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Covid-19-hit athlete Milkha Singh stable, on oxygen support, say doctors

AthleteMilkha Singh, who won multiple gold medals in sprint at 1958 and 1962 Asian Games and was admitted to hospital after he contracted Covid-19, is stable on oxygen support, doctors said

Excessive antibiotics use in Covid-19 cases adds 'fuel to fire' in India

Doctors battling to save lives amid a dearth of effective treatments are turning to the medicines they have on hand.

Dysfunctional ventilators serious matter: Bombay HC seeks reply from Centre

The High Court said that more than a hundred ventilators provided to hospitals in the Marathwada region of Maharashtra through the PM CARES Fund turning out to be 'defective' was a serious matter

100 beds reserved for mucormycosis patients at AIIMS in Rishikesh

Amid rising cases of mucormycosis or black fungus in Uttarakhand, the AIIMS here reserved 100 beds, including 10 ICU beds, on Monday for patients suffering from the deadly disease.

HCL says it's expanding Covid help to states with hospital beds, equipment

Company will help set up a hundred-bed treatment facility in government hospital in Greater Noida.

Govt issues guidelines on Covid-19 management in rural, peri-urban areas

The health ministry guidelines are meant to orient community-based services and primary level health infrastructure in these areas towards Covid

At Delhi hospitals, shortage and a long wait for Covid-19 vaccine

Private, state govt hospitals struggle; central govt hospitals seem to be doing better

SBI eyes over Rs 10K-crore credit pipeline for health infrastructure

Ashwani Bhatia, managing director, SBI, said the bank had held discussions with firms that needed funds for building hospital infrastructure

Operational licence can be given to closed hospital: Delhi govt to HC

The 150-bed multi-speciality hospital was closed down due to insolvency resolution process against its parent company

International Nurses Day 2021: A day for health workers helping us in Covid

May 12 is the birth anniversary of Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing.

I-T dept goes after hospitals taking cash payment to treat Covid patients

Response from Minister of State for Finance Anurag Thakur and I-T department is carried at the end of the story

Vedanta to set up 100-bed hospital for Covid patients in Rajasthan's Barmer

Oil and gas company Vedanta Limited has started setting up a 100-bed field hospital for coronavirus patients in Barmer district of Rajasthan

PIL in Delhi HC claims need for transparency in allocation of hospital beds

Hospitals in the national capital are allegedly following a "VIP culture" of allocating beds and therefore, there is a need for a transparent system, a PIL urged the Delhi High Court on Monday.

This Pune-based startup is helping coronavirus patients find beds, plasma

A Pune-based startup is providing real-time information about the availability of hospital beds, plasma and other Covid services in the city. Business Standard's Abhishek Waghmare speaks to Chinmayi Dumbare and her colleague Arif Amirani, the duo who have developed an online platform called covidpune.com to help coronavirus patients. Watch the video for more.

Covid-19: Coimbatore hospitals stop new admission fearing oxygen shortage

Many of the hospitals in Coimbatore are turning away patients with breathing difficulties as they are expecting a shortage of Oxygen even as these hospitals have beds with oxygen supply at present.

Over 300 pharma, healthcare companies eligible for new Covid loans: Crisil

Hospitals to gain most with up to 3.5% dip on cost of funds; may add half a million beds, says rating agency

Harsh Vardhan reviews RML preparation for severe Covid-19 patients

Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan visited Dr RML Hospital and reviewed its preparedness for clinical management of severe Covid-19 patients

RBI's Rs 50K cr liquidity facility can augment hospital bed capacity Crisil

Reserve Bank's Rs 50,000-crore liquidity window can help augment the bed capacity at hospitals by up to 20% as credit will be available at cheaper costs, credit ratings agency Crisil said on Friday

Gujarat: Covid-19 positive report not required for hospitalisation

In a relief to people, the Gujarat government on Friday announced that carrying a Covid-19 positive report will not be necessary for admission of patients to hospitals in the state

Delhi's Army hospital facing capacity constraints amid Covid-19 second wave

The Indian Army's base hospital in Delhi is operating under tremendous capacity constraints and working to increase the number of oxygenated beds from 450 to 950 by the month-end