Doctors

SS Rajamouli And Family Test Negative For COVID-19, Complete 2 Weeks Of Quarantine

Entertainment | Wednesday August 12, 2020

"Doctor said we need to wait three weeks from now to see if we''ve developed enough antibodies for plasma donation," tweeted SS Rajamouli

Extracorporeal Life Support Helps Patients With Severe COVID-19 Symptoms In Kolkata

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Wednesday August 12, 2020

Doctors at private hospitals in West Bengal's Kolkata are making use of a different technique to help certain patients with severe COVID-19 symptoms like pneumonia when even ventilators fail to help with their recovery.

Doctor-Turned-Politician In Mizoram Helps Woman Deliver Baby

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday August 11, 2020

Mizoram legislator ZR Thiamsanga, who was visiting the earthquake-hit areas of the remote Champhai district, performed an emergency cesarean and helped a woman deliver when he was told that no doctor was available to attend to her.

Family Of Man Who Died In Madhya Pradesh Hospital Gets 65-Year-Old Body

Cities | Press Trust of India | Tuesday August 11, 2020

In a major lapse, family members of a 22-year-old man who died in a government hospital in Rewa in Madhya Pradesh a few days back were asked to take the body of a 65-year-old man, prompting the administration to suspend a doctor on Monday.

Over 300 Assam Health Workers Ready To Donate Plasma For Covid Patients

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Tuesday August 11, 2020

In Assam, where the government has launched a massive campaign to collect blood plasma from people who have recovered from coronavirus , more than 300 doctors, nurses and health workers who got infected in the line of duty signed up at a plasma donation camp on Monday so they can save lives.

Shortage Of Over 100 Doctors In Meghalaya, Says Official

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday August 10, 2020

The Meghalaya government is facing a shortage of doctors even as the number of COVID-19 cases is increasing at a rapid rate in the state, an official said.

Top Court Adjourns Plea For Timely Salaries To COVID-19 Healthcare Workers Till Next Week

India News | ANI | Monday August 10, 2020

The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned for next week hearing on a petition seeking timely payment of salaries to the doctors and healthcare workers who are engaged in COVID-19 duty across the country.

Mandeep Singh Becomes 6th Indian Hockey Player To Test Positive For Coronavirus

Press Trust of India | Monday August 10, 2020

Mandeep Singh is asymptomatic and is being treated along with the other five players by doctors in Bengaluru.

Case Against Congress Leader For Tweeting Tampered Image Of PM Modi

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday August 9, 2020

A case was registered against Madhya Pradesh Congress working president and MLA Jitu Patwari for allegedly posting a doctored image of Prime Minister Narendra Modi which the ruling BJP claimed hurt the dignity of the PM as well as religious sentiments of Hindus.

Kashmir Doctor Dies Of Covid, Had Treated Infected Patients For 4 Months

India News | Reported by Nazir Masoodi, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Sunday August 9, 2020

A doctor at the forefront of the battle against the coronavirus in Kashmir died Sunday morning after contracting the virus that has infected over 21.5 lakh people across the country

"Locals Treated Children As Their Own": Kerala Doctors On Plane Crash

Kerala News | Reported By Sneha Mary Koshy, Edited By Swati Bhasin | Sunday August 9, 2020

Six children, who survived the plane crash in Kerala on Friday, were rushed to Kozhikode's Baby Memorial Hospital and several locals - part of the rescue teams - helped in identifying their family members, doctors at the hospital have told NDTV.

196 Doctors Fighting COVID-19 Dead In India, Medical Body Seeks PM's Help

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday August 8, 2020

A total of 196 doctors in the country, majority of them being general practitioners, have died due to COVID-19 so far, said the Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Saturday, requesting the prime minister for his attention on the issue.

Abhishek Bachchan Tests Negative For COVID-19, Discharged. "God Is Great," Posts Dad Amitabh Bachchan

Entertainment | Nilanjana Basu | Monday August 10, 2020

"My eternal gratitude to the doctors and nursing staff at Nanavati Hospital for taking such good care of me and my family," Abhishek wrote in his Instagram post.

4 COVID-19 Patients, Accused Of Spitting On Tripura Doctor, Surrender

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday August 6, 2020

Four COVID-19 patients, accused of spitting on a doctor at a medical facility in Tripura, surrendered before police on Thursday after their interim bail was cancelled by the high court, officials said.

Doctors Protest Over Suspension Of Colleague On Covid Duty In Tripura

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Thursday August 6, 2020

The government doctors in Tripura, who have been at the forefront in the virus battle, are now at loggerheads with the state government after a doctor posted at a Covid care centre in Agartala was suspended on Wednesday.