In a first, Centre spells out rules for ICU admissions https://ift.tt/M5WRVCk

They list out the medical conditions under which a patient requires admission in ICU, like “an altered level of consciousness or if the patient needs respiratory support”. ICU care has also been recommended in cases of severe acute illness requiring intensive monitoring; medical condition which is likely to deteriorate in post-surgery cases; and for patients who have experienced any major intraoperative complication.

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Do we need COVID vax, Maharashtra asks task force https://ift.tt/M5WRVCk

The state government has sought the opinion of the newly formed task force on whether to invest in COVID vaccine doses, considering the surge in coronavirus cases driven by the new variant JN.1. Currently, the state is sitting on an unused inventory of 16,000 doses of intranasal vaccine iNCOVACC that was procured in April after a surge in cases was reported.

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At 841, India's daily Covid cases hit 7-month high; 3 more deaths reported https://ift.tt/M5WRVCk

India had recorded 865 new cases of Covid on May 19. The number of daily cases had dropped to double-digits till December 5, but cases have again gone up after emergence of a new variant and cold weather conditions.

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India records 841 new Covid cases https://ift.tt/WMjTP5Y

The number of daily cases had dropped to double-digits till December 5, but cases have again gone up after emergence of a new variant and cold weather conditions.

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India reports 743 new COVID cases, seven deaths https://ift.tt/WMjTP5Y

The country witnessed seven fatalities due to the virus in the last day, with Kerala reporting three deaths, Karnataka two, and Chhattisgarh and Tamil Nadu one each.

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Tata Hospital with Bangalore lab develop India’s first oral suspension for leukemia https://ift.tt/WMjTP5Y

Doctors from Mumbai’s Tata Memorial Centre in collaboration with IDRS Labs in Bangalore have developed India's first and only chemotherapy drug, 6-mercaptopurine (6-MP), to be available in a syrup form. This drug is crucial to combat Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL), the commonest form of blood cancer affecting children.

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McKinsey to pay $78 million in US opioid settlement with health plans https://ift.tt/WMjTP5Y

Consulting firm McKinsey & Co has agreed to pay $78 million to resolve claims by U.S. health insurers and benefit plans that it fueled an epidemic of opioid addiction through its work for drug companies including OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma.

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