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Covid-19 treatment guidelines cut down on drugs, steroids: Details here

The guidelines also ask for rational use of the chest CT scan while stressing on promoting Covid-appropriate behaviour - wearing mask, practising strict hand hygiene, physical distancing

Patients have right to life, can't be given preference over others, says HC

The Delhi High Court said every patient has a right to life and to live with dignity but it cannot give privilege to anyone over other patients for providing medicine to treat black fungus

Covid-19 warriors talk about their experiences and fears amid the pandemic

Doctors, health workers talk about the challenges they face in dealing with Covid-19 patients

Telemedicine helps doctors, patients stay connected amid Covid-19 lockdown

With a lockdown in force, many doctors are diagnosing patients remotely via audio/video calls and electronic platforms

Raincoats, helmets protect Kolkata, Haryana doctors in coronavirus fight

The plight of doctors in the pandemic has cast a light on a dilapidated and overburdened public health system that has for years been starved of funds

Ready for suspended animation?

The emergency preservation and resuscitation procedure has already been used on at least one patient to give doctors more time

India's doctor-patient ratio still behind WHO-prescribed 1:1,000: Govt

Assuming an 80-per cent availability, it was estimated that around 9.27 lakh doctors were available for active service, which put the allopathic doctor-patient ratio at 1:1445, the minister said.

Errors in medical diagnosis

'Two types of errors are natural in any statistical testing procedure', says the author

Patients want doctors to listen to them: Survey

A staggering 90.2 per cent of the patients want the doctor to listen to them