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Congress MLA Treats Patients In Doctors' Absence In Odisha
With Odisha assembly elections barely six months away, Congress MLA CS Raazen Ekka was on Thursday found treating patients and prescribing medicines at a community health centre (CHC) at Rajgangpur in Sundergarh district.
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9 students, Teacher Of UP Primary School Infected With Chickenpox
Nine students and a teacher of a government primary school at Govindpur village in the district's Sohaon development block have been found infected with chickenpox, doctors said on Sunday.
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Doctor Suspended For Indecent Language Against Uttarakhand Minister
A doctor was suspended on Tuesday for using "indecent language" against Uttarakhand Cabinet Minister Satpal Maharaj, and allegedly misbehaving with patients and their attendants while being drunk at a Community Health Centre in Satpuli.
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NASA Uses 'Holoportation' to Send 3D Hologram of Doctor to Space: Here's How It Works
NASA has tested a technology called "holoportation" that allowed the space agency to create 3D holograms of its in-flight surgeon Dr Josef Schmid and his team members and transmit them onto the space station, while they were still on Earth. Here's what you need to know about holoportation and NASA used it to communicate with astronauts in space.
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Government Issues Guidelines On How To Deal With Health Issues Post Covid
Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya released guidelines on treatment of sequelae of COVID-19 which will help in building capacity of doctors, nurses, paramedics and community health workers across India to deal with long-term effects of coronavirus.
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Kerala Student Designs ''Masks With Mics'' For Easy Communication
As wearing a mask to combat COVID-19 has proven to be a difficult task, especially for doctors who sport multi-layered protection gear, a first-year B Tech student - Kevin Jacob from Thrissur Government Engineering College has designed a mask with a mic and an attached speaker.
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UK Team Comes Up With Beard Covering For Doctors From Ethnic Communities
A UK research team's innovative technique to cover a beard, dubbed as the "Singh Thattha", which enables bearded medics to wear a well-fitting respirator mask while on frontline COVID-19 duties without the need for shaving, has proved effective in initial trials.
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UP Woman Allegedly Dragged With Dupatta, Gang-Raped; Doctors Say Critical
A 20-year-old woman from western Uttar Pradesh's Hathras is fighting for her life in the intensive care unit of a government hospital after she was gang-raped and brutally assaulted, allegedly by four men from her village. The girl belongs to the Scheduled Castes community, while all four accused are from a so-called upper caste.
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Tracing, Tracking, Testing, Treating - How Dharavi Tackled COVID-19
With the WHO praising the efforts taken to contain the spread of the COVID-19 in Mumbai's Dharavi, one of the world's largest slums, the local civic body said proactive screening with the assistance of private doctors and community support helped it in the fight against the disease.
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Ola Partners With BMC to Enable Essential Medical Trips in Mumbai
"We stand committed to our resolve of ensuring help to as many people during these turbulent times," said Anand Subramanian, Spokesperson and Head of Communications at Ola.
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COVID-19 Prevention: How To Practice Social Distancing In A Family Of 5 Or More?
Coronavirus (COVID-19) prevention: Doctors say that one must practice social distancing in not just the community, but also inside their homes. Stay at a distance of at least three feet from each other. If anyone in the house is experiencing symptoms, then s/he should stay in a separate room.
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900 Quarantined After Delhi Doctor Tests COVID+. Chain Began With Woman
After a doctor of a mohalla or community clinic in Delhi tested positive for coronavirus, close to 900 people who came in contact him have been quarantined, a city minister said on Thursday. The chain of infection started with a woman who returned from Saudi Arabia on March 10, and visited the clinic with symptoms of COVID-19.
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Delhi Doctor, Wife, Daughter Have Coronavirus, Visitors Quarantined
A doctor at a mohalla (community) clinic in northeast Delhi has tested positive for coronavirus, health officials said on Wednesday. His wife and child, who were also found to be infected with coronavirus, have been admitted to a hospital.
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Opinion: Is India In Dreaded Stage 3 Of Community Transmission? A Doctor's Take
With some 400 positive cases within a population of 1.3 billion, the burning question in the minds of many is whether India is under-reporting. Until a couple of days ago, there were strict, conservative criteria for COVID 19 testing.
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Coronavirus: 54,000 People Across India Under Community Surveillance, Says Government
Around 54,000 people across the country are being kept under community surveillance through health workers, Health Minister Harsh Vardhan told Rajya Sabha on Tuesday while lauding efforts of doctors and paramedics in dealing with cases of coronavirus.
