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  • President Kovind’s condition stable, Army hospital refers him to AIIMS

    By ANI
    NEW DELHI: President Ram Nath Kovind was referred to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi for further investigation into his health condition by the Army’s Research and Referral Hospital on Saturday.

    The hospital informed that his condition is stable. The President was under observation at the hospital following chest discomfort yesterday.

    “The President is being supervised by doctors after regular medical checkups. The President has expressed his thanks to all the well-wishers who have come to know about his health,” the office of President of India tweeted.

    The President on Friday visited the Army’s Research and Referral Hospital after he complained of chest discomfort.

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is currently on a two-day visit to Bangladesh had enquired about the President’s health.

    “PM Narendra Modi spoke to Rashtrapati Ji’s son. He inquired about the President’s health and prayed for his well-being,” the PMO tweeted.

  • After testing positive for COVID-19, Harish Rawat to travel to Delhi AIIMS for treatment

    By ANI
    DEHRADUN: After testing positive for COVID-19, Congress leader and former Uttarakhand chief minister Harish Rawat will travel to Delhi for treatment at AIIMS on the advice of doctors, said sources close to Harish Rawat.

    Earlier, Rawat said he along with his four members tested positive for coronavirus.

    “I got myself tested. My test report came positive and four members of my family have also tested positive. Those who have come into my contact till noon today should kindly get themselves tested as this caution is a necessity,” he tweeted on Wednesday.

    India recorded 53,476 new COVID-19 cases, 26,490 recoveries, and 251 deaths in the last 24 hours, as per the Union Health Ministry on Thursday.With this, the total cases in the country mounted to 1,17,87,534 including 3,95,192 active cases and 1,12,31,650 recoveries. The death toll has gone up to 1,60,692.

  • Three types of therapy in AIIMS, 1200 availed in a year

    A national webinar was organized on the occasion of Unani Medicine Day at All India Institute of Medical Sciences, AIIMS Raipur. This medical practice was said to be very effective in curing modern lifestyle related diseases.

    On this occasion, it was called to experiment with allopathy as a combined medical system and to spread its usefulness through research. Director Professor Nitin M. Nagerkar said that Unani system of medicine is becoming increasingly popular. For this treatment, patients are constantly approached in AIIMS.

    He explained the usefulness of Unani system in the treatment of lifestyle diseases through various Unani therapies. Emphasized making it more popular. Dr. Aseem Ali Khan, Director General of Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine New Delhi, emphasized the combined use of allopathy and Unani medicine.

  • Jharkhand HC seeks explanation as RIMS director fails to submit Lalu’s health report again

    Express News Service
    RANCHI: Hearing the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) related to jail manual violation by RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav, the Jharkhand High Court on Friday sought an explanation from Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) director Dr. Kameshwar Prasad for failing to submit the health report of Yadav for the second consecutive time. 

    Expressing displeasure over the issue, the Court said that the decision to shift Yadav to All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) was taken, but why it was taken is yet to be ascertained which could be known by going through the medical report.

    Notably, the court has been directing the RIMS director to submit the report, but he failed to do so. The court on Friday asked the director to submit a detailed report on the health conditions of the RJD chief by February 19.

    “Though the jail authorities have submitted provisional SOP prepared for the jail inmates who are lodged outside the jail, the RIMS authorities did not submit the medical report sought by the Court and has been asked to submit it by February 19, the next hearing date,” said Defence counsel Devarshi Mandal.Both the RIMS and Jail authorities had been asked to submit their reports, he added.

    Looking at deteriorating health conditions, Yadav, who is a chronic patient of hypertension, diabetes, heart, kidney, and several other ailments, was shifted to AIIMS in New Delhi on January 23 following recommendations of a medical board constituted to look into his health condition and submit a report.

    Notably, the RJD chief, after being convicted by a Special CBI Court in Ranchi on December 23, 2017, in the second fodder scam case was lodged in Birsa Munda Central jail in Ranchi but was shifted to RIMS on August 29, 2018, looking at his deteriorating health conditions.

