Articles for Patients Hyderabad

Affordable cardiac care at NIMS Hyderabad attracts patients from across India
4 days, 6 hours ago

Affordable cardiac care at NIMS Hyderabad attracts patients from across India

The Hindu  

Jaswant Kaur, a 75-year-old woman from Ludhiana in Punjab, arrived in Hyderabad early last year after experiencing persistent palpitations caused by a rapid and irregular heartbeat. Dr. Sai Satish diagnosed her with supraventricular tachycardia, a condition characterised by abnormally fast heart rhythm originating in the upper chambers of the heart. To address the issue, Dr. Sai Satish and his team …

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Multilingual handbook launched to ease medical journey of patients coming to Hyderabad
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Multilingual handbook launched to ease medical journey of patients coming to Hyderabad

The Hindu  

The Asian Institute of Gastroenterology in Hyderabad’s Somajiguda attracts a large number of patients from West Bengal and neighbouring northeastern states. To address these concerns, Milaap, a crowdfunding platform, has launched a caretaker’s handbook titled Making Healthcare Accessible in Hyderabad. The handbook, launched by Divya Devarajan, CEO of Society for Elimination of Rural Poverty and Prajavani State Nodal Officer, aims …

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Healthcare in the gutter
2 years, 9 months ago

Healthcare in the gutter

The Hindu  

The death of a critically-ill patient, who was bitten by rodents as he lay unconscious in the ICU of MGM Hospital in Warangal, has raised a volley of questions over the sanitation standards in government hospitals in the State. As news of ‘rodents biting patient in government hospital’ sent shock waves across the State, an embarrassed Health Minister T. Harish …

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Demand high for ICU beds in Hyderabad even as Covid spread sees fall in Telangana
3 years, 7 months ago

Demand high for ICU beds in Hyderabad even as Covid spread sees fall in Telangana

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Despite the fall in Covid cases, the demand for intensive care unit beds has not come down in the state. There are a minimum of 10 to 20 inquiries for ICU beds to private hospitals in Hyderabad. Volunteers co-ordinating with government and private hospitals say the demand for oxygen concentrators has come down but not of ICU beds. Private …

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Surge in black fungus cases baffles Hyderabad doctors
3 years, 7 months ago

Surge in black fungus cases baffles Hyderabad doctors

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Specialist doctors at the ENT and eye hospitals – both private and government – in the city are baffled by the growing number of black fungus cases by each passing day. Two to five cases of black fungus or mucormycosis per day are reported in these hospitals for the last one week. Dr Manish Gupta of the Government ENT …

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Former Covid-19 Patients are Delivering Groceries, Home Cooked Meals to Those in Isolation Now
3 years, 8 months ago

Former Covid-19 Patients are Delivering Groceries, Home Cooked Meals to Those in Isolation Now

News 18  

A Hyderabad law student has been winning hearts on social media with his prompt actions to help those in need as the country sees an unprecedented surge in cases. Delhi resident Ajaz Lone tweeted that he was “ready to volunteer for any Covid related support in and around South Delhi, can deliver medicines, food as well, let me know if …

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COVID-19 survivors are back in Hyderabad hospitals with ailments
4 years, 2 months ago

COVID-19 survivors are back in Hyderabad hospitals with ailments

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Covid-19 survivors are coming back to hospitals with complaints of breathlessness, joint pain, body ache, fatigue, heart, kidney and other complications. At least 50 per cent of the survivors have returned to hospitals with complaints and they require effective management for which post-Covid recovery clinics have been started by the Apollo Hospitals Group. Dr Ravindra Babu deputy medical superintendent …

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Hyderabad eye hospitals report 80% drop in consultations due to Covid-19
4 years, 3 months ago

Hyderabad eye hospitals report 80% drop in consultations due to Covid-19

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: With an 80% drop in patients at eye hospitals, ophthalmologists warn that any neglect in getting proper eye care could lead to further deterioration of their eyes. According to doctors, those suffering from diabetes, glaucoma and chronic eye conditions must not stop their regular consultations for fear of contracting Covid-19. The other category is patients suffering from a chronic …

