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Doctor, nurse, sanitation worker to get vaccine in presence of Delhi CM

A trio of a doctor, nurse and a sanitation worker will receive COVID-19 vaccine shots in the presence of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal at the state-run LNJP Hospital

PM-Cares Fund allocates over Rs 201 cr to boost medical oxygen supply

A sum of Rs 201.58 crore from the PM-Cares Fund is being allocated for installing 162 dedicated PSA medical oxygen generation plants in public health facilities

Budget Byte: Need to spend more on healthcare to manage shortcomings

Spending on health is improving gradually in India, even though it has not grown substantially from its level of 1% of GDP

DV Sadananda Gowda collapses due to low blood sugar, hospitalised

Mr Gowda, 67, is currently stable and is undergoing further tests at the hospital

Lords Hospital to invest Rs 100 crore to add 200 beds, develop infra

The hospital's medical facilities, protocols and emergency services will provide patients with the highest standards of medical excellence for improved outcome in the post-covid future

Covid-19 will drive revenues for hospitals, diagnostic labs in 2021

The RT-PCR tests will carry on, and the massive vaccination drive will require lakhs of antibody tests to check for immunity

British hospitals scramble for space as Covid cases soar despite new curbs

British authorities are blaming a new variant of the coronavirus for soaring infection rates in London and southeast England

Delhi reports 758 fresh cases, lowest since Aug 16; positivity rate 0.88%

Delhi has recorded 758 fresh Covid-19 cases, the lowest in over four months,and 30 new fatalities even as the positivity rate dipped to 0.88 per cent, authorities said Friday.

Rajnath hails medical fraternity as real superheroes in fight against Covid

Lauding the medical fraternity in their fight against coronavirus situation, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said that the country will always remain grateful to these "real superheroes"

Santosh Gangwar lays foundation stone of 100 bedded ESIC hospital in J&K

Minister of State (I/C) for Labour and Employment Santosh Kumar Gangwar on Monday laid the foundation stone of 100 bedded Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) Hospital at Ompura, Budgam

Covid-19 impact: Tamil Nadu govt to set up 2,000 mini-clinics across state

Each mini-clinic will have one doctor, one nurse and an assistant and will operate for four hours in the morning and four hours in the evening

From the Frontline: Underpaid, overworked and now pushed to the limit

Talked about little in the fight against Covid-19 is the condition of nursing staff

Local care, global epidemic

Book review of Enduring Cancer: Life, Death, and Diagnosis in Delhi

After initial hit, health-care units likely to recover: CRISIL SME Tracker

With the working capital cycle stretched, financially weaker hospitals may have to resort to short-term loans to stay afloat.

States to report on hospital safety guideline implementation: Centre to SC

The Centre informed the Supreme Court that it has directed all states and Union Territories (UTs) to send status report by December 4 on the implementation of fire safety guidelines

Meet Asha, a robot nurse that will take care of patients like human nurses

Bengaluru's Artpark is building tech solutions to solve problems unique to India

Doctor in the Cloud: As Covid-19 rages on, hospitals embrace technology

The platform runs on a software called Power BI, a data visualisation tool that evaluates the vitals of all patients in ICUs in over 15 districts of Karntaka

US Covid-19 hospitalisations jump 50% in 2 weeks, ushering in new shutdowns

Nearly 79,000 people were being in treated for the disease in hospitals across the country on Thursday, a Reuters tally showed, the most at any time during the pandemic

Tracheostomy successfully performed on Soumitra Chatterjee, says hospital

The doctors are also mulling to put the 85-year-old thespian off ventilation after the successful tracheostomy

World Coronavirus Dispatch: US FDA approves remdesivir as first Covid drug

Philippines to allow foreign investors in, French curfew now covers two-thirds of its population, mouthwash won't shield you from virus, and other pandemic-related news across the globe