  • Jailed RJD chief Lalu Prasad admitted to AIIMS-Delhi after condition deteriorates

    Express News Service
    RANCHI: Considering the deteriorating health condition of jailed RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav, authorities decided to shift him to AIIMS, Delhi. He was taken to Delhi from Ranchi on a special flight on Saturday. He was accompanied by a team of doctors and family members, including wife Rabri Devi and son Tejaswi. As of now, he will be in Delhi for a month.

    The decision to shift the 72-year-old was taken by an eight-member medical board on Friday. Tests confirmed that he is suffering from pneumonia. Lalu also has hypertension, diabetes, heart and kidney ailments. He had complained of breathing problems on Thursday, following which a Covid-19 test was done. The report came negative.

    The former CM of Bihar also underwent high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT), which indicated a lung infection. A medical board headed by Dr Umesh Prasad was constituted to review his condition. “He will be shifted to AIIMS for better treatment. A team of doctors will be present with him,” said Dr Prasad, who was leading the team of doctors taking care of him at Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS).

    After being convicted by a Special CBI court in Ranchi in 2017, in the second fodder scam case involving the illegal withdrawal of `89.27 lakh from Deoghar treasury, the RJD chief was lodged in Birsa Munda Central Jail in Ranchi before being shifted to RIMS in August 2018 due to health conditions.

  • Lalu Yadav’s health condition deteriorates, to be shifted to Delhi AIIMS

    Express News Service
    RANCHI: Looking at the deteriorating health conditions of RJD Chief Lalu Prasad Yadav, the 8-member medical board on Friday, recommended shifting him to All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Delhi.

    The RJD chief, who is a chronic patient of hypertension, diabetes, heart, kidney, and several other ailments, had complained of breathing problems on Thursday following which he underwent the COVID-19 test which was found to be negative.

    Yadav also underwent high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT), which indicated lung infection, following which a medical board, headed by Dr. Umesh Prasad, was constituted to review his health conditions.

    “Lalu Ji will be shifted to AIIMS for better treatment. A team of doctors will be present with him throughout his journey,” said Dr. Umesh Prasad who was leading the team of doctors taking care of him at RIMS.

    Sources claimed that he will be taken to Delhi by a special chartered flight. Notably, the doctors taking care of Yadav had claimed earlier that his condition is alarming and maybe put on dialysis as only 25 per cent of his kidney remains functional.

    After being convicted by a Special CBI Court in Ranchi on December 23, 2017, in the second fodder scam case involving the illegal withdrawal of Rs 89.27 lakh from Deoghar treasury, the 72-year-old RJD chief was lodged in Birsa Munda Central jail in Ranchi but was shifted to RIMS on August 29, 2018, looking at his deteriorating health conditions.

  • Union Minister Shripad Naik taken off ventilator, shifted to high flow nasal oxygen

    By ANI
    PANAJI: Union Minister Shripad Naik, who is currently under treatment at Goa Medical college after meeting with an accident, has been taken off from ventilator support and shifted to high flow nasal oxygen, Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant informed on Wednesday.

    A three-member team of AIIMS, Delhi, GMC doctors and Sawant this morning re-assessed Naik’s health condition. Sawant said the health of the North Goa MP has improved significantly and he will be minutely monitored by GMC doctors during the next 24 hours.

    “We are very satisfied with his (Naik’s) breathing, blood pressure, and other health parameters. We have seen him and advised him how to take him off the ventilator tomorrow,” Dr Rajeshwari, head of the AIIMS team said after evaluating Naik’s health.

    The AIIMS team also comprised Dr SB Gaikwad, HOD, Neuro-Radiology and Dr Dalim Kr Baidya, Additional Professor of Anesthesiology.

    Naik, Union Minister of State for Defence met with an accident near a village in Ankola Taluk of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka on Monday. Naik along with his wife and personal assistant were on their way to Gokarna from Yellapur. His wife Vijaya Naik and the personal assistant died in the accident.

