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Battery drainage leading to a potential pacemaker crisis?

Indians are being warned their pacemakers could be a risk to their health by the country’s apex medical regulator because of battery drainage concerns. The Central Drugs Standards and Control Organisation (CDSCO) has issued a warning to consumers that a number of pacemakers manufactured by US firm Medtronic could be faulty. The CDSCO joins other …

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World Hypertension Day: Avoid high blood pressure, know your numbers

Hypertension is a silent disease. It affects millions of Indians and responsible for 10.8 percent of deaths in the nation. This year, World Hypertension Day is being observed with the theme “Know Your Numbers”, highlighting the importance of screening for high blood pressure and ensuring it is kept under control. The occasion is observed annually …

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After Gorakhpur tragedy, doctors calls for inquiry

This August will mark the second anniversary of the Gorakhpur tragedy, where more than 325 children died in the space of a month at a government-run hospital in the Uttar Pradesh city. This included the deaths of thirty children in a 48-hour period at the beginning of the month. Now, one of the doctors who …

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In Warangal, the biggest hospital sits in crisis

The Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Hospital in Warangal, Telangana is the city’s largest government-run hospital – and it’s in crisis. Shortages of staff and equipment plague the facility. In recent weeks, the situation has forced emergency meetings to be held between hospital officials and Hospital Development Society (HDS) officials. Present included the hospital’s superintendent Dr B. …

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Ventilators are in short supply in Delhi – and some don’t work

Public hospitals in the national capital are struggling with a frightening shortage of ventilators. Health Issues India recently highlighted the story of Farhan, a three-year-old boy suffering from a rare disorder called Leigh syndrome. The hospital treating him lacked a spare ventilator. This forced the boy’s family to manually ventilate him, by pumping air into …

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India’s swine flu crisis continues

The Union Health Ministry is scrambling and struggling to help states contain outbreaks of swine flu, as a spike in cases nationwide is causing panic. India’s flu season typically brings with it cases of swine flu infection. This has proved to be a cause for concern in years past. Notably, a 2015 outbreak of the …

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Without a ventilator, a family struggles to keep their child alive

In Delhi, a boy is alive and breathing only because his family is pumping air into his lungs. Three-year-old Farhan is on a manual ventilator for a week as he battles for his life at Lok Nayak Hospital. Farhan suffers from a rare neurological disorder called Leigh syndrome. However, the hospital lacks a spare ventilator, …

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Price capping devices and drugs: Hospitals express concern

The Delhi government has made price capping proposals in the health sector. The measure has won the support of 85 percent of Delhiites as per a recent poll. However, it has also provoked criticism from hospitals — in particular private institutions — due to the potential for massive reductions in their profit margins. The move …

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India defiant in US dispute over price capping

India has responded to US criticism of the price capping of medical devices with defiance. It is refusing to abstain from continued price regulation. India received a specific mention in the US Special 301 reports from the National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers (NTE) regarding the price capping. The report identifies India’s National …

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Indian biotech, vaccines and device industries get World Bank cash

Indian innovation will benefit from a US$125 million loan from the World Bank. This follows an agreement signed by the Indian government and the World Bank’s investment arm, the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD). The loan will target India’s biopharmaceutical and medical devices sectors through the ‘Innovate in India for Inclusiveness’ project, also …

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