the second such incident in a medical facility in the state in three days. No one was injured in the incident, the police said. The fire at Sambhunath Pandit Hospital in the heart of the city’s southern part broke out in its library …
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August 29, 2016A fire broke out in the operation theatre (OT) of Katwa sub-divisional hospital in Burdwan district on Saturday, officials said. However, no casualty or injury was reported. The fire was noticed by employees at around 11.40 AM in the air-conditioning machine when the OT was being readied for surgeries, Assistant Superintendent of the hospital Ananya …
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August 20, 2016Congress President Sonia Gandhi was on Friday discharged from Ganga Ram Hospital here after undergoing a minor medical procedure, the hospital authorities said. "Sonia Gandhi who was re-admitted on August 17 for a pre-planned evaluation and a minor procedure to Sir Ganga Ram Hospital has been discharged from the hospital in stable condition today," a …
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August 19, 2016