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Congress MLA Treats Patients In Doctors' Absence In Odisha
With Odisha assembly elections barely six months away, Congress MLA CS Raazen Ekka was on Thursday found treating patients and prescribing medicines at a community health centre (CHC) at Rajgangpur in Sundergarh district.
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9 students, Teacher Of UP Primary School Infected With Chickenpox
Nine students and a teacher of a government primary school at Govindpur village in the district's Sohaon development block have been found infected with chickenpox, doctors said on Sunday.
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Doctor Suspended For Indecent Language Against Uttarakhand Minister
A doctor was suspended on Tuesday for using "indecent language" against Uttarakhand Cabinet Minister Satpal Maharaj, and allegedly misbehaving with patients and their attendants while being drunk at a Community Health Centre in Satpuli.
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NASA Uses 'Holoportation' to Send 3D Hologram of Doctor to Space: Here's How It Works
NASA has tested a technology called "holoportation" that allowed the space agency to create 3D holograms of its in-flight surgeon Dr Josef Schmid and his team members and transmit them onto the space station, while they were still on Earth. Here's what you need to know about holoportation and NASA used it to communicate with astronauts in space.
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Government Issues Guidelines On How To Deal With Health Issues Post Covid
Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya released guidelines on treatment of sequelae of COVID-19 which will help in building capacity of doctors, nurses, paramedics and community health workers across India to deal with long-term effects of coronavirus.
-
Kerala Student Designs ''Masks With Mics'' For Easy Communication
As wearing a mask to combat COVID-19 has proven to be a difficult task, especially for doctors who sport multi-layered protection gear, a first-year B Tech student - Kevin Jacob from Thrissur Government Engineering College has designed a mask with a mic and an attached speaker.
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UK Team Comes Up With Beard Covering For Doctors From Ethnic Communities
A UK research team's innovative technique to cover a beard, dubbed as the "Singh Thattha", which enables bearded medics to wear a well-fitting respirator mask while on frontline COVID-19 duties without the need for shaving, has proved effective in initial trials.
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UP Woman Allegedly Dragged With Dupatta, Gang-Raped; Doctors Say Critical
A 20-year-old woman from western Uttar Pradesh's Hathras is fighting for her life in the intensive care unit of a government hospital after she was gang-raped and brutally assaulted, allegedly by four men from her village. The girl belongs to the Scheduled Castes community, while all four accused are from a so-called upper caste.
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Tracing, Tracking, Testing, Treating - How Dharavi Tackled COVID-19
With the WHO praising the efforts taken to contain the spread of the COVID-19 in Mumbai's Dharavi, one of the world's largest slums, the local civic body said proactive screening with the assistance of private doctors and community support helped it in the fight against the disease.
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Ola Partners With BMC to Enable Essential Medical Trips in Mumbai
"We stand committed to our resolve of ensuring help to as many people during these turbulent times," said Anand Subramanian, Spokesperson and Head of Communications at Ola.
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COVID-19 Prevention: How To Practice Social Distancing In A Family Of 5 Or More?
Coronavirus (COVID-19) prevention: Doctors say that one must practice social distancing in not just the community, but also inside their homes. Stay at a distance of at least three feet from each other. If anyone in the house is experiencing symptoms, then s/he should stay in a separate room.
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900 Quarantined After Delhi Doctor Tests COVID+. Chain Began With Woman
After a doctor of a mohalla or community clinic in Delhi tested positive for coronavirus, close to 900 people who came in contact him have been quarantined, a city minister said on Thursday. The chain of infection started with a woman who returned from Saudi Arabia on March 10, and visited the clinic with symptoms of COVID-19.
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Delhi Doctor, Wife, Daughter Have Coronavirus, Visitors Quarantined
A doctor at a mohalla (community) clinic in northeast Delhi has tested positive for coronavirus, health officials said on Wednesday. His wife and child, who were also found to be infected with coronavirus, have been admitted to a hospital.
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Opinion: Is India In Dreaded Stage 3 Of Community Transmission? A Doctor's Take
With some 400 positive cases within a population of 1.3 billion, the burning question in the minds of many is whether India is under-reporting. Until a couple of days ago, there were strict, conservative criteria for COVID 19 testing.
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Coronavirus: 54,000 People Across India Under Community Surveillance, Says Government
Around 54,000 people across the country are being kept under community surveillance through health workers, Health Minister Harsh Vardhan told Rajya Sabha on Tuesday while lauding efforts of doctors and paramedics in dealing with cases of coronavirus.
