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Integrating Ultrasonographic and Biochemical Markers to Assess Dengue Severity in Critical Care: A Retrospective Study
Specialty Please choose I'm not a medical professional. Allergy and Immunology Anatomy Anesthesiology Biostatistics Cardiac/Thoracic/Vascular Surgery Cardiology Critical Care Dentistry Dermatology Diabetes and Endocrinology Emergency Medicine Epidemiology and Public Health Family Medicine Forensic Medicine Gastroenterology General Practice Genetics Geriatrics Health Policy Hematology HIV/AIDS Hospital-based Medicine I'm not a medical professional.
Aster Neurosciences, Aster CMI doctors save the life of an 8-and-a-half-year-old boy by removing hanging brain matter from his face
Misbah with Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate Listen to article In a life-altering surgery that lasted for 6 and a half hours, a team of doctors at Aster Neurosciences, Aster CMI Hospital, helped an 8-and-a-half-year-old Misbah Syed, son of a Bangalore-based IT professional get rid of a rare condition called nasal encephalocele due to which his brain grew down through a crack in the skull into his nose. The condition had impacted Misbah’s life for several years.
With the rains come snakebites
Sneaking in:During monsoon, the underground burrows of snakes are flooded, forcing the reptiles to go to warmer areas such as houses.— file photo At Victoria Hospital, there were 30 cases in the first three weeks of June, as against 20 through May It isn’t just water that pushes into houses in the city during monsoon. Snakes and reptiles have become common uninvited guests in rampantly urbanised Bengaluru, and the number of snakebite cases has been on the upswing.
After ‘BBMP seizure’, food truck owners demand licence policy
CATCHING ON:The business of providing meals on wheels is proving to be quite attractive, for both vendors and food lovers in the city.— photo: by special arrangement They say lack of rules and regulations on the food truck business makes them easy targets Food truck owners in the city are demanding rules for their trade following a clash between people posing as Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) officials and the owners of several food trucks that were parked at 27th Main, HSR Layout...
What BBMP says - The Hindu
Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) officials say they have not passed any order regarding seizure of food truck equipment. “I have not given any such orders for HSR 27th Main. If the vehicles are encroaching onto the footpath, only then can BBMP take action,” said Muni Raja, joint commissioner, Bommanahalli zone. Officials said BBMP is not against framing a policy for food truck vendors.
The life of a racer
Easy money, easy injuries and an easy death. This is the life of a racer on the streets of Bengaluru. “Winners keepers, losers walk away,” is the general rule, with the winning racer getting money or the loser’s vehicle (if the latter cannot pay up). In biker lingo, it’s called “key to key”. “The riders are usually accompanied by their friends.
Putting the brakes on speed demons
living Dangerously:Street racing at night is not a new issue in Bengaluru. And despite the efforts of the traffic police, drag racing and traffic violations continue.— file photo Police personnel instructed to take strict action against those indulging in drag racing, especially at night Once the pubs down their shutters and the city goes to sleep, adrenaline junkies, mainly bikers, come out to see just how fast they can go.
BMTC app gets thumbs up
In just over a fortnight’s time, after the BMTC launched an app to provide real-time information on its bus services, commuters seem to be travelling smart with the Android app downloaded over 10,000 times. Part of the recently launched Intelligent Transport System, the app provides details of buses scheduled to arrive and depart bus stations at Majestic, Shivaji Nagar and City Market, and those in Traffic Transit Management Centres.
BMTC app gets thumbs up
In just over a fortnight’s time, after the BMTC launched an app to provide real-time information on its bus services, commuters seem to be travelling smart with the Android app downloaded over 10,000 times. Part of the recently launched Intelligent Transport System, the app provides details of buses scheduled to arrive and depart bus stations at Majestic, Shivaji Nagar and City Market, and those in Traffic Transit Management Centres.
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