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How AIIMS Delhi doctors performed heart surgery on a foetus in 90 secs

A team of doctors successfully performed a complex surgery on a grape-size heart of the foetus inside a mother's womb. Watch the video to know how the heart surgery was performed.

Cough and cold cases up 40%, say NCR docs as they prepare for H3N2

Cases of cough and cold here have increased by about 40 per cent in the last few months

Single-day rise of 524 Covid cases in India: Union Health Ministry data

India logged 524 new coronavirus cases after a gap of 113 days, while the active cases rose to 3,618, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday. The death toll has increased to 5,30,781 with one death reconciled by Kerala, the data updated at 8 am stated. The Covid case tally was recorded at 4.46 crore (4,46,90,492). The national COVID-19 recovery rate has been recorded at 98.80 per cent, the ministry said. The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,41,56,093, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.19 per cent. According to the ministry's website, 220.64 crore doses of Covid vaccine have been administered in the country so far under the nationwide vaccination drive.

AIIMS official suspended over irregularities in purchase of medical goods

The AIIMS-Delhi administration has suspended a senior stores officer after several irregularities were found in the purchase of medical goods. In an order issued on March 10 by AIIMS Director M Srinivas, senior stores officer Rakesh Sharma has been asked to remain in the New Delhi headquarters and not leave without obtaining prior permission of the competent authority. "A disciplinary proceeding is contemplated against Rakesh Sharma...therefore,...(he is placed) under suspension with immediate effect," the order said. According to sources, Sharma had been indicted in the past as well. They alleged that irregularities have been observed in the purchase of medical goods for the general store of Dr RP Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) and there has been corruption of around Rs 10 crore. An NGO, Janhit Abhiyan, had written to the director recently alleging Kumar has been issuing supply orders to a company, named RD Enterprises, owned

Study by AIIMS-Gorakhpur reveals relation of smoke, severity of Covid-19

A study led by the AIIMS-Gorakhpur has showed a link between secondhand smoke and the severity of COVID-19 in non-smokers. According to the first-of-its-kind study conducted across six states, reported exposure to second-hand smoke at home and the workplace significantly increased the chances of developing severe COVID-19 compared to those not exposed to it. "The health risks due to exposure to SHS is in infringement to basic human right to life," said Dr Surekha Kishore, executive director of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. "Findings of our multi-centre study demonstrate that exposure to secondhand smoke increases vulnerability to COVID-19 severity in non-smokers. "I congratulate the government for initiating the amendment of COTPA (Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act) 2003 and urge it to expedite this process so that non-smokers can be protected from being exposed directly and indirectly to tobacco products," she said. While .

H3N2 spreads like Covid; masks necessary at crowded places: Ex AIIMS chief

The common symptoms of the H3N2 virus include a runny nose, body aches, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhoea

IMA advises against antibiotic use amid rising H3N2 flu cases in India

"Whenever there will be a real use of antibiotics, they will not work due to the resistance," the IMA wrote

AIIMS Delhi to join hands with other govt hospitals for cross referrals

The AIIMS in Delhi will soon pair up with other city government hospitals to ensure cross referral of patients, a move aimed at managing the burgeoning patient load at Centre-run premier health facility, officials said on Friday. As a pilot, the Indira Gandhi Hospital in Dwarka and NDMC's Charak Palika Hospital will be taken on-board and paired with AIIMS starting next month, they added. Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena on Friday chaired a meeting to evolve a formal system for referral of patients between the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) and other government hospitals in Delhi. "The objective behind the move is to optimally utilize the vacant beds in other government hospitals where critical but stable patients from AIIMS, which is reeling under acute shortage of beds, could be referred for treatment. "The initiative would go a long way in managing the burgeoning patient load at the AIIMS, while also significantly enhancing the healthcare system and medical expertis

ATMA February 2023 results announced on March 2: check how to download

The ATMA February 2023 result was released yesterday, i.e., March 2, 2023. Candidates can check their ATMA 2023 results on ATMA's official website

