HEALTH

PATNA—The Bihar government has announced to give worm control medicines to 2.25 crore (22.5 million) children under the National Deworking Day programme. As part of the initiative, special campaign will be in motion till March 10. Bihar…
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PATNA—Panic has gripped the medical fraternity after a final year MBBS student died 22 days after he had taken the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine. The victim Shubhendu Shekhar who hailed from Begusarai district was 2016-batch student of…
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PATNA—A host of ministers headed by chief minister Nitish Kumar in Bihar received the first dose of COVID-19 vaccines on Monday. That happened amid Prime Minister Marendra Modi getting his dose at AIIMS-Delhi. The move will encourage the…
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PATNA—People from higher socioeconomic status and good educational background are more vulnerable to COVID-19 than their less fortunate counterparts, according to a latest study conducted by a team of doctors from AIIMS-Patna. “The…
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PATNA—Stray dogs have gone on the rampage in Bihar. The burgeoning cases of dog bites have alarmed the residents even as the state government still remains undecided about how to tackle the dog menace. According to an official report…
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PATNA—A prominent government hospital in Bihar is hiring services of a private detective agency to check private practice by doctors employed at the hospital. Authorities said the Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (IGIMS) had…
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PATNA—Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Monday laid the foundation stone to redevelop the Patna Medical College and Hospital (PMCH) as world’s largest hospital. The hospital which will have a total of 5,462 beds will be developed at a…
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Around a dozen children landed on the hospital beds after being administered hand sanitizer instead of oral polio vaccine drops in western Indian state of Maharashtra. According to reports in the local media, around 2,000 small children…
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PATNA—The process of recruitment of various field expert doctors has been started by the Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India to ensure smooth functioning of ESI Hospital at Bihta in Patna. As per the requirement, the…
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PATNA—The enthusiasm for ongoing vaccination against deadly COVID-19 seems to be missing among the healthcare works in Bihar who are being vaccinated in the firsts phase. The gradually falling vaccination percentage tells a shocking take…
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