Health

11 Aug

Doctors Can Now Refuse To Treat “Abusive, Violent” Patients: Medical Body

Business CorrespondentHealth

The National Medical Commission has issued a notice providing relief to the Registered Medical Practitioner from abusive and violent behaviour of patients or relatives. Doctors can now refuse to treat patients because of their abusive or violent activities. The initiative has been taken to discourage the violence against doctors. "The RMP who attends to the patient will be fully accountable for his actions and entitled to the appropriate fees. In case of abusive, unruly, and violent patients or relatives, the RMP can document and report the behavior and refuse to treat the patient. Such patients should be referred for further…

29 Jul

AIIMS hospital separates twins in complicated and risky surgery

editorHealth, Person, State News

AIIMS Hospital separated the twins through a complicated and risky surgery. Riddhi and Siddhi, residents of Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh, were born on July 7 last year. They were born with the chest and upper abdomen attached to each other. This is the third time since 2020 that the Department of Pediatric Surgery at AIIMS has performed this type of surgery. Dr Minu Vajpayee, professor of pediatrics surgery, said the major organs that the twins had to separate included the liver, the lining of the heart, ribs, diaphragm and parts of the upper abdomen. According to hospital sources, Riddhi and…

27 Jul

Many people died due to dengue disease

editorHealth, State News

Dengue has become a cause of increasing concern. So far 7 people have died due to this disease. The number of dengue cases is also increasing significantly in rural areas adjacent to Kolkata. A meeting of chief health officers of all districts was held at the health building on Wednesday. In that meeting, orders were given to start fever clinics in all hospitals. In the meeting that day, concern was expressed about the situation in Howrah. Howrah has the highest number of dengue cases but the number of hospital patients is relatively less. Apart from this, the number of dengue…

22 Jul

A particular problem called conjunctivitis is called ‘Joy Bangla’

editorHealth

'Joy Bangla' actually refers to a particular problem called conjunctivitis. Children as well as adults can face the same problem during monsoon season. Incidentally, 'Joy Bangla' actually refers to a special problem called conjunctivitis. In this problem the eyes become bright red. Itching in the eyes increases. The water kept falling. It is very difficult to look at this condition for a long time. Many people have misconceptions about this issue as well. Many people believe that if someone is 'Joy Bangla', don't look into his eyes. Looking into his eyes may cause the same disease to the beholder. Disha…

10 Jul

Indian-origin 14 business owners arrested in $53 Million COVID-19 relief fraud case

Priyanka BhowmickCovid19, Health, IndiaBusiness, Health, india

A group of around 14 people, including several business owners and employees of Indian origin, have been charged in a massive fraud scheme involving a COVID-19 pandemic relief program in the US state of Texas. The case, considered the largest investigation to date by the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee (PRAC) Fraud Task Force, has led to the arrest of defendants across Texas, California and Oklahoma. The defendants are alleged to have defrauded the proceeds of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), a financial program introduced during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as more than $53 million in loans to various financial…

27 Jun

Madhya Pradesh: Super-Facility Hospital Doctors To Be Provided With Houses On Campus

Business CorrespondentHealth

Rewa district in the state of Madhya Pradesh has come up with new facility which will help doctors in the district to extend their working hour. Multi-storied buildings will be constructed within the premises of super-facility hospitals for the residential purposes of doctors. The construction of airstrip in Rewa has been also approved said, Legislator Rajendra Shukla who performed the Bhumipujan for the project. The setting up of super-facility hospitals has proven to be a blessing for the people of Vindhyachal further plan is on the way to convert Rewa into a medical hub, said Shukla.

03 Jun

Apollo launches 5G-connected ambulance service in Kolkata

Business CorrespondentHealth, Science & Tech

Apollo launches 5G- connected ambulance service in the capital of West Bengal, Kolkata. The ambulance will be equipped with all necessary devices which will help in the advancement of ambulance in emergency services. The devices include medical equipment, patient monitoring apps and telemetry devices that transmit vital health data to the hospital with minimal delay. It also has onboard cameras which is connected to a fast, low-latency 5th generation network. The fixing of camera will help to track the location of patient's which will help the nearest ambulance to detect the location in a critical situations. "The 5G-connected ambulances use…

02 Jun

OTT platforms to display anti-tobacco warnings similar to cinema theatres

Business CorrespondentHealth

The Union Health Ministry on World No Tobacco Day issued a notice regarding the display of anti-tobacco warnings and disclaimers on over-the-top(OTT) platforms. Government has made it compulsory for the OTT platforms to spread awareness message by audio-visual and also by displaying the anti-tobacco health spots and their ill-effects of a minimum of 30 sec one at the starting and other during the mid of a programme. "The anti-tobacco health warning message as specified in clause (b) of sub-rule (1) shall be legible and readable, with font in black colour on white background and with the warnings 'tobacco causes cancer'…

04 Mar

Gautam Dev in meeting with senior doctors on Adenovirus

Priyanka BhowmickHealth, North Bengal, West BengalHealth, india, West Bengal

North Bengal Medical College and Hospital Patient Welfare Association Chairman Gautam Dev held a meeting with the principal and dean of the medical college about Adenovirus. After the meeting, Gautam Dev said that none of the children who are being admitted with various symptoms in the North Bengal Medical College Hospital have shown any symptoms of Adenovirus. Naturally, since no symptoms are present, there is no need to test for Adenovirus. However, special attention is being paid to every child who comes to North Bengal Medical College and Hospital. If any symptoms related to Adenovirus are seen in anyone then…

04 Feb

Eating can cause bone loss at an early age

Priyanka BhowmickHealthBone, Health

Knee pain is one of the problems that come with aging. Calcium deficiency, irregular eating habits, and lack of regular physical activity - these factors mainly lead to bone loss. If the bones become weak from a young age, it is difficult. Calcium is one of the tools to take care of bones. So the doctors said, it is necessary to start taking care of the bones from the beginning. Eat more foods that take care of bones. Along with this, doctors advise staying away from eating certain foods that are responsible for bone loss. What foods are responsible for…