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Series of maternal deaths triggers concerns in Karnataka
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Series of maternal deaths triggers concerns in Karnataka

The Hindu  

The death of four mothers after delivery in the State-run district hospital attached to the Ballari Medical College and Research Centre in Ballari of Karnataka has raised concerns as the State’s maternal and infant mortality rate is considerably low. An experts committee from the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, which probed the deaths, had concluded that the four women …

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Union Minister Karandlaje accuses Karnataka govt of 'hiding' maternal death data
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Union Minister Karandlaje accuses Karnataka govt of 'hiding' maternal death data

Hindustan Times  

Accusing the Siddaramaiah-led government in Karnataka of "hiding" the actual maternal death figures in Ballari district, Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje on Saturday demanded an inquiry and action against the state's Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao. Amid concerns that recent maternal deaths in Ballari district could be linked to substandard Ringer Lactate solution, its use has been suspended in all government …

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Hospital bosses ‘truly sorry’ for delay in contacting police over Lucy Letby, inquiry hears
3 months, 1 week ago

Hospital bosses ‘truly sorry’ for delay in contacting police over Lucy Letby, inquiry hears

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Senior managers at the hospital …

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Hathras stampede: Deaths, injuries overwhelm health centre
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Hathras stampede: Deaths, injuries overwhelm health centre

Hindustan Times  

HATHRAS: A modest 30-bedded health facility that became the first port of call to a mass carnage in Sikandra Rao town of Hathras on Tuesday crumbled under the deluge of dead bodies coming into the hospital by the minute. According to Verma, when the bodies started coming in, there were six doctors on duty at the centre, including senior medical …

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Delhi: Five dead due to heatstroke in Safdarjung hospital
6 months ago

Delhi: Five dead due to heatstroke in Safdarjung hospital

India TV News  

Amid the intense heatwave grappling the national capital, five people lost their lives due to heatstroke on Wednesday in Safdarjung Hospital. Apart from the Central government, Delhi Health Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj also held an emergency meeting on Wednesday with the hospitals and reviewed the situation. The meeting also navigated through the possibilities of including Delhi Police beat officers and patrolling …

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Two more suspected dengue deaths in Ludhiana
1 year, 1 month ago

Two more suspected dengue deaths in Ludhiana

Hindustan Times  

As dengue continues to spread its tentacles in the city, two more suspected deaths and 27 fresh cases have come to the fore. Of the 27 new cases, 21 were reported from urban areas, affecting localities such as Haibowal Kalan, Salem Tabri, Bahadur Ke Road, Berry Colony, New Shivpuri, Azad Nagar, Rishi Nagar, Civil Lines, Rahon Road, Varinder Nagar, Kailash …

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FIR against Nanded govt hospital dean, doctor on culpable homicide charge
1 year, 2 months ago

FIR against Nanded govt hospital dean, doctor on culpable homicide charge

Deccan Chronicle  

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: Police have registered an FIR against the acting dean and a doctor of a government hospital in Maharashtra's Nanded district, where 31 patients died in 48 hours, on the charge of culpable homicide not amounting to murder, an official said on Thursday. The case was lodged against Dr Shankarrao Chavan Government Medical College and Hospital's acting dean S …

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Jury Finds British Neonatal Nurse Guilty Of Killing 7 Babies
1 year, 4 months ago

Jury Finds British Neonatal Nurse Guilty Of Killing 7 Babies

Huff Post  

A general view of the sign for the Countess of Chester Hospital, where former nurse Lucy Letby was employed, in Chester, northern England on July 13, 2023. OLI SCARFF via Getty Images LONDON — A neonatal nurse in a British hospital was found guilty Friday of killing seven babies and trying to kill six others. Court artist Elizabeth Cook drawing …

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Andhra Pradesh: 8 patients die in a hospital, relatives say deaths happened due to lack of oxygen
1 year, 5 months ago

Andhra Pradesh: 8 patients die in a hospital, relatives say deaths happened due to lack of oxygen

Op India  

A shocking incident has surfaced from a Government General Hospital in Nellore city of Andhra Pradesh, wherein 8 persons have passed away. The relatives of the deceased have alleged that the deaths occurred due to a lack of oxygen at the hospital. Six of the eight patients, according to the information, were admitted to the hospital’s Medical Intensive Care Unit …

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Cesarean deaths fallout: Hospital bug likely cause for deaths
1 year, 11 months ago

Cesarean deaths fallout: Hospital bug likely cause for deaths

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The death of two women who underwent cesarean operations at the government maternity hospital in Malakpet, and the subsequent admission of eight others —who underwent similar surgeries at the same hospital — to NIMS as a matter of abundant precaution have raised the prospects of another instance of botched surgeries in a state-run hospital. Though the post-mortem examinations of …

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Packed ICUs, crowded crematoriums: COVID roils Chinese towns
2 years ago

Packed ICUs, crowded crematoriums: COVID roils Chinese towns

LA Times  

A patient is moved onto a gurney in a crowded hospital in Bazhou city in northern China’s Hebei province on Thursday as China grapples with its first-ever wave of COVID mass infections. “There’s been so many people dying,” said Zhao Yongsheng, a worker at a funeral goods shop near a local hospital. “They work day and night, but they can’t …

