New Delhi, Immediate action and proper stabilization are crucial to treat spinal cord injuries, neurosurgeons said, calling for more efforts by medical professionals and policy makers to ensure timely and proper treatment to patients.They also noted that among the injuries people suffer in...
Ludhiana, Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit on Sunday inquired about the health of Shiv Sena (Punjab) leader Sandeep Thapar, who was attacked with swords here two days ago.After reaching the Circuit House here, Purohit spoke to the doctors treating Thapar. He also spoke to Ludhiana deputy...
Mumbai, The Bombay High Court has allowed a 19-year-old youth to reappear for the Class XII improvement exam which he failed to answer last year as he was suffering from depression and internet gaming disorder.A division bench of Justices A S Chandurkar and Rajesh Patil, in its July 4 order...
Kerala [India]: More than 1,600 suspected dengue cases have been reported so far this month, according to a report released by the health department on Saturday in Kerala.The health department said on Friday a total of 1,693 suspected dengue cases were reported in the state this month, of...
Kasaragod (Kerala): A 57-year-old doctor has been booked for misbehaving with a teenage girl when she came for treatment at his private clinic in the north Kerala district, police said on Saturday.The incident took place in February this year and the family filed a complaint against the doctor...
According to officials, Gagan was undergoing treatment for dengue fever at a private hospital in Bengaluru for the past few days and died of the deadly virus late on Friday night. Gagan was a student of Chaitanya Techno School.In a separate incident, a 74-year-old man died after getting...
Tornadoes struck Dongming County and Xuancheng County, injuring 88 people. Five of them were later confirmed dead after medical treatment failed, according to Hayes' emergency management bureau, Xinhua news agency reported.Preliminary investigations showed that a total of 2,820 houses, 60,900...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], In line with the directives of President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan to provide medical treatment to 1,000 injured Palestinian children and cancer patients, the 18th group of their accompanying persons arrived in the United Arab Emirates today. Cancer patients from the...
Agartala (Tripura) [India], Tripura Chief Minister Dr. Manik Saha on Thursday said that one of the objectives of the present state government is to provide a healthy and normal life to children affected by congenital physical problems."The state government has decided to provide free medical...
Pune: Two Pune policemen have been dismissed from service for dereliction of duty in the escape case of alleged drug kingpin Lalit Patil last year. An official gave this information on Thursday.Patil, who was in jail in a drug case and was undergoing treatment at Sassoon General Hospital, had...
Quebec City, Canada, when we see an older family member handling a bulky box of medications arranged by day of the week, we might stop and ask ourselves: Is it too much? How do all those pills interact?The fact is that as we age we are more likely to develop different chronic diseases that...
Kozhikode: A 14-year-old boy, who was undergoing treatment for amoebic meningoencephalitis, a rare brain infection caused by free-living amoeba found in contaminated water, died at a private hospital here.The Kerala State Health Department on Thursday said Mridul died at 11.20 pm on Wednesday...
Indore: Another ten children from a shelter home here were admitted to hospital with suspected food poisoning on Wednesday, taking the number of children under treatment at the private institution to 48, officials said.A senior doctor said that worms have been found in the stool of some...
Chennai, independent health insurance company Star Health and Allied Insurance Company, with an aim to provide home healthcare services, have launched home healthcare service in 50 cities, a senior official said.The city-based company will further expand the service to other cities, said MD...
Police said that both the victims are undergoing treatment at KGMU Trauma Centre.According to the police, the woman and her cousin were on their way to KGMU for a counseling session.Additional DCP, West Zone, Vishwajit Srivastava said, "As they reached near Chowk Stadium, an unidentified...
He directed the officials to ensure best possible treatment for the injured persons. He also talked to the families of the injured.The Chief Minister held a meeting of senior officers in the police lines and took information about the incident and the action taken thereafter. He made it clear...
Hathras (Uttar Pradesh) [India], A day after the stampede incident in Hathras district of Uttar Pradesh, which has so far claimed 121 lives, the forensic team of the state police along with the dog team reached the spot of the incident to collect the incidents. for a thorough investigation.A...
Boycott, 83, was informed last week that the cancer, which was treated through chemotherapy and radiotherapy in 2002, has returned. “In the last few weeks I have had an MRI scan, a CT scan, a PET scan and two biopsies and it has now been confirmed that I have throat cancer and will need an...
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Two more children have died in an incident of suspected food poisoning at Indore's Shri Yugpurush Dham Baudhik Vikas Kendra, taking the toll to five, officials said on Wednesday.The number of children being treated for symptoms of food poisoning has also risen...
Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh) [India], A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed before the Allahabad High Court demanding an investigation by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into the Hathras stampede incident that took place. has claimed 121 lives so far, leaving 28 injured.The...