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Uttarakhand: 28-year-old Doctor Begins Drive To Offer Free Medical Services
What could be called as an inspirational move, a 28-year-old medical student from Uttarakhand has initiated a programme that offers pro bono medical services to people through health camps. Government Medical Students' Association, Uttarakhand (GMSA-UK), a voluntary organisation founded by Dr Ashu Aswathi, has started a campaign - ‘Swasth Himalayan Abhiyan’ - in the Gauchar region of Pithoragarh district. Under the campaign, the GMSA-UK has… read-more
Tags: Ashu Aswathi, GMSA-UK, Medical Camps, doctor
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Lalu Yadav's Kidney Functioning At 25%: His Physician Tells RIMS
Ailing RJD Chief Lalu Prasad Yadav’s physician Dr Umesh Prasad has written to the Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences about Yadav’s kidney functioning only at 25%. Prasad added that due to Yadav’s 20-years-long diabetic history, his health "can deteriorate anytime". The physician also advised to abstain Yadav's transfer to any other hospital for treatment as nothing considerable can be done. Earlier, the Jharkhand High Court has suspended… read-more
Tags: Lalu Prasad, Lalu Prasad Yadav, Kidney failure, doctor, RIMS, Dr Umesh Prasad
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UP: Woman Loses Life As Doctor Gets Distracted On Call
A 48-year-old accident victim in Uttar Pradesh’s Badaun lost her life as the doctor treating her got allegedly busy on a call. Later, he got into a 20-minute argument with sub-inspector Sushil Panwar, who had brought her. A viral video of the argument has drawn criticism. “If the death is due to negligence, appropriate action will be taken against those responsible,” District Magistrate Kumar Prashant said.
Tags: Uttar Pradesh, doctor, Dead, UP Police
Courtesy: The Times of India
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AP: Guntur Collector Orders Doctor's Arrest for Questioning Over Bed Shortage
Senior Doctor Somulu Naik was arrested when he raised a concern regarding shortage of beds at primary health center, during a Covid-19 review meeting, after which the Guntur Collector Samuel Anand Kumar lost his cool. The Collector ordered the DSP to arrest him under Disaster Management Act, 2005. Doctor Naik who was detained after an argument with the district collector, was released after hours in the evening.
Tags: Andhra Pradesh, doctor, Collector, Covid-19 Test
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Indian Telemedicine Market to Touch $5.5 billion by 2025: Study
According to a study by EY-IPA, telemedicine market in India might grow at a CAGR of 31% and is expected to reach $5.5 billion by 2025. The telemedicine and teleconsultation… read-more
Tags: health care, doctor, telemedicine softwares, E-PHARMACY
Courtesy: The Economic Times
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Telangana Tops the List of COVID Positive Cases among Healthcare Workers
Telangana as of September 3, is listed on top of the list of COVID positive cases among the healthcare workers including doctors, paramedics and support staff in the country, with 18%. It is followed by Maharashtra (16%), Delhi (14%), Karnataka (13%), Puducherry (12%) and Punjab (11%) . Union health secretary Rajesh Bhushan stated that they have informed the states and union territories to ensure the safety of workers and advised them to… read-more
Tags: Covid-19, health care, Health Ministry, doctor
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