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COVID-19 makes 40 per cent of Hyderabad gynaecs inaccessible to patients
4 years, 5 months ago

COVID-19 makes 40 per cent of Hyderabad gynaecs inaccessible to patients

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: An estimated 40 per cent of gynaecologists are not available to patients in Hyderabad as they are have stopped visiting hospitals due to the coronavirus spread. Many women are being monitored online and we encourage them to use this facility.” Hospitals are taking emergency cases and birthing is carried out with full protection in government and private hospitals. Dr …

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Doc alert! Diarrhoea, vomiting, headache could be COVID-19 symptoms too
4 years, 6 months ago

Doc alert! Diarrhoea, vomiting, headache could be COVID-19 symptoms too

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: For the past fortnight or so, COVID-19 is confounding doctors in Hyderabad by showing up in the form of severe diarrhoea, vomiting, and headache. Until June 15 or so, the symptoms commonly reported by corona positive patients used to be cold, fever and breathlessness. But since June 15, doctors at the Chest Hospital and King Koti hospital in Hyderabad …

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Hyderabad Gandhi Hospital won\'t treat patients with mild COVID-19 symptoms
4 years, 6 months ago

Hyderabad Gandhi Hospital won\'t treat patients with mild COVID-19 symptoms

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Those with mild symptoms for Covid-19 will not be admitted to Gandhi Hospital, where Covid cases are taken at present, and only the critically and seriously ill will be admitted as cases increase in the next 14 days. A senior government doctor explained, “Those who do not have a separate room will be kept in Nature Cure Hospital, Gachibowli …

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120 Coronavirus hotspots in AP, 130 in Telangana linked to Tablighi Jamaat
4 years, 8 months ago

120 Coronavirus hotspots in AP, 130 in Telangana linked to Tablighi Jamaat

Op India  

About 130 Wuhan Coronavirus hotspots in the State of Telangana are linked to the members of the Tablighi Jamaat who had attended the religious congregation held in Delhi’s Nizamuddin Markaz between March 13 and March 15, reported The Sunday Guardian Live. Along with that, around 120 hotspots in Andhra Pradesh are connected to the Tablighi Jamaat members and their associates. …

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Lockdown hits dialysis patients hard in Hyderabad
4 years, 9 months ago

Lockdown hits dialysis patients hard in Hyderabad

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Getting dialysis care is proving to be a big challenge for patients during the coronavirus lockdown. Around 40 Aarogyasri centres across Telangana are running at full capacity, creating fears amongst hospital staff that there might be an overload on dialysis machines. The facility is being used round-the-clock by patients coming to Aarogyasri centres, as private centres are not taking …

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Kin of coronavirus patient in Hyderbad beats up duty doctors
4 years, 9 months ago

Kin of coronavirus patient in Hyderbad beats up duty doctors

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: A family member of a 50-year-old coronavirus patient at Gandhi Hospital in Hyderabad entered into a bitter argument with junior doctors there and manhandled them after the patient was put on ventilator support on Wednesday night. Junior doctors were angry that the patient’s brother was repeatedly violating all instructions and not listening to them, moving around the hospital premises …

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Pneumonia of unknown origin concerns doctors
4 years, 9 months ago

Pneumonia of unknown origin concerns doctors

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Pneumonia of unknown origin has been detected in patients, and to have these cases in the month of March has surprised the medical fraternity since the occurrence of this type of pneumonia is usually just 1 per cent at this time of year. To see these cases in March, in a population that is not otherwise suffering from co-morbid …

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Hyderabad: Centre removes data on rare diseases prevalence rat
4 years, 10 months ago

Hyderabad: Centre removes data on rare diseases prevalence rat

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: How many cases of rare diseases does India have? This is because the new policy document of rare diseases of the Union health ministry has removed the earlier prevalence rate of 6 per cent of the population. The 2017 Rare Diseases Policy took the prevalence rate of countries in the West and tabulated that but they found that the …

