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Gilead's Remdesivir authorised for emergency use only

High-priced Covid-19 drug Remdesivir being misused by hospitals across India

The Department of Pharmaceuticals has received several complaints regarding the "indiscriminate use" of Remdesivir by hospitals and it has raised the issue with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

Jul 24, 2020

Rare Kawasaki disease-like symptoms seen in Covid positive kids: All you need to know

Rare yet life-threatening Kawasaki disease-like symptoms are being reported in COVID-19 positive children. The illness could cause serious damage to the heart and can send patients into shock.

Jul 24, 2020

Mumbai Covid update: With 1,257 new cases, 55 deaths, city's recovery rate is 72%

With today's data, Mumbai, so far, has recorded a total of 1,05,829 cases and 5,927 deaths till date.

Jul 23, 2020

Madhya Pradesh Governor Lalji Tandon passes away at 85

Madhya Pradesh Governor Lalji Tandon (85) passed away on Tuesday after a prolonged illness. His son and UP minister Ashutosh Tandon confirmed the news.

Jul 21, 2020

Check COVID hospital bed availability in Bengaluru | full list

Since the BBMP announced its new dashboard showcasing the hospital beds available in the city, there have still been complaints of it not loading or that the hospitals are still refusing to admit patients. The BBMP has issued an alternate link to the dashboard now, we check the hospital beds available in real-time.

Jul 18, 2020

BBMP ramps up health checks for Pourakarmikas

BBMP ramps up health checkups for Pourakarmikas after 5 sanitation workers succumb to COVID

In Bengaluru so far five Pourakarmikas have lost their lives due to COVID-19 after pressure from the union the BBMP is now ramping up health checkups and providing gears for their safety.

Jul 18, 2020

Bengaluru sees spurt in Covid deaths: 97% patients on ventilators at BMCRI have died

Over the past few months, critical care ventilator support and ICU support for Covid patients have reported high mortality rates globally. In Bengaluru, BMCRI confirmed that 89 of the 92 patients on ventilators at the Victoria Hospital died.

Jul 17, 2020

Sachin Pilot-Gehlot rift: Congress' loss, BJP's gain; party on ventilator

Sachin Pilot has been at loggerheads with Ashok Gehlot even before the Congress came to power in Rajasthan riding on an anti-incumbency wave in December 2018.

Jul 12, 2020

Why private hospitals are charging 'huge' fees for Covid treatment in spite of govt fixing the rate cap

Patients infected with the coronavirus are being forced to pay exorbitant fees for the treatment at private hospitals despite the government fixing the price cap for Covid treatment both in public and private hospitals.

Jul 8, 2020

Veteran Kannada actress Jayanthi hospitalised

Veteran Kannada actress Jayanthi is hospitalised on Tuesday evening, 7 July, over breathing-related issues.

Jul 8, 2020

Bengaluru: Fear of coronavirus making hospitals struggle to retain doctors, medical staff

Many senior doctors from private hospitals are complaining that despite having rooms and medical equipment, they do not have enough doctors to treat COVID 19 patients.

Jul 6, 2020

Tony award-nominated Broadway actor Nick Cordero dies 3 months after being diagnosed with coronavirus

Three months after being diagnosed with coronavirus, Tony award-nominated Broadway actor Nick Cordero passed away due to complications.

Jul 6, 2020

Delirium: One side effect of COVID-19 that is 'terrifying' people

COVID-19 patients with severe cases are susceptible to develop delirium due to medications, prolong and solitary stay in ICUs. Coronavirus patients with severe cases are reported to have been battling paranoid hallucination and disorientation.

Jul 2, 2020

'You had enough,' Hyderabad hospital to COVID-19 patient before pulling ventilator

The Hyderabad hospital has denied the allegations of removing the COVID-19 patient from ventilator support, citing other similar cases where patients feel the oxygen supply is insufficient.

Jun 29, 2020

Karnataka govt sets rates for private hospitals treating Covid-19; Rs 10,000 per day for general ward

The Karnataka Government has fixed the rates for private hospitals treating COVID-19, the rates are nearly double of what public hospitals charge.

Jun 23, 2020

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