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covid: Covid Stress: Many Docs Lost Interest In Work, Say Experts | Bengaluru News - Times of India
Covid stress: Many docs lost interest in work, say experts Top Searches AA Text Size Small Medium Large Bengaluru: With talks around the severity of Covid’s fourth wave growing louder, alarm bells are once again ringing in the medical fraternity. How to ensure doctors, who were severely hit during the last three waves of the pandemic, do not reach the breaking point this time? This is likely to be among the biggest challenges to deal with if Covid strikes back in June-July as predicted.
hunsur: Hosp Helps Tobacco Growers Take To Sandalwood Farming | Bengaluru News - Times of India
Bengaluru: Hospitals helps tobacco growers take to sandalwood farming Top Searches Sunitha Rao R / TNN / Updated: Apr 27, 2022, 06:39 IST AA Text Size Small Medium Large A pilot project of sandalwood cultivation has been initiated in the tobacco-growing region of Hunsur BENGALURU: The tobacco-growing belt of Hunsur, 175km from Bengaluru and 45km from Mysuru, is witnessing a transformation: Farmers are slowly moving away from tobacco cultivation and beginning to see sandalwood and seasonal...
bariatric: Doctors: Obesity Recurs In 8% Of Patients After Bariatric Surgeries | Bengaluru News - Times of India
BENGALURU: Around 8% of people who slim down following bariatric surgery have been reporting weight gain in recent times, as per experts. This is attributed to a lack of follow-up, poor diet compliance, unhealthy lifestyles and ignoring experiences in postoperative years. The national conference of Obesity and Metabolic Surgery Society of India, which concluded in Bengaluru on Saturday, saw experts brainstorming on the rising health issue.
covid: 15 Dists Haven’t Given A Singlebooster In 18-59 General Group | Bengaluru News - Times of India
BENGALURU: While many states scramble to tackle the Covid fourth wave, 15 districts in Karnataka have not had a single beneficiary among the general public in the 18-59 years age group who have availed the precaution dose. As on April 23, 35,775 persons in this age group have taken this dose, including 30,530 in Bengaluru.
Organs Of Brain-dead Teenager Save 3 Lives
BENGALURU: A 16-year-old girl from Chikkaballapur district, who fell into an open well on Monday while trying to pluck mangoes in a farmland, sustained head injuries and was declared brain dead. But she turned saviour for a few others after her family donated her vital organs. Megha S, who belonged to a joint family in Karahalli village of Chikkaballapur, had just delivered lunch boxes to her family members working in the fields.
Karnataka govt owes its hospitals Rs 316 crore for 2 lakh+ procedures in 3 years
BENGALURU: Government hospitals in Karnataka which have conducted over two lakh procedures under the Ayushman Bharat Arogya Karnataka (AB-ArK) scheme since 2019 are still awaiting clearance of bills totalling a whopping Rs 316 crore, including the reimbursement of treatment cost and incentives for doctors and operating staff.
No sign of 4th Covid wave yet in Bengaluru, but follow norms: Experts
BENGALURU: Amid an uptick in Covid-19 cases in New Delhi, Bengalureans have one question: "What is the Covid situation in the city?" Health experts TOI spoke with and Covid trackers indicate the tech capital has been reporting around 50-60 positive cases every day and that "there is no need to worry". As of now, there are only seven Covid patients in hospitals in Bengaluru, of which one is on ventilator.
sjicsr: Jayadeva Sees 80-100 Cases Of Chest Pain Every Night: Docs | Bengaluru News - Times of India
With the recently added 350-bed Infosys block, SJICSR Bengaluru alone is now a 1,000-bed facility BENGALURU: At least 80-100 patients are brought to the emergency wing of the government-run Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research (SJICSR) every night, say doctors working there. While not all patients landing at the hospital between 8pm and 8am would have had a heart attack, chest pain at night and in the wee hours triggers panic.
Man With Rare Brain Infection Back On His Feet After Stroke
BENGALURU: Dogged by intermittent fever for over two months, a 55-year-old Bengalurean was admitted to hospital in September 2021 but his condition remained extremely challenging to diagnose even as he turned critical. In a breakthrough in January 2022, he was found to be suffering from neuromelioidosis, an extremely rare infection of the brain caused by the bacteria Burkholderia Pseudomallei. Post treatment, he is gradually getting back to his normal routine.
