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Life Care fired staffer who revealed nursing home nightmare. Details inside

A nursing home owned by Life Care Centers of America Inc has fired one nurse and banned another from the premises after investigation of detailing horrific conditions, a staff exodus and a botched management response to the facility's deadly COVID-19 outbreak.

Jun 22, 2020

Fact Check: Is government setting up liqour shops in Kashmir? Here's the truth

The Jammu and Kashmir administration denied the reports and said that the government has not taken any policy decision regarding issuance of fresh liquor licenses in unserved areas.

Jun 21, 2020

Hydroxychloroquine should not be used to treat COVID-19 anymore, FDA warns

The decision on the so-called 'wonder drug' as touted by the US President Donald Trump is taken in the wake of recent clinical trials that showed that the antimalarial drugs were not effective against the coronavirus.

Jun 16, 2020

Coronavirus hitting the Americas hardest, says World Health Organization

The disease was "highly active" in Central and South America, the WHO's top emergency expert Mike Ryan said, highlighting problems in Brazil and Mexico.

Jun 13, 2020

Chiranjeevi Sarja's WhatsApp conversation with Prajwal Devaraj reveals he desired to travel with friends

Prajwal Devaraj has shared the screen shot of a conversation that he had with Chiranjeevi Sarja, who passed away recently.

Jun 10, 2020

How Alex Miller Went From Being Broke To Becoming A Millionaire

Alex utilizes a strategy he calls "The 3 Round Burst Strategy". This strategy of his brings results in days, as opposed to the other companies that keep the clients hanging for years.

Jun 8, 2020

Indian American doctors at the centre of Lancet-Hydroxychloroquine scandal

In a shocking example of research misconduct, the reputed medical journal Lancet had to retract a study that incorrectly claimed that hydroxychloroquine increases the risks of deaths in patients who take the drug for the treatment of Covid-19.

Jun 7, 2020

Kabul denies Pakistan's claims of India using Afghan territory

The Ashraf Ghani government has rejected Islamabad's allegation that Afghanistan was allowing its territories to be used by India to destabilise Pakistan.

Jun 6, 2020

Why high blood pressure patients are more likely to die from Covid-19

In addition, the study, published in the European Heart Journal, found that patients with high blood pressure who were not taking medication to control the condition were at even greater risk of dying from Covid-19.

Jun 6, 2020

Gilead's Remdesivir authorised for emergency use only

COVID-19 drug Remdesivir's price in India is a concern; Pharma cos free to set price

Gilead Sciences' signs non-exclusive license pact with four Indian drug majors to set their own price for Covid-19 drug Remdesivir. Following this move, many pharma distributors have been selling the experimental drug at Rs 7000 per vial. This will result in escalated treatment cost, to procure vials approximating to Rs 35,000 to Rs 42,000 for five doses.

Jun 5, 2020

Kolkata hospital allows doctors, patients to interact virtually

Here's how much private hospitals in Karnataka will charge for Covid-19 treatment for poor

The new move by the private hospitals association in the state to fix affordable charges from patients BPL helps the patients share their load of burden.

Jun 5, 2020

Plasma therapy safe, effective in severe coronavirus cases, study shows

Researchers from the Houston Methodist Hospital in the US did clinical trials to transfuse plasma from recovered Covid-19 patients into critically ill patients.

Jun 4, 2020

Fake vehicle RCs, insurance policies: Bengaluru Police uncover scam, arrest two

Bengaluru City Police team led by PI Hazresh busted fake insurance and RC card scam, arresting two of the accused.

Jun 3, 2020

Study panning anti-malaria drug Trump took against Covid-19 faces new questions

British medical journal the Lancet said it had concerns about data behind an influential article that found hydroxychloroquine increased the risk of death in COVID-19 patients, a conclusion that undercut scientific interest in the medicine championed by US President Donald Trump.