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Fire at Kolkata Medical College, no injuries
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Oct 3 (ANI): Patients admitted at Kolkata Medical College had to be moved to a safer place after a fire broke out in the hospital here on Wednesday.
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Discovery to improve the success of corneal transplants
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA] Oct 1(ANI): Eye specialists from The University of Nottingham have made a discovery that could help to improve the success of corneal transplants for patients whose sight has been affected by the disease.
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Hidden health problems can appear even after elective hip surgeries
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA] Sep 30 (ANI): Turns out, even when surgeries are successful, patients report more pain, arthritis, and other ailments.
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Hospital curtains may harbour dangerous bacteria: Study
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sep 28 (ANI): A recent study suggests that privacy curtains in hospitals can become breeding grounds for resistant bacteria, thus posing a threat to patient safety.
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Security heightened at BHU after scuffle
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Sept 25 (ANI): Security has been beefed up in the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) and one person detained following a scuffle between Sir Sunderlal Hospital's junior doctors and relatives of a patient on Monday.
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Odisha: Doctors forced to treat patients under candlelight
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Mayurbhanj (Odisha) [India], Sep 25 (ANI): In yet another case of medical apathy, doctors in a hospital in Odisha's Mayurbhanj are left with no option but to dispense medical treatment to patients using candles and flashlights, risking the lives of many, due to an acute crisis of power in th
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Prosthetic valve ups risk of death
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C [USA], Sep 24 (ANI): A new research found that patients who undergo a transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) suffer an increased risk of death and heart failure.
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Minor raped in Delhi hospital
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 21 (ANI): An 11-year old girl, a patient in a Delhi hospital, was allegedly raped by the hospital's housekeeping staff in Delhi's Rohini area on Friday morning.
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A behavioral intervention can reduce stress in cancer patients
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA] Sep 21 (ANI): According to a new study, a behavioral program to reduce harmful stress in cancer patients can be taught to therapists from around the country and implemented at their sites, which effectively improves the moods of their patients.
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Inhaled steroids may increase risk of lung infections
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA] Sep 16 (ANI): Asthma patients beware! Using inhaled steroids to control asthma and other breathing problems may increase the risk of developing nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) lung infections.
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Sugar pills relieve chronic pain
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington DC, [USA] Sep 13 (ANI): According to a recent study, Someday doctors may prescribe sugar pills for certain chronic pain patients based on their brain anatomy and psychology. And the pills can reduce the pain as effectively as any powerful drug on the market.
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Experts urge govt. to regulate medical implants
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 12 (ANI): Given the 'faulty hip implants' of metal on the metal prosthesis, medical experts urged the government to establish a National Joint Replacement Registry to regulate medical implants and drugs for patients' safety.
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