Bengaluru sees 30% rise in respiratory allergy cases; infections too high
BENGALURU: Outpatient units in city hospitals are seeing a sharp rise in respiratory allergy cases, thanks to change in weather and rampant construction activities in the city. Doctors are seeing a combination of respiratory allergies, along with itchy eyes, irritation in respiratory tract, cough, cold, itchy throat, sinus and asthma cases.
Man Threatens To Reveal Woman’s Hiv Status, Extorts Her
BENGALURU: A 42-year-old woman has filed a complaint against a man for allegedly extorting money from her by threatening to make public her HIV +ve status. The woman told police that she came in contact with Arun Kumar K of KR Puram in 2020. They worked together with several social service outfits and became friends. He gained her confidence and she started sharing with him her personal matters, including about her HIV infection.
One Year On, Many Mucor Survivors Can’t Chew & See
As per official data, there are 1,006 mucormycosis survivors in Karnataka who are still under treatment BENGALURU: Manjunath, 71, survived Covid and mucormycosis during the devastating second wave in mid-2021. But he lost his upper jaw when the fungal debris had to be removed during the treatment which hampered his speech, ability to chew and swallow food. Manjunath is one of the many mucormycosis survivors who underwent upper jaw reconstruction surgery in December 2021 at Hosmat hospital.
angioplasty: 95-yr-old With 99% Blockage Bounces Back After Angioplasty | Bengaluru News - Times of India
Bengaluru: The challenge was multifold — the patient was 95 years old, suffered a heart attack and had 99% blockage in the main blood vessel. Doctors at Apollo Hospitals, however, managed to do an angioplasty procedure on Tara Rangan , helping the nonagenarian bounce back to life with a smile. The doctors said age is not a contraindication for conducting angioplasty.
10 Days After First Case Of Xe, No Sign Of Outbreak In State
BENGALURU: Ten days after the first case of XE variant of Covid-19 was traced in Mumbai, followed by another case in Gujarat, experts said Karnataka, or the country as a whole for that matter, has not seen an outbreak. On April 6, the first case of XE, a recombinant sub-variant of Omicron, was found in Mumbai. This was followed by another case in Gujarat on April 10, in a 67-year-old man. However, there has been no outbreak or drastic rise in cases anywhere, including Karnataka.
Donor To Drive 56,000km For Transplant Games
Anil Srivatsa with his wife Deepali, with whom he will be embarking upon the drive down under BENGALURU: Anil Srivatsa, 54, an organ donor from Bengaluru, is set to embark on a 56,000km journey by road, crossing 17 countries before reaching Perth in Australia and taking part in the World Transplant Games (WTG), scheduled for April 2023. He will depart from Bengaluru on April 20 this year and will participate in ball-throw and swimming at WTG.
B’luru On Top In Active Covid Casesamong Big Cities; Data Errors Cited
Bengaluru has been conducting over 2,000 tests a day and is reported to have 30-40 cases daily. BBMP officials say once the data is cleaned, active cases will dip to under 300. Currently, Bellandur is the only ward reporting an average of three cases a day BENGALURU: While the Covid trajectory goes down across major cities in the country, Bengaluru stands out for a different reason: It tops the list of big cities when it comes to the number of active cases.
covid: Only 46% K’taka Health Staff Took Booster Dose In 3 Mths | Bengaluru News - Times of India
BENGALURU: With the Covid graph constantly going down in the past two months and due to the mandatory nine-month gap between the 2nd and the next jab, some 46% of healthcare workers and barely 19% of frontline workers in Karnataka have taken the precaution dose — or, booster shot — against Covid-19 in the three months since the drive began for priority workers.
mosquito: Mosquito Menace Bites Residents Again; Sudden Spurt In Vector-borne Diseases Too | Bengaluru News - Times of India
Stagnant water in drains and houses is conducive environment for mosquitoes to breed BENGALURU: Mosquito density in the tech capital has spiked so drastically in the last three weeks that these prolific breeders are found everywhere — from bedrooms and office restrooms to even inside aircraft — searching for a ‘bloody’ meal. So much so that the joke on the internet is that ‘Bengaluru is hosting the all-India mosquitoes conference this year’.
