AI tech that study CT scans and X-Rays are being deployed as part of global efforts to tackle the coronavirus pandemic, according to LPU researchers. The system may enable doctors and medical staff even in remotest villages of the country to get quick results on the COVID-19 status of a patient.
There have been 1,256 deaths since January this year at the hospital, the principal said.
Almost all the babies were born underweight and suffered from broncho pneumonia and were brought from interior areas of Malda district, the officials said.
Three more infants died at the Malda Sadar Hospital in West Bengal on Wednesday after being referred in critical condition from other district hospitals, taking the death toll in recent spell to 31.
Two persons, who tested positive for H1N1, died in Kerala even as 14 more swine flu cases have been reported, officials said on Sunday.
Founder director-general of the National Investigation Agency RV Raju died at a private hospital in Kochi early on Thursday after a prolonged illness. The 62-year-old Raju breathed his last at 3:40 am after being hospitalised for a brief period, hospital sources said
An old Asiatic lion, who ruled literally like a king in the Dedkadi range of Gir forest on the Saurashtra peninsula of Gujarat, died on Sunday. The cause, according to forest authorities, was an attack of pneumonia coupled with old age
Sri Lankan batsman Asela Gunaratne was on Wednesday ruled out of the ongoing three-Test series against India after fracturing his left thumb during the opening day of the first match, in Galle, on Wednesday.
Bhupen Hazarika's health deteriorated after he developed pneumonia.
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While Bangladesh ranked 75, Myanmar and Pakistan are in the 78th and 88th position. Last year, India's rank was 102 out of 117 countries.
The 62-year old MLA, born on June 10, 1958 incidentally died on his 62nd birthday today and he is the first legislator victim of COVID-19 in the state and perhaps the first elected representative to die of the virus induced illness in the country. Anbazhagan battled severe COVID-19 triggered pneumonia and his health condition rapidly deteriorated early morning on Wednesday, Dr Rela Institute and Medical Centre, where he was treated said in a statement.
China said the study was "ridiculous" and based on "superficial" information.
At present only government labs are permitted to do the test and the Centre is making arrangements to nearly double its capacity to test for the respiratory ailment. According to Health Ministry officials, around 60 accredited private laboratories are likely to be given permission to conduct the tests soon.
Jack Kevorkian, a controversial American Pathologist known as 'Dr Death' for his efforts to legalise euthanasia and assisted suicide in the United States, has died in a Detroit area hospital following a short illness at the age of 83.Kevorkian died on Friday after being hospitalised at William Beaumont Hospital in Michigan since May with pneumonia and kidney problems.Kevorkian became an international talking point in the 1990s.
Japan's confirmed coronavirus infections rose above 1,000 as Olympics organisers dismissed speculation that the Tokyo Summer Games could be cancelled.
The condition of Muhammad Ali has "vastly improved" since he was admitted to the hospital over the weekend with a mild case of pneumonia and doctors hope to discharge the boxing legend soon, a spokesman said on Monday.
Clinton fell ill on Sunday during a 9/11 memorial ceremony in New York where she was seen stumbling limp-legged into her vehicle. She was later detected with pneumonia.
Long-term exposure to chronically high PM2.5 levels weakens the ability of the lungs to fend off infections, therefore making people more susceptible to COVID-19, the scientists said.
The coronavirus outbreak began in Wuhan, capital of China's Hubei province, in December and has now spread across the globe. The Chinese authorities are trying to contain the epidemic while other countries, including India, are working on plans to evacuate their citizens from Wuhan and other cities in Hubei province, the epicentre of the outbreak.
Even as police remains clueless about Aruna Shanbaug's assailant, a local newspaper on Friday claimed to have traced him to a village in Uttar Pradesh.
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Poonawalla said the price will be around USD 5-6 per dose with an MRP of around Rs 1,000 for the two necessary doses.
Sri Lanka suffered a fresh blow due to injury after pace spearhead Nuwan Pradeep was ruled out of the remainder of the ongoing Test series against India in Colombo on Friday.
Canadian-American actor Leslie Nielsen, who famously switched from dramatic roles to comedy towards the tail-end of a long and successful career, died Sunday of complications related to pneumonia.
The former World heavyweight boxing champion passed away on Friday at a Phoenix-area hospital, where he spent the past few days being treated for respiratory complications, a family spokesman confirmed.
'It is safe to consume cooked non-vegetarian food.'
Boxing legend Muhammad Ali has been hospitalised for follow-up care for a urinary tract infection for which he received treatment in recent weeks, and he is expected to be released in a day, a spokesman said on Thursday.
There was no significant improvement in the condition of Marxist veteran Jyoti Basu, battling pneumonia at a Kolkata hospital for the eighth day on Friday, with his line of treatment being endorsed by specialists of All India Institute of Medical Sciences.
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The former West Bengal chief minister was admitted to Salt Lake's AMRI Hospital on New Year's Day with pneumonia and was shifted to the intensive care unit five days later as he developed sepsis.
Nepal's first woman deputy prime minister and senior Nepali Congress leader Shailaja Acharya died today following a long battle with pneumonia and Alzheimer's.
Sixty nine-year-old Mehra, who was hospitalised for last several days, breathed his last at 0750 hours. He died of pneumonia and multiple organ failure, hospital sources said.
Leaders across the political spectrum in Bangladesh mourned the death of veteran communist leader Jyoti Basu, who passed away on Sunday after losing his fortnight-long battle to pneumonia that led to complications and multi-organ failure. Basu, 95, who strode the political arena for over six decades and was a leading figure in uniting opposition parties against the Congress in the 1980s and 90s, is survived by son Chandan, his daughter-in-law and three grandchildren.
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West Bengal Sport, Transport and Youth Affairs Minister Subhas Chakraborty passed away in a private hospital in Kolkata at 11.35 am on Monday following multiple organ failure.The veteran leader from the Communist Party of India-Marxist was admitted to a private hospital in Kolkata on July 26 with chest infection and pneumonia. Chakraborty had also been battling cancer for a few years. He was 67 years old.His condition deteriorated on Monday morning.
