Health

Bhubaneswar: The State Bank of India (SBI) Foundation Thursday launched a mobile medical unit (MMU) to take healthcare services to the doorsteps of people in the rural areas of Kalahandi district. The MMU was flagged off by Vikas Joe…
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Bhubaneswar: In a first of its kind initiative to integrate technology into the healthcare system, AIIMS Bhubaneswar commissioned drone health service on Thursday. Two days after a successful trial run, the national institute initiated…
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Bhubaneswar: To prevent the misuse and overuse of antimicrobials, Odisha the government on Wednesday made it mandatory for doctors posted at medical colleges (both state-run and private) and peripheral health institutions to “mention the…
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Bhubaneswar: Two days after the Union Health Ministry made it mandatory for doctors and medical practitioners to specify the reasons while prescribing antibiotics, the Odisha government on Saturday welcomed the move. The Health Ministry…
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Cuttack: Ten days after undergoing halo allogenic bone marrow transplant (BMT) procedure, the first in Odisha, 19-year-old Sabyasachi Sahoo died at SCB Medical College and Hospital (MCH) here on Friday. Sabyasachi was a relapsed blood…
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Bhubaneswar: A doctor is to his patients what a gardener is to his plants. And who can understand this better than a doctor! Beholden to his gardener for nourishing and nurturing his plants, Doctor Balunkeswar Sarangi who works at Gobara…
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Rayagada: Journalist Gajmohan Gardia, who was a correspondent with News 18 Odia, died due to heart attack on Thursday at the age of 35 He is survived by his wife and a daughter. According to sources, the intrepid young journalist…
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New Delhi: Salt, the essential culinary ingredient also poses health risks. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), around 1.89 million people die each year because of too much salt, leading to high blood pressure and more heart…
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Bhubaneswar: The Inner Wheel Club of Bhubaneswar Temple City in collaboration with Maharishi College of Natural Law, Saheed Nagar organised a seminar on ‘Drug Abuse and its Ill Effect on Youth’ here on Tuesday. Speaking on the occasion,…
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Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government on Tuesday extended the last date for the online registration of application for Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana (BSKY) Nabin Card. The last date for online registration for BSKY Nabin card has been…
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