private hospitals: Price Cut Leaves Private Hospitals With Vaccine Stocks In A Dilemma | Bengaluru News - Times of India
Bengaluru: The slashing of Covaxin and Covishield prices as announced by the manufacturing companies to Rs 225 per dose is seen as a welcome move in the run-up to the commencement of the booster drive from Sunday. But it has come as a shocker for private hospitals in Bengaluru as they have more than one lakh doses that had been bought earlier. “It’s very unfair to private hospitals which had bought vaccines at higher prices earlier.
covid: Mucor Fatality: Cause Not Mentioned In 434 Cases | Bengaluru News - Times of India
Picture used for representational purpose only BENGALURU: Post-Covid fungal complication mucormycosis, which had turned out to be devastating during the second wave of infections in 2021, has killed only 26 persons as per the official data, showing the fatality rate of 0.6%. However, in the case of 434 mucormycosis patients who died, the cause has not been mentioned. When included as deaths due to mucormycosis, the fatality rate increases to 11.4%.
covid: Tac Recommends Covid Surveillance Of Animals | Bengaluru News - Times of India
The committee discussed the need to conduct a joint risk assessment for Covid-19 involving veterinary institutions (the committee discussed the need to conduct a joint risk assessment for Covid-19 involving veterinary institutions (Representative image) BENGALURU: The state Covid-19 technical advisory committee (TAC) has recommended that the government initiate Covid surveillance of animals at zoos, national parks, sanctuaries and other spaces where there is close interaction between them and...
mask: K’taka Mulls Making Mask Usage Optional | Bengaluru News - Times of India
There is no clarity on whether any order is in force, based on which one can be fined for not masking up in public BENGALURU: After Maharashtra, Karnataka is now contemplating making mask usage optional. On Thursday, Maharashtra withdrew all Covid-related restrictions and also made masks optional from April 2. Replying to a TOI query on whether Karanataka will follow suit, health minister K Sudhakar said that he too was contemplating the same.
Alopecia Areata Can Be Mentally Devastating: Docs
Bengaluru: “What happened to your hair?” This is one question those facing hair loss can’t avoid as it’s there for all to see. And this is what lies at the crux of the suffering of all those affected by alopecia areata, an autoimmune disorder where hair loss begins in patches and can proceed to involve large areas of the scalp.
covid: Sewage Surveillance Best Way To Detect Covid Spread, Says Tac | Bengaluru News - Times of India
Different technique: Wastewater surveillance doesn’t depend on people having access to healthcare facilities, or testing BENGALURU: Members of the state Covid-19 technical advisory committee (TAC) have suggested the government take up sewage surveillance to check if there is any transmission of the virus in the community. While Covid cases have declined, fear of emergence of new variants continues, the experts said, adding the best way to keep watch is through sewage surveillance.
nimhans: Nimhans Sees Ransomware Attack; It Cell Checks Spread | Bengaluru News - Times of India Original
BENGALURU: Premier mental health institute Nimhans faced a cybersecurity threat following a ransomware attack earlier this week. A communication from its IT cell to employees on March 22 night said the institute was targeted with “a ransomware initiated via malicious malware in an email accessed possibly on Windows 7 or 8”. Twelve teams were formed by the IT cell to scan systems and critical areas were given priority.
Brain-dead Donor’s Kidneys Go Waste, Patient Blames Spike In Hospital Cost
BENGALURU: Two kidneys harvested from a brain-dead donor for transplanting to a 59-year-old man in Bengaluru ended up in the trash can on Wednesday, leaving nephrologists and the intended recipient’s family disappointed. A private medical college hospital, where the transplant was set to take place, allegedly told the patient and his family that the procedure would cost Rs 4 lakh, apart from bed charges and admission cost. This was after the man got admitted.
Take 8-10 of us in each medical college: Ukraine returnees
Photo for representation BENGALURU: With Karnataka having 60 medical colleges, students who had to flee Ukraine in the wake of the Russian invasion have written to the state government to absorb them in local colleges. The government had, on Monday, said the students would be allowed to attend classes in medical colleges in Karnataka and won't be formally absorbed in the colleges yet. They are now waiting to hear from a committee formed by the state to look into the matter.
corbevax: 20-dose Corbevax Vials Openedonly If 15-16 Children Are Available | Bengaluru News - Times of India
Representative image BENGALURU: Covid-19 vaccination for adolescents aged 12-14 is witnessing a new set of challenges. Amid vaccine hesitancy and exam season being cited as a reason to not get jabbed, those willing to take the shot are also being forced to wait for long. As Corbevax comes only in 20-dose vials, medical officers have been strictly instructed to open them only when at least 15-16 children are available, to ensure there is little wastage.