AIIMS, Delhi, to provide medical coverage for G-20 ministers meet

The AIIMS hospital in Delhi has been assigned the responsibility of providing medical coverage for the G-20 foreign ministers meeting scheduled from March 1 to 3 at the Rashtrapati Bhawan Cultural Centre, according to an official document. To provide medical services in the shortest possible time under this contingency plan, it has been decided that all requisite arrangements, including the physical presence of faculty, residents, nursing, technical and other staff, and preparedness of the various areas included in the plan will be ensured, it said. As part of the plan, Room 'X' in CTVS ICU-A will be kept in readiness in all aspects to handle any medical contingency. One bed in the ICU-A (Isolation room) of CTVS will also be kept ready, the document stated. According to it, the earmarked VIP isolation room in AB-8 ICU and five rooms in the private ward will be kept ready in all aspects to deal with any contingency. Gate one would be the entry point in case of any VIP contingency a

Govt sets eye to ensure universal health coverage, develop AIIMS Bibinagar

The Government of India has taken a number of initiatives in a bid to ensure universal health coverage

AIIMS to be built soon in Madurai: Telangana Guv Tamilisai Soundararajan

The Telangana Governor said that PM Modi is also working to bring a medical college in every district of Tamil Nadu

Toddlers aged below 2 years most vulnerable to Adenovirus: Experts

Toddlers below two years of age are most vulnerable to Adenovirus but parents need not panic as 90 per cent of the cases are treatable at home, though precautions must be maintained, experts said. Renowned paediatrician Dr Arun Kumarendu Singh, associated with AIIMS, Jodhpur, said parents must ensure that their children wear masks and avoid crowded places. "Unlike COVID, children below 10 years of age are susceptible to Adenovirus. Among them, those below two years of age are more vulnerable while those aged between two and five years are comparatively less vulnerable," Singh told PTI over the phone. Referring to a recent spike in Adenovirus cases in the country including West Bengal, in which children have been affected, he said there is nothing to panic as such a spike happens every year during season change from winter to spring. Adenovirus typically causes respiratory illnesses such as common cold, conjunctivitis, bronchitis, or pneumonia. In children, it usually causes infecti

Government yet to come up with satisfactory answers on AIIMS server attack

According to Union Minister for State for Electronics and Information Technology, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, the attack was carried out by unknown threat actors

AIIMS issues orders to include healthy food items in cafeteria, mess menu

The All India Institute of Medical Sciences here on Wednesday issued orders for inclusion of healthy food items like boiled eggs, milk, sprouts, boiled 'chana' and salad in the menu of the cafeteria and hostel mess. In a communication sent to the chairman of the Cafeteria Management Committee, AIIMS Director M Srinivas said the existing menu of the cafeteria and hostel mess at the institute provides very limited and conventional food like 'samosa', 'kachori' and bread 'pakora' which are considered unhealthy food items. The faculty, resident doctors, nursing officers and other staff members working at AIIMS, New Delhi are involved in patient care and require healthy food to build up and maintain their immunity, the communication said. "Chairman, Cafeteria Management Committee is hereby requested to issue necessary directions to the DGM, Central Cafeteria to make available healthy food like boiled egg, milk, sprouts, boiled 'chana', fruit salad, veg salad, fresh uncut fruits and fresh

Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan calls on Centre to set up AIIMS in Kozhikode

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday urged the Union government to set up an All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in the southern state without further delay.

AIIMS can achieve excellence through superior quality care: Health Minister

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya Sunday stressed on providing superior quality of clinical care, the highest standards of medical education and cutting-edge research at all AIIMS for them to transform into institutes of global excellence. Addressing the sixth meeting of the Central Institute Body (CIB) of all new AIIMS in Bhubaneswar, he asked representatives of all AIIMS to learn from other institutes of national importance like the IITs and IIMs. CIB is the highest decision-making body of all AIIMS for matters related to finance, infrastructure, vacancy, recruitment, enforcement of policies, challenges and procurement. The agenda of Sunday's meet was to review compliance with decisions taken in earlier CIB meetings. "This CIB is not only for review of the compliance of earlier decisions but is also a 'Chintan Shivir' for pooling in insights, fresh ideas, innovative thoughts and suggestions based on rich experience and expertise of all participants," Mandaviya said. He sai

How to secure personal data amid a breach: Here's a list of dos and don'ts

As a series of data hacks, sale or ransom calls spook organisations in India, here is a list of dos and don'ts for personal data protection

Patchy recovery: How 2022 swung from despair to hope to caution

Even as it grappled with new viruses, the human race hit another milestone

FM Sitharaman admitted to AIIMS, to be kept under observation overnight

She was admitted with symptoms of viral fever and is recovering, say sources