West Bengal To Go Strict On Use Of Antibiotics
Kolkata: The State Health department is set to take stringent measures to check the misuse of antibiotics which are being reported from different parts of Bengal and a stricter vigil will…
WHO Recommends R21/Matrix-M Vaccine For Malaria Prevention
Geneva: The World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended a new vaccine, R21/Matrix-M, for the prevention of malaria in children. The recommendation follows advice from the WHO Strategic Advisory Group of…
24 Patients, Including 12 Newborns, Die Within A Day At Nanded Govt Hospital Due To Shortage Of Medicine
New Delhi: Twelve newborns and as many adults died at a state-run hospital in Maharashtra’s Nanded in 24 hours, the hospital dean said, blaming a shortage of medicines and hospital…
Police And DST Seized Drugs Worth Rs 1.5 Crore In Raid, One Arrested
Udaipur: Hiran magri Police Station and DST (District Special Team), in a joint action, have seized a cache of banned illegal drugs worth Rs 1.5 Crore. Police seized these medicines…
West Bengal Is The Highest Consumer Of Antibiotics In The Country: State Health Secretary
Kolkata: West Bengal is the highest consumer of antibiotics in the country owing to irrational and rampant prescriptions advising patients to consume these drugs. A study conducted by the state health…
Wrong Blood Transfusion: Kerala Health Dept Takes Action Against Three
Malappuram: The Kerala Health Department on Saturday took action against two doctors and a staff nurse at the Government Women and Children hospital at Ponnani near here over an alleged incident…
Sir Ganga Ram launches Campaign to teach Simple CPR to stop Sudden Cardiac Deaths
New Delhi: Reset the Beat – an initiative by Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in collaboration with Medtronic on Wednesday, September 27, 2023 was launched in the hospital. The aim is…
India’s First Ever Case of Finger Reconstruction in Sir Ganga Ram
New Delhi: A 32 year old man got amputated two fingers of his hand, thanks to an accident involving bike chain. But lo and behold! Fingers were again reconstructed in…
‘Anaconda’ enters UP to save Patient on verge of being drowned in Blood!
Noida: The name ‘anaconda’ is a word of extreme fear, so is the aneurysm, particularly abdominal aortic one (AAA). Interestingly anaconda, which is just name of a graft, saves here…
Sonamura Police Seizes Eskuf Worth Rs 5 Lakh, Arrested 2
Agartala: Acting on a tip-off, Sonamura police seized 650 bottles of narcotic cough syrup with an estimated market value of Rs 5 lakh. Briefing the reporters in this context, OC Sonamura…
