Can a cough reveal lung disease? Swaasa AI uses cough sound analysis to screen respiratory disordersAI-powered platform Swaasa is using cough sound analysis through smartphones to help screen respiratory diseases such as COPD, asthma and p...
07 May, 2026, 05.30 PM IST
Ashok Gehlot hospitalised after he tests positive for Covid, swine fluDr Achal Sharma, Superintendent, SMS Hospital said on Saturday that Gehlot was admitted to the government facility late last night with a f...
03 Feb, 2024, 07.01 PM IST
Former West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee hospitalizedFormer Chief Minister of West Bengal Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee has been hospitalised due to lower respiratory tract infection and Type-II res...
29 Jul, 2023, 09.38 PM IST
Tracking oxygen levels key when diagnosed with coronavirus, say expertsDoctors in India are urging people with COVID-19 to monitor their oxygen levels, especially those with co-morbid conditions. Hospitalisatio...
13 Apr, 2023, 10.22 AM IST
Ganguly stable, maintaining oxygen saturation of 99% on room air: Hospital"On the second day of admission, Sourav Gangly, BCCI President and former Indian cricket captain, remains haemodynamically stable, afebrile...
29 Dec, 2021, 04.22 PM IST
COVID mortality associated with 2 signs easily measurable at home: StudyThe study, published in the journal Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses, done on 1,095 patients hospitalised with COVID-19, discovered ...
24 May, 2021, 06.19 PM IST
Ola, GiveIndia to give free oxygen concentrators at doorstepThose who require oxygen (oxygen saturation below 94) need to log into the Ola app and request for an oxygen concentrator by providing a fe...
12 May, 2021, 04.31 PM IST
COVID-19: What is oxygen saturation and when does one need oxygen supportDoctors have taken to social media to highlight oxygen shortage, as state governments knock high courts to streamline equitable oxygen dist...
24 Apr, 2021, 04.59 PM IST
Taking oxygen intermittently does not help COVID patients: ExpertsAIIMS Director Dr Randeep Guleria said more than 85 per cent of the COVID patients will recover without any specific treatment in the form ...
22 Apr, 2021, 11.23 AM IST
Remdesivir no life-saving drug in COVID-19: Maharashtra task force"It only arrests the replication of the virus and therefore reduces the hospital stay and convalescence of the patient by one-two days. Thi...
15 Apr, 2021, 09.50 AM IST
States told to monitor, ration use of oxygen amid rising demandThe health ministry has asked the chief secretaries of all state governments to monitor and rationalise the use of oxygen and has issued gu...
29 Sep, 2020, 07.43 AM IST
Former Assam CM Tarun Gogoi given plasma therapy after condition deterioratesTarun Gogoi had tested positive for COVID-19 on August 25 and was admitted to the Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) on the next d...
01 Sep, 2020, 01.44 PM IST
Wake up corona patients at night if their oxygen levels drop: Rajasthan governmentAn advisory by the state additional chief secretary said oxygen levels of corona patients must be monitored every hour at night. Rajasthan ...
29 Jun, 2020, 10.48 AM IST
Fearing shortage, people rush to buy oxygen nowDemand for oxygen cylinders and oxygen concentrators has suddenly seen a sharp increase in metros, especially Delhi, Mumbai and Chennai. Wh...
24 Jun, 2020, 08.52 AM IST
Delhi government to give pulse oximeters to those in home isolation: CM KejriwalAddressing an online media briefing, Kejriwal said India is currently fighting two wars against China -- one against the virus that has com...
22 Jun, 2020, 03.52 PM IST
Condition of COVID-infected Delhi Health Minister deteriorates, being shifted to ICU: OfficialThe condition of Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain, who is in hospital for COVID-19 treatment, has deteriorated as he was also diagnosed...
19 Jun, 2020, 08.46 PM IST
Only severe COVID-19 patients to be tested before discharge: Health MinistryModerate cases of COVID-19 and pre-symptomatic, mild and very mild cases need not undergo tests before being discharged after resolution of...
09 May, 2020, 04.12 PM IST