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The government must now put in place a mechanism to address such complaints of doctors in a transparent, speedy and fair manner. (Representational Image)

AA Edit | Keep doctors, all medics safe

Violence against healthcare providers and hospitals is a regular occurrence in almost all states despites acts to protect them

19 May 2023 12:15 AM

A respiratory therapist gets a testing kit ready during a preview of a new coronavirus (COVID-19) testing site inside Cashman Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. (AFP)

H1-B visa restrictions: Democratic lawmakers urge Trump admin to spare healthcare workers

The lawmakers said that the restrictions will hit US healthcare system at large and particularly for rural and underserved communities

05 Aug 2020 2:58 PM

Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Centre to issue directions to states for payment of salaries to doctors and healthcare workers. (PTI Photo)

Ensure separate quarantine facilities, timely payment of salaries to healthcare staff: SC tells Centre

A three-judge bench said that doctors and healthcare workers treating COVID-19 patients should not be denied quarantine facilities

17 Jun 2020 12:46 PM

Here's a specimen of a fax machine, if you've never seen one. It functions like a copier machine that sends a photocopy of your paper document to someone on the other end of the phone line.

Can you believe America still uses fax machines?

Public health workers are collecting vital pandemic data over faxes and phone calls in a country that invented the internet

14 May 2020 7:11 PM

The design of the 3D printed face shields was finalised after healthcare workers gave feedback and adjustments were made to improve the product.

Dayananda Sagar University makes 3D printed face shields for healthcare workers on COVID-19 duty

The DSU team has received multiple orders and is hoping to collaborate with companies to mass-produce the personal protective equipment

15 Apr 2020 5:45 PM

The 3D printed ‘ear guard’ that Quin Callander produced has several grooves on which the elastic strap of a mask can be looped. This allows the user of the ear guard to adjust the mask’s elastic strap to cover their face tightly but without putting pressure on their ears. (Photo | Facebook - Heather Roney)

What a good scout! 12-year-old boy designs, 3D-prints ear guard for health staff wearing masks all day

Quinn Callander has put the design of his plastic around-the-head strap on the open-source 3D printing community Thingiverse

09 Apr 2020 10:48 PM

The mCOVID-19 mobile application can be downloaded from mcovid19.mizoram.gov.in. (Representative Image)

Mizoram government launches mobile app on COVID-19 data, resources

Updates on the statistics of the state, India and the world will be provided by the app

04 Apr 2020 2:52 PM

The channel also holds live and interactive sessions where trainees can get their queries answered.

Karnataka puts COVID-19 training material on YouTube to reach healthcare workers in semi-urban, rural areas

The channel features videos on COVID-19 management for capacity building on prevention, care, support and information dissemination

04 Apr 2020 2:18 PM