Bengaluru’s second human milk bank to start at Gosha Hospital from next week

Bengaluru’s second human milk bank to start at Gosha Hospital from next week

The donors will be mothers from the hospital. The milk will be provided free of cost to sick and preterm babies at the hospital. | Photo Credit: Representational file photo Soon, preterm and low-birth-weight babies at the State-run Hajee Sir Ismail Sait (HSIS) Gosha Hospital can get supportive breast milk free of cost. The hospital’s … Read more

Punjab to use AI tools for treatment of TB, project to start in 10 dists – ET HealthWorld

Punjab to use AI tools for treatment of TB, project to start in 10 dists – ET HealthWorld

Chandigarh: Eyeing to reduce the burden of tuberculosis (TB), Punjab is all set to use artificial intelligence (AI) tools for timely diagnosis and treatment of the disease in government healthcare facilities. The health department will be leveraging the technology for analysing chest X-ray images and generating reports, aiding doctors in early diagnosis and initiating treatment. … Read more

Vistara to start new daily flight from Thiruvananthapuram to Mumbai from June 1

Vistara to start new daily flight from Thiruvananthapuram to Mumbai from June 1

Vistara Airlines will start a new daily flight service to Mumbai from the Thiruvananthapuram international airport from June 1, said a release form the Thiruvananthapuram airport here on Wednesday. This is Vistara’s first service in this sector. Ticket bookings have started. The flight (UK 551) will depart from Mumbai at 9.40 a.m. and reach Thiruvananthapuram … Read more

Govt. to start country-wide screening for thalassemia

Govt. to start country-wide screening for thalassemia

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla with Union Minister Arjun Munda and other dignitaries at the Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in New Delhi on May 9, 2023, to observe World Thalassemia Day. | Photo Credit: PTI The Union government will soon launch a national mission to tackle thalassemia — beginning with a country-wide screening exercise, wherever … Read more

ISRO to start online training programme for PG and and final-year UG students

ISRO to start online training programme for PG and and final-year UG students

A security guard stands behind the logo of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) at its headquarters in Bengaluru, India. | Photo Credit: Reuters The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has announced a new introductory-level online training programme called Space Science and Technology Awareness Training (START). START is aimed at postgraduate and final-year undergraduate students of … Read more

Morning Digest | ICMR says rising flu cases linked to Influenza subtype A H3N2; MI off to flying start in first WPL match, and more

Morning Digest | ICMR says rising flu cases linked to Influenza subtype A H3N2; MI off to flying start in first WPL match, and more

The ICMR noted that about half of all patients admitted with severe acute respiratory infections and patients walking into clinics were found to be afflicted with Influenza A H3N2. Image for representation | Photo Credit: Murali Kumar K. Rising cases of cough and fever linked to Influenza subtype A H3N2: ICMR Rising cases of intense … Read more

Central forces to start arriving in Tripura from next week for Assembly polls due early 2023

Central forces to start arriving in Tripura from next week for Assembly polls due early 2023

Around 300 companies of central forces are expected to be deployed in Tripura for assembly polls due early 2023. File | Photo Credit: A.M. Faruqui Around 300 companies of central forces are expected to be deployed in Tripura for assembly polls due early 2023, and the first lot of the troops is likely to come … Read more