Postman bags 2nd rank in Bengaluru City University, wants to give KPSC a shot
The results announced on March 17 came as a huge surprise for the youth, who is keen on appearing for competitive exams. BENGALURU: Sanjay KP, 25, a postman who doubled as a student in the evening, has bagged second rank (BA) in Bengaluru City University. Working at Sunkadakatte post office, Bengaluru west division, he studied in VV Puram Evening College of Arts and Commerce. The results announced on March 17 came as a huge surprise for the youth, who is keen on appearing for competitive exams.
Out Of Water, Students Stuck In War-torn Sumy Depend On Snow, Appeal For Help
BENGALURU: Forced to hunker down in bunkers in fear of airstrikes, several Indian medical students stuck in Sumy, the north-eastern part of Ukraine, are faced with acute shortage of food and water. Many of them collect snow from outside and melt it to use in the hostel as water supply there has stopped. At least 9 students from Karnataka are stranded in the area.
Parents To Govt: Allow Our Children Tocontinue Studies In Med Colleges Here
BENGALURU: With their future clouded by uncertainty, several Ukraine-returned students are keen on continuing studies in Karnataka’s medical colleges. Their parents neither have hope nor courage to send their wards back to the war-torn country. Harishchandra Bhat from Mangaluru, whose daughter was pursuing third-year MBBS in Vinnytsia and returned home two days ago, said the government must ensure a uniform measure to accommodate them all in local medical colleges.
War a tragedy, says Russian in Karnataka
Pavel Peresypkin, a Russian studying at SDM College of Ayurveda, Hassan, is pained by the havoc wreaked by his country's invasion of Ukraine, insisting that it is a "a huge, irreversible tragedy for both nations".Peresypkin, 29, a final-year BAMS student, who arrived in Indian in 2014, is pained by the unfolding disaster.
Enrol students in Indian colleges: IMA
BENGALURU : The Indian Medical Association has formally written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, requesting him to accommodate all In dian medical students returning from war-torn Ukraine in medical colleges here as a one-time measure. IMA, the apex body of doctors in India, said seats must be allotted through an appro priate distribution and keeping in mind the students’ place of origin.
Our spirits breaking faster than buildings in Kyiv: Indian students
Indian students in a bunker in Sumy, Ukraine BENGALURU: With the focus centred on Indian students stranded in Kyiv and Kharkiv, some 570 Indian students, including some from Karnataka, are stuck in Sumy, another active war zone about 60km from the Russian border. Students say there is no official word on evacuating them yet. The students, mostly of Sumy State University, are seeking help from volunteers as they are running out of food and cash.
Over 550 from Karnataka are still stuck in Ukraine
With you: Bengalureans on Wednesday offer support to Indian students who are stranded in Ukraine BENGALURU: More than 550 students from Karnataka are still stranded in Ukraine, data from Karnataka State Disaster Management Authority (KSMDA), whose call centre has been flooded with queries from the stranded youngsters and their parents, shows. The data shows there were 694 students in Ukraine, 57 of whom returned to India before the war broke out.
covishield: Covishield Doses In Pvt Hospitals Set To Expire In March; No Takers | Bengaluru News - Times of India
Picture used for representational purpose only BENGALURU: A minimum of 1 lakh doses of Covishield vaccine in private hospitals across Karnataka are expiring in March, and there are no takers. Hospitals that invested in the doses are at a loss because the government has not diverted or exchanged the stock, leading to wastage, sources said. At Sparsh Hospital alone, 45,600 doses of Covishield are expiring on March 3.
mbbs: What Attracts Mbbs Students Toukraine? Many Say Affordability | Bengaluru News - Times of India
BENGALURU: The Ukraine-Russia conflict has turned the spotlight on medical aspirants from the state who are currently holed up in safety bunkers in the war-hit country. But the question many ask is — why are Indian students pursuing medical courses in Ukraine? While STOI got multiple explanations from students and experts, the common thread was affordability.
covid: Docs See Cases Of Post-covid Red Rashes, Cough | Bengaluru News - Times of India
Bengaluru: City doctors are coming across post-Covid minor complications such as fiery red rashes, prolonged cough and fatigue among many people who were infected with the virus in December-January. Dr Shireen Furtado, consultant medical and cosmetic dermatologist, Aster CMI Hospital, said since the end of January, she and her colleagues have seen no less than 15 cases of red rashes following Covid. “These are seen 4-6 weeks after the viral infection, which got us confused initially.
