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Our Health Editor Laura Donnelly writes that they also raised fears of a “rebound effect” if those in need of help fail to seek it, meaning services could be deluged in the days before Christmas. Christina McAnea, the general secretary of Unison, said it was "absolutely the Government's" fault ...

The cyber attack came on the heels of the massive AIIMS ransomware attack that has crippled nation's premier healthcare institution for days. Published Date - 04:30 PM, Fri - 2 December 22 Representational Image Bengaluru: As AIIMS-Delhi struggles to recover from a massive ransomware attack, hackers are currently selling at ...

In the highly conservative country of Pakistan, AIDS patients often face discrimination that keeps them from disclosing their diagnosis. Hundreds of HIV cases reported in Sindh Province in 2019 included children. That region was recently devastated by floods, making access to health care for HIV patients even more difficult. ...

https://sputniknews.com/20221019/magic-amulets--horse-steroids-fake-doctors-wreak-havoc-on-patients-in-pakistan-1102079246.html'Magic Amulets' & 'Horse Steroids': Fake Doctors Wreak Havoc on Patients in Pakistan'Magic Amulets' & 'Horse Steroids': Fake Doctors Wreak Havoc on Patients in PakistanDespite many progressive steps toward a quality universal health care system, Pakistan's medical sphere is marked by dramatic flaws. Both rural and urban areas... 19.10.2022, ...

Govt. has to step in to provide advanced Healthcare at all levels By Dr Arun Mitra The issue of overcharging by the corporate hospitals has been a matter of much concern. In2017 it came to highlight when a child suffering from Dengue Fever could not be saved inthe Fortis ...

Ishtiyaq Ahmad Srinagar Sep 13 (KINS): Administration has failed to regulate rates in hospitals with proprietors charging patients as per their will. Many private hospitals are already in the news for wrong reasons. The latest took place recently after two back-to-back cases of alleged medical negligence took place at a ...

NEW DELHI, Aug 19: The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) may conduct a sero-survey among contacts of monkeypox patients to check for the presence of antibodies and find out how many of them were asymptomatic, official sources said on August 19, 2022.As of now, it is not known ...

The Haryana government Monday announced a monthly pension of Rs 2500 for patients suffering from cancer (stage III and IV), thalassaemia and haemophilia. The state government already gives pension to AIDS patients. Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar made the announcement after he along with BJP national president JP Nadda ...

Washington: Patients hospitalised with COVID-19 pneumonia have a higher risk of developing dementia than those with other types of pneumonia, according to a study. Researchers at the University of Missouri (MU) in the US pulled electronic medical records of 1.4 billion encounters prior to July 31, 2021 in Cerner ...

Washington: Getting vaccinated against COVID-19 may significantly lower infectious viral load in people infected with the SARS-CoV-2, according to a study.The researchers noted that measuring the viral load of people infected with SARS-CoV-2 is one of the main factors in evaluating the infectiousness of COVID-19 patients.Viral load can be ...