Tag: Patients
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AIIMS to exempt patients from paying charges during lockdown
According to the order, the Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojna (AB-PMJAY) beneficiaries being hospitalised in AIIMS and all centres will continue to get requisite benefits under the scheme as before.
May 13, 2020 -
IIT Guwahati alumni develop drone to identify coronavirus suspects
The drone also has a loudspeaker which can be used by personnel to monitor places especially with high disease prevalence and give appropriate instructions.
April 3, 2020 -
Bengal medicos’ protest intensifies; health services hit as doctors in Delhi, other states boycott work
Meanwhile, Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan assured doctors that the Government was committed towards their safety and also appealed to them to hold symbolic protests and continue with their duties.
June 14, 2019 -
‘Return to work’: Mamata Banerjee gives 4-hr ultimatum to protesting junior doctors
The death of a 75-year-old man had led to the relatives of the deceased clashing with the junior doctors over alleged negligence, in which one intern was seriously injured.
June 13, 2019 -
Patients suffer as junior doctors stop work over assault of intern in Bengal hospital
The doctors began the protest after an intern at NRS Medical College and Hospital was seriously injured following a clash between junior doctors and relatives of a patient who died due to alleged negligence.
June 12, 2019 -
Major fire at Calcutta Medical College and Hospital, 250 patients evacuated
No casualty has been reported in the incident so far.
October 3, 2018 -
Machine fails; B’ghat Thalassemia patients hit
Blood tests for suspected Thalassemia patients have come to a halt at the Balurghat hospital, thanks to the machine, ‘Bio-Rad,’ which is used in such tests, that is out of order since 6 February. According to the hospital authorities, engineers from Kolkata have made multiple attempts to fix the machine, but in vain. The Balurghat …
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March 21, 2018 -
Stored blood may be unsafe for severely injured patients
Blood stored for long may be less safe for patients with massive blood loss and shock as it may have adverse effects on them.
March 12, 2018 -
50% rise in patients seeking homeopathic treatment
Homeopathy is "clinically effective" and there has been a 50 percent rise in the number of patients seeking homeopathic treatment.
March 7, 2018 -
Video games can improve mobility in stroke patients
Playing video games may help stroke patients to improve their attention deficit disorders and movement control problems.
February 16, 2018 -
Attendant held for fleecing patients
A team led by top administration officials on Wednesday arrested Rubi Khatun, an attendant at the gynaecological ward of the Raiganj Super Specialty hospital in North Dinajpur district under charges of soliciting money from poor patients for admitting them in the hospital. The team on Wednesday raided the hospital and caught the woman red handed, …
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February 8, 2018 -
Free X-ray to check TB
In a bid to eliminate tuberculosis (TB) from the state by 2025, the Punjab government on Friday launched a free X-ray service to diagnose suspected TB patients in all government hospitals in the state. The state government has in principle decided to provide nutritional supplements to patients of Multi-Drug Resistant (MDR) TB free from the …
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December 30, 2017 -
Playing video games may help rehabilitate stroke patients
A novel video game that will enable patients recovering from stroke to engage and play as a form of rehabilitation has been developed. The video game called Balloon Buddies is designed to level the playing field by allowing healthy participants to support the less abled player. The findings showed that the performance of the patient …
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November 20, 2017 -
13 patients die after Patna hospital’s junior doctors strike work
At least 13 patients died after more than 500 junior doctors at the Patna Medical College and Hospital (PMCH) went on a strike to protest an assault by a deceased patient’s attendants, hospital officials said on Friday. “Thirteen critical patients died due to lack of treatment after the doctors went on strike on Thursday night, …
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November 17, 2017 -
Single pill wonder for TB patients
According to the government's new drug regimen, patients suffering from tuberculosis will now be given fixed drug combinations in a single pill daily.
November 1, 2017 -
PGIMER Chandigarh shows TB patients way to quit smoking
The School of Public Health department of Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, has found in its research on first randomised trial on pulmonary Tuberculosis patients in the country that a brief Smoking Cessation Intervention for Tuberculosis (TB) patients may help smokers quit smoking and improve treatment results. PGIMER has also …
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September 8, 2017 -
Patient deaths: NHRC notice to MP chief secretary
Taking suo motu cognizance of a case of 11 patients, including two children, dying at Maharaja Yashwantrao (MY) Hospital in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, allegedly due to lack of oxygen supply for around 15 minutes between 3 am and 4 am on 21 June. The National Human Rights Commission has issued a notice to the MP chief secretary …
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June 27, 2017