covid screening

PET-CT scanner installed at AIIMS Raipur – ET HealthWorld

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PET-CT scanner installed at AIIMS Raipur – ET HealthWorld

RAIPUR: A state-of-the-art PET-CT scanner was installed at AIIMS Raipur on Saturday. Minister of state for Health and Family Welfare Ashwini Kumar Chaubey also inaugurated 10 modular operation theatres along with the scanner. Chaubey reviewed the progress of Covid screening, treatment facilities, and vaccination and directed doctors and officials to increase the vaccination rate because … Read more

Health ministry recommends COVID tests for all tuberculosis patients and vice versa

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Health ministry recommends COVID tests for all tuberculosis patients and vice versa

The prevalence of tuberculosis among COVID-19 patients has been found to be 0.37 to 4.47 per cent in different studies, the ministry said. (Representational image) Tuberculosis is associated with a 2.1-fold increased risk of a severe COVID-19 disease, the health ministry said on Wednesday, recommending that all newly-diagnosed tuberculosis patients or those currently on treatment … Read more