New Delhi: Amid rising Covid across the country, including the national capital, doctors have advised people to exercise necessary precautions and not ignore suspected symptoms of Covid-19 as the prevailing weather is favourable for the spread of the virus. The director and HOD of Chest and Respiratory departments, BLK Hospital, Dr Sandeep Nayar said the daily count of patients with …
In what is possibly the first dengue death in Delhi this year, a 39-year-old man died of the viral infection at a private hospital in the Capital on September 30, people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday. A senior municipal official said that they were not aware of the specific case from BLK hospital and all cases related to …
On the occasion of World Stroke Day, Max Healthcare has launched a dedicated stroke helpline number for quick management of brain stroke across its branches in Delhi/NCR, including BLK Hospital on Thursday. Sandeep Budhiraja, group medical director, Max Healthcare said that the helpline was the need of the hour as incidents of brain stroke are rapidly increasing in the population …
Until a few weeks ago, India did not report any abnormal immune response in children who had suffered from COVID-19. However, doctors in Mumbai and Delhi are now reporting cases of what is known as Kawasaki disease or Multi-system Inflammatory Infection Syndrome in children. Dr Dhiren Gupta, senior consultant, pediatrics department, at the Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, said in the …
Several hospitals in Delhi have been seeing children infected with Covid-19 experiencing symptoms akin to those associated with a rare illness called Kawasaki disease, over the last few months. Children's Hospital Kalawati Saran has now seen fix to six cases of children - who tested positive for coronavirus - experiencing fever, respiratory and gastrointestinal issues, rashes, the Indian Express reports. …