Four additional medical bike ambulances have been purchased for the expansion programme, bringing the total to eight. The bikes have portable automated external defibrillators, ECG machines, oxygen cylinders, emergency care and medication kits, and emergency medications. New Delhi: With the beginning of Phase II, the ambitious Mission DELHI — Delhi Emergency Life Heart-Attack Initiative of […]
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The government will implement the cataract programme by allocating more than 350 operating rooms in state-run district hospitals, medical schools, civil hospitals, and other health department facilities that can offer eye-related medical care. Pune: The state government will begin a “Preventable Blindness Free Maharashtra Mission” in November this year. The goal is to identify and treat […]
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The national tele-mental health program, also known as Tele-MANAS (Telemental Health Assistance and the Networking Across States), consists of a network of cells, regional coordination centers, and centers of excellence for mental health. 51 Tele-MANAS cells will offer mental health services, counseling, essential support, connections to emergency psychiatric facilities, eSanjeevani, Ayushman Bharat Health and Wellness […]
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5–15% of pregnant women experience mental health problems. Primogenital women have an exceptionally high incidence of this (first-time mothers). Concerns can arise from the stress related to their new baby and the physical changes. They may experience significantly more anxiety during a subsequent pregnancy if they have a history of poor obstetric outcomes, such as […]
Continue ReadingBetween January 1 and July 21, the state reported 142 cases of H1N1, but 3,585 cases have been reported this year. In the first seven months of this year, there were only seven fatalities in the state, but by September 30, there had been 204. Mumbai: According to the state health department, there was a […]
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Due to pollution and other factors, researchers have found a concerning trend of lung cancer rates in India among women being higher than men in recent years. The research also revealed that, despite an increase in the number of female lung cancer cases, smoking rates remained stable. New Delhi: Due to pollution and other factors, researchers […]
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Cholera, a disease that dates back to the 19th century, may return after years of decline, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned. The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a warning that after years of decline, the 19th-century illness Cholera may come back. According to Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director general of WHO, food and […]
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According to a health services report, the state once had 34 lakh doses of Covaxin that would have passed by the end of January 2019. Thankfully, 14 lakh of these doses were recently consumed. However, according to officials, about 20 lakh vaccination centers still have trouble locating recipients. Pune: If Covid-19 vaccine coverage is not accelerated, […]
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Records indicate that it stayed at 687 in 2020–2021 when the district experienced the pandemic’s outbreak, and the first wave was first reported. The cases are reported when patients visit for initial or follow-up care, at various district government facilities of the health department. According to records from the district office of non-communicable diseases, stroke […]
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With the help of the QR code-based OPD registration service, patients can share information about themselves with the hospital by scanning a unique QR code for the hospital with their smartphone (using the camera or scanner, an ABHA app, an Arogya Setu app, or any other ABDM-enabled app). New Delhi: The National Health Authority (NHA) […]
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