Toronto: Patients in intensive care units (ICUs) who are shorter in height are more likely to die in hospital than taller ones who have much better survival rates, finds a new study. The study showed that the average-height man’s odds of dying are just over 22 per cent, but that[Read More…]
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Uttarakhand: TB patients facing acute shortage of drugs in government hospital
The patients undergoing treatment for XDR, a form of multiple drug-resistant (MDR) TB, are facing severe shortage of drugs in Dehradun and other districts. There are nearly 80 patients in Uttarakhand diagnosed with MDR tuberculosis. In 2016, around 50 patients were diagnosed with XDR TB. The deficiency arose after the[Read More…]
Police deny death of 17 patients due to oxygen supply cut
The Indore Police on Friday denied the death report of 17 patients (including two children) who died due to oxygen supply cut in the hospital. The police claimed that their illness was the cause of death. “No oxygen supply failure has been reported and no one died because of oxygen[Read More…]
Karnataka to launch ‘Treat All Policy’ for HIV patients
Karnataka is going to launch a ‘Treat All Policy’ on Wednesday considering just less than half of HIV patients are registered with anti retroviral therapy (ART) and receiving treatment. With the new policy at place, an additional 20,000 patients will be eligible for ART. Karnataka is among the eight high-prevalence[Read More…]
No non-veg for Indian patients: Hospitals in Ahmedabad
In Ahmedabad, if you are a patient but not a foreigner, don’t expect to hog your favorite chicken soup for quicker recovery. As per an exclusive report published by Ahmedabad mirror, private hospitals in Ahmedabad will serve non-veg food to you, only if you are not an Indian! If you[Read More…]
Kolkata hospitals reach out patients facing cash crunch
With the cash crunch presenting a serious problem to patients in making payments to the medical facilities for treatment received, most Kolkata hospitals in the city have come forward to help them by accepting cheques and debit or credit cards. Some hospitals in the city are also accepting undertaking in[Read More…]