ukraine: What draws med students to Ukraine? Affordability | India News - Times of India
Why do Indian students go to Ukraine to pursue courses, especially MBBS? Because of affordability, says Manjula Naidu , proprietor of a firm that helps send students to Ukraine's Bukovinian State Medical University. Usha Rani , an Anekal resident whose son is in first-year MBBS at Zaporizhzhia State Medical University, said she wouldn't have sent him to Ukraine had she been able to pay nearly Rs 80 lakh for an MBBS course in Karnataka .
covid: 3rd Wave: 40-49 Group Saw Most Deaths | Hubballi News - Times of India
BENGALURU: The highest number of Covid-19 fatalities in Karnataka during the third wave have been reported among persons in the 40-49 age group, contrary to the trend in the first and second waves when the 60-69 bracket accounted for most deaths. According to state Covid-19 war room data, 471 patients in their 40s died between January 1 and February 19. There were 1,455 Covid deaths, with a third of them in the 40-49 age group.
State Sees 1,417 Covid Deaths In 3rd Wave; Nearly Half In Feb
BENGALURU: Karnataka recorded 1,417 Covid deaths between January 1 and February 18, and almost 50% of them have been in February alone. Though the government has not been disclosing the Covid vaccination status of the deceased, officials maintain many victims were suffering from comorbidities. The ongoing Covid death audit from BBMP says nearly 60% of the victims in Bengaluru (in the third wave) were either partially vaccinated against SARS-CoV2 or unvaccinated.
Class 1-5 Student Strength In K’taka Dips 7.6% In 1 Year
Educationists said the drop is due to the pandemic and added that these out-of-school children may have returned or are likely to return soon because age-appropriate admissions are allowed. They said the bigger impact could be in the learning loss they would go through in the course.
Daily Covid cases under 10 in 8 Karnataka districts; experts say masks should stay
Eight districts in Karnataka reported less than 10 new Covid-19 cases on Thursday. However, according to experts, there is no clarity on whether the pandemic in India is reaching endemicity. BENGALURU: Eight districts in Karnataka reported less than 10 new Covid-19 cases on Thursday. However, according to experts, there is no clarity on whether the pandemic in India is reaching endemicity.
Two Kidney Recipients Tie The Knot On V-day
BENGALURU: A wedding held in the city on Monday, Valentine’s Day, was unlike most marriages. The bride and groom were bound by an unusual bond — they had both faced life-threatening renal disorders but regained their normal lives after kidney transplants. While the groom, Avinash Shekar, 30, had undergone kidney transplant twice with help from donors within his family, the bride, Pavithra Vani, also 30, benefited from a cadaver donation.
Karnataka: Bride declared brain dead after collapse; family donates organs
Chaithra, the only daughter, had completed her MSc from Bangalore Central University and was preparing for BEd studies. BENGALURU: After a 26-year-old bride collapsed during a photo-shoot of her wedding reception in Kolar on February 6, she was brought to Nimhans, Bengaluru. After her condition worsened, she was declared brain dead on Friday and her organs were donated to patients in the waiting list.
covid: Negative Covid Report Maynot Be Needed For Surgeries | Bengaluru News - Times of India
BENGALURU: The current norm of seeking negative Covid RT-PCR report from patients requiring surgery and hospitalisation may be discontinued in Karnataka as experts feel there’s no need for it. The practice is no longer being followed at major medical centres like All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi and Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh since February 9 and 10, respectively.
Shapath Instead Of Oath: Many Doctors Fear Mixopathy
BENGALURU: The move by National Medical Commission (NMC) to replace the Hippocratic Oath with Charak Shapath has drawn flak from a large section of the medical fraternity as it’s being seen as a step towards mixing ayurveda with modern medicine.
Karnataka: Hospitals must start treating non-Covid patients, says Technical Advisory Committee
A file picture of the Trauma and Emergency Care Centre at Victoria Hospital being readied for non-Covid patientS BENGALURU: Now that the number of daily fresh Covid-19 infections have decreased, all hospitals must begin providing non-Covid health services too, the state’s Covid-19 Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) has recommended to the government.
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