  • AIIMS made enormous contributions during COVID crisis: Health Minister Harsh Vardhan

    By PTI
    NEW DELHI: AIIMS has made enormous contributions to patient care, research and education during the COVID crisis, and daily battles fought by the AIIMS fraternity must be remembered, Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Monday.

    Vardhan presided over the 47th Convocation Ceremony at AIIMS, New Delhi along with Poonam Khetrapal Singh, Regional Director, WHO SEARO.

    Formulating a new vision for AIIMS by looking at the undaunting spirit of its founder, he said, Rajkumari Amrit Kaur reached out to foreign countries and international development partners to make up for the shortage in fund allocation in her quest to provide world-class medical education to common Indians.

    Vardhan expressed his elation at the perseverance of the institute in continuing to deliver excellence in the field of health.

    He also warned against complacency and stagnation.

    “We have to change and progress. We cannot be left standing in a changing world,” he said.

    Appreciating the institute’s role in the ongoing COVID crisis, Vardhan observed AIIMS has made enormous contributions to patient care, research and education during the crisis.

    “As we recover from the pandemic which has shaken us to the core, we must remember the daily battles fought by the AIIMS fraternity. Our doctors are our real heroes,” he said.

    He then proceeded to lay out his vision for the institute in critical points of fostering of an environment that attracts the most talented faculty and staff, student-centric policies with a focus on adult-learners as the present world require lifelong learning, stress on academic excellence and holistic learning and effective use of innovative means provided by technology in higher education among others.

  • State’s first Venom Sequencing machine arrives in AIIMS

    Trial phase of Illumina Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) also known as Venom Sequencing machine has begun in All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Raipur. Testing facility is expected to begin by the end of January 2021. It is the first ever machine in state of Chhattisgarh.Professor Nitin M Nagarkar, Director of AIIMS informed that Next Generation Sequencing machine has reached Lab of AIIMS. At present it is in trial face and soon it would be used by the doctors for research and clinical purpose. It has been installed at Viral Research and Diagnostic Laboratory of AIIMS. At present same machine is present in VRD lab of Pune, where samples are sent for testing from all over the country. It is used for detection of all types of Cancer, Research purpose, to study molecular study of virus. Detection of second stream of Corona would be possible with the help of the machine. It will help the doctors in studying behavioral change of virus on different persons. Dr Nagarkar further informed that NGS has rapidly become the state of the art for high-throughput genomic analyses. The robust technology provides access to numerous applications ranging from genomic sequencing, re-sequencing, whole-transcriptome analysis, small RNA, miRNA, non-coding RNA, targeted sequencing, Chip-seq and ATAC-seq. Ribonucleic acid (RNA) is an important biological macromolecule that is present in all biological cells. Using a massively parallel sequencing approach, NGS is capable of generating gigabases of high quality sequence, maximizing throughput while minimizing the cost and time to generate this data. The cost of machine is about Rs 1.25 Crores.Dr Nagarkar informed that as per schedule the machine has arrived and has been started on trial face. VRD lab of AIIMS was

  • Emergency use authorization of Covid-19 vaccine likely by Dec end: AIIMS director

    Dr Randeep Guleria, Director, AIIMS Delhi, has said that in India, there are COVID-19 vaccines which are in their final trial stage.  Speaking to news agency ANI, he said that he is hopeful that by the end of this month or early next month, emergency use authorization from Indian regulatory authorities with be given to a vaccine, which can then be used to vaccinate the general public.

    Once booster dose is given, vaccine will give good amount of anti-body production & will start giving protection. This will last for many months giving protection for a significant time when numbers will be less. We need to see type of immunity vaccine gives: Dr Randeep Guleria

    In beginning, vaccine won’t be available in sufficient doses to give to everyone. We need a priority list to see that we vaccinate those who’ve high chances of dying due to Covid. Elderly, people with comorbidities & front line workers should be vaccinated 1st: Dr Randeep Guleria