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Dr. D. Y. Patil Medical College Hosts ACINUS 2026, Reinforcing the Importa
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], February 10: The Department of Respiratory Medicine, Dr. D. Y. Patil Medical College, Hospital & Research Centre, Pimpri, Pune, successfully concluded ACINUS 2026 - the Annual Conference of Respiratory Diseases, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine, held from 4th to 6th
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"Highly infectious, fatal": AIIMS Bilaspur president says no vaccine avail
Updated : 4 months ago IST
"Nipah virus is highly infectious and fatal. Patients either develop symptoms of encephalitis or severe respiratory disease. The mortality rate ranges between 40 and 75 per cent, which is very high," Dr Arora told ANI.
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Pakistan: Karachi's air quality worsens sharply, respiratory diseases rise
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Health experts stated that the government's failure to enforce environmental standards and control emissions has pushed the city's air pollution to alarming levels, endangering millions of residents, as reported by Dawn.
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Avoid using green crackers, pollution levels are rising: Health expert
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Apollo Hospital's Senior Consultant in Internal Medicine, Dr S. Chatterjee, points out that although pollution is 30% less than that of traditional crackers, increased air pollution levels continue to pose health hazards, particularly for patients with respiratory diseases.
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Pakistan: Karachi faces alarming rise in respiratory diseases
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Karachi is witnessing a disturbing increase in respiratory diseases, as reported by the Sindh Health Department on Monday. According to ARY News, the Sindh Health Department has reported a troubling total of 248 cases of respiratory illnesses in Karachi as of February 13 this year.
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SingHealth Duke-NUS Academic Medical Centre announces hackathon winners ta
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Singapore, January 24: Three innovative teams made up of participants from Indonesia, Malaysia, Mongolia and Thailand clinched the three prizes of the inaugural Asia-Pacific Global Health Innovation Hackathon 2025, held in Singapore. This first-of-its-kind initiative, hosted by the Internati
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Uttarakhand takes measures to control respiratory diseases amid global HMP
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
During the winter months, there is an increased likelihood of transmission of respiratory diseases such as seasonal influenza (H1N1, H3N2), influenza-like illness (ILI), and severe acute respiratory illness (SARI). HMPV, specifically, presents with symptoms similar to the common cold and
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Transforming Respiratory Care: Jehangir Hospital's Advanced Pulmonology De
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], November 20: In the Indian healthcare landscape, respiratory diseases continue to pose significant challenges, affecting people of all ages. These conditions, ranging from common colds to life-threatening lung disorders, demand specialised care and cutting-edge tr
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"Respiratory disease cases are doubled in hospitals and affecting every ag
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
The Air Quality Index (AQI) remains severe to hazardous in Delhi NCR which is a leading cause of the rise in respiratory and chest infection cases in hospitals. According to Dr Sudhir Gupta, senior consultant, Chest physician and Bronchoscopist medicine, Kailash Hospital, Noida, "Patients
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Delhi Air Pollution: Apollo doctor suggests closing schools for children
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
As the air pollution levels in the national capital reach "very poor," the doctors say that people with no history of respiratory diseases are suffering from breathing issues. Dr Nikhil Modi, Senior Consultant for Respiratory Critical Care at Apollo Hospital, said that apart from the regular
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Number of respiratory patients increase as AQI worsens in Delhi: Doctor at
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
A doctor at Delhi's Sir Ganga Ram Hospital on Friday said that there is a direct connection between an increase in the number of patients suffering from respiratory issues and the worsening of the Air Quality Index.
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10-15 pc rise in patients suffering from respiratory diseases due to air p
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) has ordered the implementation of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP-II) in Delhi-NCR on Monday after the overall Air Quality Index dropped to 'Very Poor' category in the region. It will be effective on October 22, Tuesday.
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