Health

Bhubaneswar: Another medical college in Odisha has received the approval of the National Medical Commission (NMC) for 50 MBBS seats for 2024-25 academic year. According to official sources, the NMC has approved admission of students for…
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Cuttack: Patient care was affected at SCB Medical College and Hospital at Odisha’s Cuttack city on Wednesday as over 250 house surgeons launched an indefinite strike after a face-off with nursing staff of the facility intensified. The…
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Bhubaneswar: The private hospital in Odisha’s Cuttack, where a major fire broke out on Saturday, has been delisted from the state government’s BSKY scheme. The Health and Family Welfare department, in a notification on Sunday, said the…
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Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has formed a committee on providing medical education in Odia language in the state. The 22-member committee is headed by Prof Manash Ranjan Sahoo, vice-chancellor, Odisha University of Health Sciences…
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New Delhi: Every Indian citizen aged above 70 years will be provided free treatment under the Ayushman Bharat Health Insurance Scheme, President Droupadi Murmu said on Thursday. This declaration was made during her address to the joint…
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Sambalpur: Amid spread of diphtheria in some southern Odisha districts, jaundice scare has now gripped the western city of Sambalpur where 25 cases have been detected. According to sources, around 25 persons from some localities of the…
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Balasore: Police detained two women, including an accredited social health activist (ASHA), in connection with the alleged abduction of a newborn from Fakir Mohan Medical College and Hospital (FM-MCH) in Odisha’s Balasore after rescuing…
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New Delhi: The sales of dehydration-preventing drink Oral Rehydration Solution (ORS) have zoomed due to the intense heatwave in the country. By May, the sales had spiked by over 20 per cent compared to last year, according to data by…
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Bhubaneswar: Amid reports of some private hospitals denying cashless treatment to beneficiaries of Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana (BSKY), the Odisha government on Thursday made it clear that the health facility scheme is very much active in…
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Puri: One more person succumbed to burns sustained in Chandan Yatra firecracker explosion incident in Odisha’s Puri, taking the toll to 15, the Health Department informed on Wednesday. It further stated that 12 more injured are…
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