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Centre releases Rs 22.20 cr for treatment of patients with rare diseases

The Union Health ministry has released Rs 22.20 crore for 134 patients undergoing treatment for rare diseases at eight designated hospitals since the guidelines for providing financial aid to such patients were issued last August. On May 19, the ministry increased the financial support from Rs 20 lakh to Rs 50 lakh for patients belonging to all categories of rare diseases, and on August 11 issued guidelines to grant financial aid to such patients under the National Policy for Rare Diseases, 2021. According to officials, the number of Centres of Excellence (CoEs) designated for treating those with rare diseases like Gaucher Disease, Tyrosinemia, Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID) and others have also been increased from eight to eleven. The 11 CoEs are AIIMS, New Delhi, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, Centre for DNA Fingerprinting an

Lucknow hospitals witness 50-60% rise in patients with respiratory issues

With the cold wave prevailing over North India, government hospitals in Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow are witnessing a surge in patients with respiratory problems

Maha's health scheme to include more ailments for needy patients: CM Shinde

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Sunday said the state government will revisit its health scheme to cover additional ailments under it for the benefit of maximum number of the needy people. He was speaking at a midnight blood donation camp organised by the Thane unit of the Balasahebanchi Shiv Sena here. The CM also donated blood at the camp. Shinde said the government will include additional ailments for patients under the Mahatma Jyotirao Phule scheme, while some other illnesses which are not relevant will be removed from the scheme, he said. "We want to see that this scheme benefits maximum number of needy persons and those who cannot afford costly treatments," he said. Shinde also said the chief minister's relief fund "which was closed for two-and-a-half years", has been started and a sum of Rs 11 crore disbursed to more than 1,000 people in the last five months. The CM said the state government and his party, because of their work, have become popular among people

Days after cyberattack, online registration of OPD patients starts at AIIMS

The online registration of new patients visiting the OPD at the AIIMS, Delhi has resumed, while the online appointment system is still not working and laboratory services are operating in manual mode, official sources said on Tuesday. The servers of the premier hospital here essentially remained down most of the time during the day, they said. "Outpatient department (OPD) registration and admission processes were brought online in the eHospital system yesterday (Monday). The integration of the smart lab is being worked on for samples collected from all wards and collection areas for automated analysis and reporting. Additionally, agencies such as CERT, BEL, DRDO are on the ground helping with the rollout," an official source said. According to sources, the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi allegedly faced a cyber attack on November 23, paralysing its servers. A case of extortion and cyber terrorism was registered by the Intelligence Fusion and Strategic Operations (IFSO

Two-thirds of Covid patients from first wave had long-term symptoms: Study

Over two-thirds of non-hospitalised patients infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus in the first wave of the pandemic developed long COVID, according to a study conducted in Spain. The results, published in the journal JAMA Network Open, reinforce the hypothesis that long-COVID symptoms are not correlated with infection severity alone. The study found that nearly 60 per cent of hospitalised COVID-19 patients and 68 per cent of their nonhospitalised counterparts seen at two healthcare centres in Madrid, early in the pandemic reported still having at least one symptom two years later. Led by researchers at Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, the study was conducted from Mar 20 to Apr 30, 2020 -- a period dominated by the wild-type virus -- among 360 hospitalised and 308 nonhospitalised, randomly selected COVID-19 patients, with telephone follow-up two years later. The team said this is the largest and longest-term follow-up comparison of the two groups thus far. Average age was 60.7 years in t

AIIMS Delhi to introduce 'smart card' facility at counters for patients

The AIIMS Finance Division, in collaboration with the SBI, will introduce 'AIIMS Smart Card' facility from April 1, 2023

Hospitals see influx of foreign patients in Sept qtr as travel norms ease

Several corporate hospitals say international patient footfalls have crossed pre-pandemic levels

Max Health gross revenue at lifetime high in Q2FY23 on improved occupancy

International patient revenues up 16% during quarter, 110% of pre-Covid average; PAT grows 29% on like-to-like basis

Severe Covid-19 patients at greater risk of post-infection symptoms: ECDC

Individuals who are severely affected by Covid-19 may be at higher risk of post-infection symptoms, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) said

India's first Covid cure Vincov-19 completes second phase clinical trial

Completes phase 2 trials successfully on 200 patients

Stay committed to patients in India and Fortis Healthcare, says IHH

Taking legal advice on next steps to pursue open offer for 26% stake in Fortis

Most long Covid-19 patients recover within a year despite severity: Study

Most people infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus recover within 12 months, irrespective of the severity, according to a study. Although 75 per cent people in the study recovered at the 12-month mark after becoming ill with the virus, 25 per cent of patients still had at least one of the three most common symptoms, including coughing, fatigue and breathlessness, the resaerchers said. Long-COVID conditions can include a wide range of ongoing health problems that can last weeks, months, or longer. The team led by researchers at the McMaster University in Canada also found that patients with persistent symptoms had antibodies associated with autoimmune illnesses, as well as raised levels of cytokines, which cause inflammation. The study, published in the European Respiratory Journal, surveyed 106 people recovering from COVID-19 infections at three, six and 12 months after contracting the disease. "Generally, one should not worry if they are feeling unwell right after their infection, as

Patients' out-of-pocket medical bill spend declined in 2018-19, shows data

The NHA 2018-19 highlighted that the Centre's expenditure on the National Health Mission was Rs 30,578 crore

Medicine purchases by inpatients exempt from GST: Tamil Nadu AAR

An outpatient will be charged GST for medicines and consumables bought that were prescribed in the course of providing health care services

Covid patients show new symptoms; impact on brain post infection: Report

While the common symptoms of Covid, include headache, fever, cough, cold, throat irritation and body ache, experts have now warned of newer symptoms

Monkeypox symptoms in UK patients differ from previous outbreaks: Study

Symptoms of monkeypox patients in the UK differ from those observed in previous outbreaks elsewhere in the world, according to a study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases journal on Saturday. The researchers looked at 54 patients who attended sexual health clinics in London, UK and were diagnosed with monkeypox during a 12 day period in May this year. The finding suggests that patients in this group had a higher prevalence of skin lesions in the genital and anal area and lower prevalence of tiredness and fever than in cases from previously studied outbreaks of monkeypox. Based on these findings, the researchers suggest current case definitions for 'probable cases' of monkeypox should be reviewed to help identify cases. They also predict that the high prevalence of genital skin lesions in patients and the high rate of co-occurring sexually transmitted infections means that sexual health clinics are likely to see additional monkeypox cases in the future. The researchers call

Delayed diagnosis, reluctance to take booster dose pushing severe cases up

Patients are turning up many days after onset of symptoms, say doctors

25% of patients could have caught Covid-19 in all 3 waves: Practo Report

The report 'Understanding Covid-19: Comparing all three waves in India' analyses how Indians accessed healthcare during the three covid waves.

Indian-American doctors to pay $37.5 mn to settle allegations of kickbacks

Two Indian-American doctors and one of largest hospital systems in the US have agreed to pay nearly $37.5 million to settle allegations of kickbacks for patient referrals, Department of Justice said

Remdesivir, HCQ show no antiviral effect against Covid, says study

Remdesivir and hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) showed no antiviral activity in hospitalised patients with Covid-19 in Norway, according to a study published on Tuesday.