"All he wants is a paper and pen to sketch. He is trying to put signature on paper. I gave him his drawing pad and said this is for you to sketch," R K Laxman's daughter-in-law Usha told PTI on Friday morning.
Remo D'Souza, who suffered a heart attack, is on the path to recovery.
Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray, who is undergoing treatment for weakness and fever at the Lilavati hospital in Mumbai has been shifted to a special room from the Intensive Care Unit and is likely to be discharged by Friday, doctors attending on him said on Wednesday.
Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray, who is undergoing treatment for weakness and fever is doing fine but will have to rest in hospital for atleast two more days, doctors attending on him said on Monday.
Former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee is likely to be discharged tomorrow from AIIMS as doctors have today declared him fit to go home after 26 days of stay at the Intensive Care Unit.
The condition of Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray, who was admitted to a hospital in Mumbai following complaints of fever, is stable, doctors attending on him said on Friday.The fever has come down but he is very weak and feeling exhausted, doctors said, adding that the Sena patriarch needed complete rest. Doctors added that the results of all medical tests are normal.
Dr Sanjeev Gupta, medical director at Medanta Hospital in Gurugram said that the founder of the Samajwadi Party is being treated in the intensive care unit (ICU) of the hospital by a comprehensive team of specialists.
The VVIP intensive care unit at AIIMS is now reverberating with old Hindi film music with former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who is recuperating here, requesting for the songs to be played on the radio.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who is recuperating after a coronary by-pass surgery at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, would be discharged on Saturday 'if everything goes right', a senior doctor attending on him said on Friday.Though there were reports suggesting that the 76-year-old leader may be discharged even earlier, doctors felt he needed some more observation, hospital sources said.
As Prime Minister Manmohan Singh came out of the Intensive Care Unit on Wednesday, a surgeon looked behind with pride and satisfaction how the 11-hour coronary bypass surgery went as per plan and not a step was missed. The dissection of the heart especially since the prime minister was undergoing a second bypass was listed by one of the surgeons as among the most complicated part of the operation at All India Institute of Medical Sciences on Saturday.
91-year-old Milkha Singh was discharged in stable condition on the request of his family
BMC health officials ruled out the possibility of food poisoning.
India batsman Rahul Dravid was on Monday hospitalised in Dhaka after being struck on his face by a bouncer from Bangladesh pacer Shahadat Hossain during day two of the second and final Test. The 37-year-old has fractured his jaw and has been kept in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) under observation as a precautionary measure at the Square Hospital in Dhaka.
The 79-year-old Argentine led Real Madrid to five consecutive European Cups between 1956 and 1960 and eight Spanish league titles.
It is expected that the Real Madrid great will be admitted to the intensive care unit in the next few hours.\n
The former Indian Test cricketer passed away in Mumbai on Monday due to multiple organ failure.
Swine flu claimed its first victim in Jammu and Kashmir, after a 21-year old girl succumbed to the deadly H1N1 infection in Srinagar on Saturday.
Amitabh is responding to treatment after the surgery on November 30.
The superstar will not be discharged today.
Two men, including a doctor suffering from swine flu, have been admitted in a serious condition to a Pune hospital, taking the total number of cases in the city, one of the worst-hit by the virus, to 120.A doctor, who works with Inlaks Hospital in camp area, was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit in Sassoon General Hospital after he tested positive for the virus. A 35-year-old swine flu patient was admitted to the same hospital on Thursday night in a critical condition.
The former India football captain and coach suffered minor cerebral hemorrhage, but his condition is stated to be stable.
After a marathon 27-hour operation to remove her parasitic twin only a week ago, 2-year-old Lakshmi has been shifted out of the ICU and is recovering fast.
"His is a speedy recovery in the expected time frame," said Dr Vijay D'Silva, an ICU Specialist from Asian Heart Institute, who is looking after the Prime Minister. D'Silva also said that a decision to shift the prime minister from the Intensive Care Unit to another room will be taken after a meeting of doctors later in the day.
How the day unfolded for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
The first surgery was conducted on the morning of April 22 soon after his youngest brother Pravin allegedly shot him at point-blank range.
The BJP leader is on ventilator and dialysis support.
Doctors attending on her said she was in the intensive care unit and was now stable.
Telgi alleges forceful discharge from hospital
According to sources at AIIMS, the BJP leader was admitted following complaints of chest congestion and breathing issues.
Mangeshkar, 90, was admitted to the Breach Candy hospital in the early hours of November 11.
A vacation bench of Justices Vineet Saran and BR Gavai said that the directions of high court passed on May 17 shall not be treated as directives but an advice to Uttar Pradesh government.
Communist Party of India general secretary A B Bardhan, who was taken ill while on way to flood-hit Saharsa and Madhepura districts in Bihar, was flown to the national capital on Monday where he was admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences.
Govindacharya was responding well to medication till his condition suddenly deteriorated Monday night.
Govindacharya was admitted to Apollo hospital on Saturday night with a suspected blood clot.
The ministry has removed its earlier recommendation of the use of anti-HIV drug combinations Lopinavir and Ritonavir on a case-to-case basis depending upon the severity of the condition of a patient suffering from coronavirus infection.
The symptoms have reduced and she is now stable, authorities at Victoria Hospital where Sasikala is being treated said on Sunday. Her sister-in-law J Ilavarasi, who is also serving a prison term in the corruption case, has tested positive for coronavirus and has been admitted to Victoria Hospital.
The convalescent plasma therapy was only for patients who are critical, in intensive care units or on ventilator.
The actor was admitted to Lilavati Hospital, Mumbai, after his blood pressure and blood sugar levels shot up, said his wife Saira Banu.
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