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Death in a vial: Five cases lay bare many uncomfortable truths about Indian healthcareFive young mothers in Kota died after childbirth, with suspicion falling on oxytocin injections. Investigations revealed the vials containe...- 125 passengers and crew hit with highly contagious stomach virus on cruise from San FranciscoA Princess Cruises ship, the Ruby Princess, docked in San Francisco with over 120 individuals, including passengers and crew, infected with...
- ICMR team reaches Kozhikode after Nipah outbreak; relatives of patient test negativeA Nipah virus case has been confirmed in Kozhikode. An ICMR team has arrived to assess the situation. Close relatives of the patient have t...
- Kerala: Nipah patient's route map released; animal husbandry dept sets up control roomKozhikode district administration has released the route map of a 43-year-old man infected with the Nipah virus. He is currently on ventila...
- Ebola virus in India? Here's the latest update on the Bengaluru scare, symptoms and precautions explainedEbola virus in Bangalore: A woman returning from Uganda was quarantined in Bengaluru with Ebola-like symptoms. Her tests have come back neg...
- How Congo is battling an Ebola outbreak complicated by aid cuts, armed rebels and angerEbola treatment centers in eastern Congo are being attacked. This violence stems from deep-seated issues like rebel conflict and displaceme...
- Attacks on Ebola treatment centers are one of several problems affecting Congo's outbreak responseIn the Eastern Congo, a troubling surge of Ebola is compounded by deliberate attacks on medical facilities, igniting frustration among the ...
- Could cruise ship passengers sue over the hantavirus outbreak?Travelers on the MV Hondius find themselves with few legal recourses following a hantavirus outbreak. Oceanwide Expeditions, the company be...
- Passengers evacuated from hantavirus-stricken cruise ship begin flying home from Canary IslandsPassengers from the hantavirus-hit cruise ship MV Hondius are flying home from Tenerife. They are being evacuated by military and governmen...
- Hantavirus outbreak: All about Andes virus strain that can transmit person to person as CDC classifies virus as level 3 emergency responseHantavirus strain that can transmit from person to person -- Andes virus -- has been confirmed among those who have tested positive, fuelli...
- Hantavirus outbreak on cruise ship: India monitors situation, no cases on Indian soilThe Union Health Ministry is monitoring hantavirus cases on the cruise ship MV Hondius, where three deaths and five confirmed infections ha...
- Supreme court panel defines minimum ICU standards, outlines staffing norms and infrastructure requirementsThe Supreme Court has mandated minimum standards for ICUs, covering infrastructure, equipment, and staffing. States must submit action plan...
- Pakistan: Punjab CM Maryam suspends MS and staff of Multan's Nishtar Hospital over HIV outbreak due to criminal negligencePunjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has suspended the Medical Superintendent and several senior medical staff at Nishtar Hospital in Multan,...
- ICMR best judge to decide on medical protocol: HC on plea for homeopathic treatment of COVID-19"It is true that homoeopathic medicines are very effective and large number of people throughout the globe are availing homeopathic treatme...
- Ensure robust prevention & control practices to contain black fungus infection: Centre to statesUnion Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan has written to the Chief Secretaries and Administrators of all states and UTs, urging them to underta...
- Centre revises quarantine period to 1 week for doctors, health workers in COVID-19 facilitiesThe earlier May 15 advisory stated that high risk contacts should be quarantined for 14 days, tested as per ICMR testing protocol, actively...
- Medico designs face shield from overhead projector sheetsThe medical practitioner, working as an infection control expert at a suburban hospital, said a face shield should be made of plasticto sto...
- Covid-19 impact: Over 40 nurses test positive in Mumbai hospitalRepresentatives of the nurses who are inside the hospital have alleged that the hospital did not take enough precautions while handling the...
- Battling the epidemic: India readies treatment protocol for CoronavirusThe Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has approval from the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) to allow a combination of lopin...
- US health worker tests positive for EbolaUS health care worker has been diagnosed with Ebola after treating a patient of deadly disease last week making it the first known case tra...
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