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Delhi HC allows using dummy phone number for COVID-19 testing of homeless
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 7 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Friday gave its nod for the use of "9999999999" as a dummy phone number and address of labs or hospitals for COVID-19 testing of homeless mentally ill patients after the submissions were made by the Indian Council for Medical Research (
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Karnataka govt issues revised guidelines for disposal of bodies of COVID p
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Aug 7 (ANI): Amid the rising number of COVID-19 cases in Karnataka, the state's health department issued fresh guidelines for the disposal of bodies of COVID patients.
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Plasma therapy only effective if taken on time: Delhi Health Minister
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 7 (ANI): Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain told mediapersons on Friday that when AIIMS Director Dr Randeep Guleria said that plasma therapy on COVID-19 patients did not show much clinical benefit in reducing fatality risk caused due to the virus, he did not mean
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Blood test may point to patients at higher risk for COVID-19 deterioration
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], August 7 (ANI): George Washington University (GW) researchers found five biomarkers, medical indicators found in the blood, associated with higher odds of clinical deterioration and death in COVID-19 patients.
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ICMR invites Covid dedicated centres to join national clinical registry of
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 7 (ANI): The Union health ministry, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) have proposed a National Clinical Registry for COVID-19 (NCRC).
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India's COVID-19 recovery rate climbs to 67.62 pc, CFR at 2.07 pc
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 6 (ANI): The recovery rate has reached a record high of 67.62 per cent amongst COVID-19 patients and the Case Fatality Rate (CFR) stands at 2.07 per cent , said Union Health Ministry on Thursday.
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Initial findings on plasma therapy trial did not show promising evidence:
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 6 (ANI): The trial conducted by All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) for convalescent plasma therapy on COVID-19 patients did not show much clinical benefit in reducing fatality risk caused due to the virus.
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Bone drug may be beneficial for knee osteoarthritis
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Boston [USA], Aug 6 (ANI): A new study suggests that bisphosphonates which are the drugs that prevent the loss of bone density and used to treat osteoporosis and similar diseases appear to be safe and beneficial for osteoarthritis patients.
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Ahmedabad fire: 41 patients shifted to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Hospital
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], Aug 6 (ANI): As many as 41 patients admitted at the Shrey Hospital have been shifted to Ahmedabad's Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Hospital, said Rajiv Kumar Gupta, Additional Chief Secretary, Gujarat Government, on Thursday. Eight people have been killed in the incide
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Andhra villagers complain to Sub Collector after Covid-19 patients roam fr
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Vizianagaram (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Aug 6 (ANI): Villagers in Ullibhadra here have complained to Sub Collector at Parvatipuram about COVID-19 patients roaming freely.
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Over 50% of COVID-19 deaths in India in patients aged 60 and above: Health
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 4 (ANI): Over 50 per cent of COVID-19 deaths in India have taken place among people aged 60 years and above and 37 per cent deaths have been reported among patients in the age group of 45 to 60 years, Health Ministry said on Tuesday.
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HCMCT Manipal Hospitals, Dwarka Delhi saves lives of stroke patients
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 4 (ANI/NewsVoir): Contrary to general perception that COVID-19 crisis has completely diverted attention of healthcare providers towards the virus infected patients, several non-COVID-19 patients such as Stroke recently undergone high-end procedures and treatment to get
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