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‘A very, very hard road ahead’: COVID cases spiral in China as restrictions ease
2 years ago

‘A very, very hard road ahead’: COVID cases spiral in China as restrictions ease

LA Times  

Nearly three years after it was first identified in China, the coronavirus is now spreading through the vast country. Nearly 11,000 people died of the illness this year in the city of 7.4 million, with 95% of them older than 60, according to Hong Kong’s department of health. A study conducted in Hong Kong, which has administered both an mRNA …

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Deaths of elderly patients at Shanghai hospital call China's zero-COVID approach into question
2 years, 8 months ago

Deaths of elderly patients at Shanghai hospital call China's zero-COVID approach into question

ABC  

A series of deaths at a hospital for elderly patients in Shanghai is underscoring the consequences of China's pursuit of a zero-COVID approach amid an escalating outbreak in the city of 26 million people. Key points: Chinese leaders insist the country's zero-COVID approach is working, despite rising cases amid harsh lockdowns Only 62 per cent of Shanghai residents aged over …

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Delhi: Cardiologist fired after three deaths of heart patients at Rajiv Gandhi hospital
2 years, 9 months ago

Delhi: Cardiologist fired after three deaths of heart patients at Rajiv Gandhi hospital

India Today  

A month after three patients died of heart blockage at the Delhi government's Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality Hospital this month, an associate professor of cardiology was terminated from service. An order from the government's health and family department read, "on recommendations of appropriate authority hereby orders the immediate termination of services of Dr Praveen Singh, associate professor currently working on …

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South Australia records 11 COVID-related deaths, 3,777 new cases
2 years, 11 months ago

South Australia records 11 COVID-related deaths, 3,777 new cases

ABC  

South Australia has recorded 11 COVID-related deaths, a record number for the state. Key points: South Australia has recorded 11 COVID related deaths The Premier says not all of the cases necessarily occurred in the past 24 hours The state saw an increase in people in ICU and on ventilators Premier Steven Marshall said the high number might be the …

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Team sent to Chhattisgarh hospital after 4 newborns’ death
3 years, 2 months ago

Team sent to Chhattisgarh hospital after 4 newborns’ death

Hindustan Times  

RAIPUR: After four newborn babies died at a government medical college hospital in Chhattisgarh’s Surguja district in the last two days, the state government on Sunday sent a team of senior doctors from Raipur to probe into the deaths. Chhattisgarh hospital authorities say there was nothing “unusual” about these deaths and that these babies died due to birth-related complications. “A …

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Victoria records 1,993 new cases as teenager among seven deaths
3 years, 2 months ago

Victoria records 1,993 new cases as teenager among seven deaths

ABC  

Victoria has recorded 1,993 COVID-19 cases and seven deaths. Key points: There have been 138 deaths in Victoria during the Delta outbreak An announcement about Melbourne's lockdown ending is expected this weekend The date for the Grand Prix has been announced for April 2022 after a two-year hiatus The new infections were detected from 79,214 test results and bring the …

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NSW records 466 new local COVID infections, four deaths
3 years, 4 months ago

NSW records 466 new local COVID infections, four deaths

ABC  

NSW recorded 466 new locally acquired COVID-19 cases in the 24 hours to 8:00pm yesterday, setting a new record for the state since the start of the pandemic. Key points: Police launch Operation Stay at Home from Sunday with 500 extra defence force officers Police launch Operation Stay at Home from Sunday with 500 extra defence force officers Fines have …

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Medical oxygen scarce in Africa, Latin America amid virus
3 years, 9 months ago

Medical oxygen scarce in Africa, Latin America amid virus

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The gap in medical oxygen …

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COVID: Second wave overwhelms medical system in Brazil’s Manaus
3 years, 11 months ago

COVID: Second wave overwhelms medical system in Brazil’s Manaus

Al Jazeera  

As COVID cases and hospitalisations surge, the medical system in Amazonas is collapsing amid oxygen shortages. On Thursday, January 14, as Manaus reported 2,516 new infections and 254 hospitalisations, the highest figure since the onset of the pandemic, Consuelo’s family launched a desperate search for oxygen. “It was 48 hours of racing, terror and suffering,” Consuelo’s grandson Rafael Cesar told …

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Mexico reaches 1 million coronavirus cases, nears 100,000 deaths
4 years, 1 month ago

Mexico reaches 1 million coronavirus cases, nears 100,000 deaths

Hindustan Times  

Mexico on Saturday topped 1 million registered coronavirus cases and nearly 100,000 test-confirmed deaths, though officials agree the number is probably much higher. Assistant Health Secretary Hugo López-Gatell says any wider testing would be “a waste of time, effort and money.” Face masks, López-Gatell says, “are an auxiliary measure to prevent spreading the virus. I said ‘Dad, do you have …

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Virus pushes twin cities El Paso and Juarez to the brink
4 years, 1 month ago

Virus pushes twin cities El Paso and Juarez to the brink

Associated Press  

A record surge in coronavirus cases is pushing hospitals to the brink in the border cities of El Paso and Ciudad Juarez, confronting health officials in Texas and Mexico with twin disasters in the tightly knit metropolitan area of 3 million people. As of Tuesday, Ryan Mielke, director of public affairs, said the hospital had 195 COVID-19 patients, compared with …

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