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The isolation ward of coronavirus at Gandhi Hospital in Hyderabad. (Photo- PTI)

Gandhi, Chest hospitals full, tell pvt clinics to treat Covid

The Gandhi Hospital isolation ward, with 50 beds, is full, those with severe cough and flu symptoms are kept in isolation and monitored

24 Mar 2020 11:39 AM

Rise in pneumonia cases concerns doctors

The Centre has asked hospitals to notify severe respiratory distress infections as rthe incidents of such diseases are on the rise

24 Mar 2020 11:34 AM

Mohammed Hussein Siddiqui, who passed away in Kalburagi, Karnataka on March 10.

Man with Covid-19 symptoms dies, docs waiting for confirmation

The 75-year-old man had returned from Saudi Arabia last month

12 Mar 2020 9:39 AM

The families of the three doctors are worried and called government officials on whether they too should practice self-isolation.

Telangana: 20 hospital staff asked to self-isolate

They were taken to Gandhi Hospital for testing and were asked to stay home.

04 Mar 2020 1:54 AM

Human rights activists state that the police claim of self-defence is farcical. (Photo: PTI)

Activists condemn unlawful killings

In December, 2008, three accused in acid attack were murdered in Warangal.

07 Dec 2019 2:04 AM

All India Majlis Ittehadul Muslimeen President, Asaduddin Owaisi, sees himself in the role of the leader of Indian Muslims.

In search of a leader

The formation of Pakistan took with it the leaders of the Muslim League. With them went the wealth of leadership acumen.

17 Nov 2019 12:51 AM

The New Year in 1993 came with a new set of riots. January was the month of burnings. The wood scrap-yard in Kurla depot, Kapadia nagar and Hall Road were burnt. Bottles were filled with petrol and fired with rags or sent like rockets from one locality to another.

1992 riots signalled Bombay’s transformation to Mumbai

For a Bombay-bred girl, this was the first-hand experience of violence up-close.

10 Nov 2019 7:43 AM

The manufacturers keep the stock for the seasonal diseases whose production of plastic bottles begins six months in advance.

Plan to ban single-use plastic creates chaos in medical device cos

With the October 2 deadline set, those in the medical device industry are clueless as to what is the plastic that they must discard.

03 Oct 2019 2:28 AM

Dr Sudha Sinha, American Oncology Institute

Nip cancer in the bud!

To avoid misdiagnosis in detecting cancer symptoms, it is very important to have a battery of tests.

02 Sep 2019 12:17 AM

According to clinical records accessed, nocturia has been found to increase with age and increases rapidly among both men and women.

Listen to your body

Seemingly innocuous symptoms like frequent night time urination are often overlooked, when they may in fact, be pointing to a deeper problem.

19 Aug 2019 7:40 AM

Carbon monoxide, which is another residue of vehicular pollution can lead to damage of the heart and central nervous system, headaches, dizziness, convulsions and death.

Every breath you take counts

In addition, nitrogen dioxide from the vehicular pollution damages lung tissue and can restrict airways and cause emphysema.

12 Aug 2019 12:05 AM

Recurrent fungal infections and antibiotic resistance are fast becoming a growing public health concern, with certain groups of people falling in the high-risk category.

Fighting against fungal infections

Antibiotics are normally used to treat bacterial infections.

05 Aug 2019 7:58 AM

Stress is often listed as a causal factor of many lifestyle disorders but objective signs of assessing stress and cohesive scientific parameters are lacking.

Stress is the silent killer

The effects of stress are often subtle and it sometimes takes multiple consultations and keen observation to pick up stress related disorders.

22 Jul 2019 12:05 AM

The temperature change could also lead to asthma attacks, runny noses, muscular pain, flu, pharyngitis, sinusitis, cold, sore throat, muscular aches and severe pains, all of which are mostly the result of the use of air conditioning during hot weathers.

Raining diseases

Monsoons is time for a cup of hot tea with spicy savouries. Sadly, it is also time for waterborne diseases.

15 Jul 2019 12:57 AM

The diagnosis is often delayed especially in developing countries like India because of the social stigma associated with the disease.

Eat to live

Eating disorders mostly begin during the teenage or in the early adult years.

08 Jul 2019 1:20 AM

Dr Narahari Yamjala, senior consultant eye surgeon

All in the blink of the eye

Present day workhours make it inevitable for many to spend more than 8 hours on the screen time.

01 Jul 2019 4:02 AM

An estimated 15 crore Indians suffer from knee problems, making it the fourth major disability burden in the country. Similarly, the incidence of knee arthritis is as much as 15 times higher than in the West.

Weak in the Knees

The overuse of knees in Indians is found to be higher than in the Western population.

24 Jun 2019 7:43 AM

Aging individuals or those suffering from obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases often also suffer from sleep disorders. And sleep disorders have been found to affect not just the heart, but also the memory and cognitive skills of the sufferer.

Be wary of chronic insomnia

Those suffering from obesity, snoring, choking while asleep, and daytime somnolence are found to suffer from this condition.

28 May 2019 12:19 AM

WHO recommends that children between two and four years of age should be restricted to spending at most one hour a day on electronic devices.

Is technology a boon or bane for children

We got in touch with consultant psychiatrist Dr Charan Teja Koganti for his expert opinion on the subject.

23 May 2019 4:29 AM

There’s no one sure way to prevent kidney stones but a combination of diet and lifestyle changes may help reduce your risk.

Why is there a rise of kidney stones in women

With an increasing number of women reporting with the disease, kidney stones seem to have become an indicator of the narrowing gender gap.

14 May 2019 5:09 AM

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