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Hyderabad: Patients start to show acute respiratory disorder in 2 days
4 years, 11 months ago

Hyderabad: Patients start to show acute respiratory disorder in 2 days

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The first 41 patients who caught the Coronaviurs in China have shown that it takes only two days for the symptoms to go from breathlessness to acute respiratory distress syndrome, according to a study published in The Lancet. Comparison with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome virus shows that while the 2019-nCOV mimics SARS there are differences in the presentations. The …

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Hyderabad rains: Water enters ICU of Malla Reddy Hospital after incessant downpour; IMD predicts more showers in next 3 days
5 years, 3 months ago

Hyderabad rains: Water enters ICU of Malla Reddy Hospital after incessant downpour; IMD predicts more showers in next 3 days

Firstpost  

The Intensive Care Unit of Malla Reddy Narayana Multispeciality Hospital in the Jeedimetla suburb of Hyderabad was waterlogged following incessant rainfall in the city on Sunday. The Intensive Care Unit of Malla Reddy Narayana Multispeciality Hospital in the Jeedimetla suburb of Hyderabad was reportedly waterlogged following incessant rainfall on Sunday. The Quthbullapur block, where Malla Reddy Hospital is located, recorded …

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Hyderabad: No let up in fevers
5 years, 3 months ago

Hyderabad: No let up in fevers

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: While the government’s denial continues, the line at Fever Hospital, the yardstick for fevers in the state, refuses to reduce as there were more than 800 out-patients on Saturday too. A senior citizen, Abdul Qadeer, whose son, Mohammed, was diagnosed with dengue got the token number 90 at Fever Hospital. A senior doctor at Fever Hospital explained, “We are …

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Hyderabad: Loose dentures choke patients
5 years, 3 months ago

Hyderabad: Loose dentures choke patients

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Imagine swallowing your dentures and getting them stuck in your food pipe. “The denture had to be removed with endoscopic surgery,” said Dr C. Subramanyam, consultant ENT surgeon at KIMS hospital. Dr Bal Reddy, retired principal of Government Dental College explained, “These are rare incidents as there is a safety margin for dentures. Dentures are safe but have to …

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Hyderabad: Big hospitals neglect fever patients
5 years, 4 months ago

Hyderabad: Big hospitals neglect fever patients

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: While the Indian Medical Association of Telangana and small nursing homes have come forward to help the people in the city to deal with fevers and dengue, corporate hospitals are not doing their bit, according to some health activists. Mujtabha Hasan Askari of Helping Hand Foundation says, “What are the large corporate hospitals doing in this time of crisis? …

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Typhoid cases double in Hyderabad, doctors blame water
5 years, 4 months ago

Typhoid cases double in Hyderabad, doctors blame water

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Severe lapses in sanitation with overflowing manholes and mixing of sewage and water pipelines are leading to contamination of water and food, leading to a spurt of typhoid cases in the city. The number of typhoid cases recorded so far this year has been very high, in comparison to last year, even as every hospital is seeing five new …

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Hyderabad: Patients angry over Aarogyasri shutdown
5 years, 4 months ago

Hyderabad: Patients angry over Aarogyasri shutdown

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Dialysis, diabetic and cardiac patient management were badly affected on Tuesday as private hospitals stopped Employee Health Scheme for state government staff and Aarogyasri in the state because the state government has not cleared its dues for nine months. The ambulance service explained that they have to opt between government hospitals and private hospitals where the scheme had been …

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Hyderabad: Private hospitals stop Aarogyasri as bills not paid
5 years, 4 months ago

Hyderabad: Private hospitals stop Aarogyasri as bills not paid

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: With bills worth up to Rs 1,000 crores due from the government, 50 private hospitals on Saturday stopped providing healthcare to Aarogyasri patients. Speaking to this newspaper, Dr V. Rakesh, the president of Telangana Aarogya-sri Hospitals Association, said, “We want a detailed account of the money that is due from the government. We are not going to admit any …

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