Mysore/Mysuru: While around 20,000 people visited Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens (Mysuru Zoo), hardly 9,516 tourists visited the Mysore Palace during this year’s scaled down Dasara festivities. The number of visitors to the Palace has been less due to its closure in connection with Sharannavarathri celebrations by royal family inside the Palace. According to statistics released…
Lions sponsor re-conditioning and re-painting of condemned cots By Shyam Sundar Vattam Mysore/Mysuru: Last month, an office-bearer of Lions Club was walking with Dr. B.L. Nanjundaswamy, Medical Superintendent of K.R. Hospital, in the hospital premises. Accidentally, the Lions member saw a heap of broken metal cots dumped in the corner. Upon enquiry, Dr. Nanjundaswamy, himself…
Mysore/Mysuru: Three complaints received against Private Hospitals have been addressed, said District Health Officer (DHO) Dr. T. Amarnath. Speaking to Star of Mysore this morning, the DHO said Deputy Commissioner (DC) Rohini Sindhuri, in a bid to rein in Private Hospitals following complaints of excess billing, had constituted a Committee headed by Dr. Ravi, Family…
Vaccine is still under trials; hence pricing is not discussed. Technical Committee will be formed in collaboration with Union Health Ministry and it will decide on distribution of vaccine. Health workers and persons with comorbidity to be vaccinated in first level. COVID safety guidelines must be followed during upcoming winter season of November, December and…
Bengaluru: Dr.C.N. Manjunath, Cardiologist and Director, Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research, Bengaluru, has said the use of antiviral drug Remdesivir has been very effective in the treatment of COVID-19 patients. Participating in a virtual panel discussion on Infectious Diseases Control organised by e-Health magazine published by Elets Technomedia recently, he said the…
Mysore/Mysuru: The Apollo Hospitals Group recently launched post-COVID Recovery Clinics across the Hospital network. The Recovery Clinics will address the rising number of patients who have recovered from COVID but are suffering from the mid and long-term persistent effects of the infection. Over 50 percent of COVID patients suffer from problems that include breathlessness, chest…
Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru City and District Retail Druggists Association members submitted a memorandum to Medical Education and Health Minister Dr.K.Sudhakar and District Minister S.T.Somashekar appealing them to treat pharmacists as Corona Warriors and inoculate them with COVID-19 vaccine along with health workers. Led by Association President M.Raju, Secretary C.K. Arun and Joint Secretary S.Devaraj, they met…
Mysore/Mysuru: Contrary to its tag as ‘People’s Dasara’, this year’s ‘Nada Habba’ will go in history as one that was not opened for aam aadmi. Dasara without people cannot be imagined. But this time the festivities were held by keeping people away due to COVID-19. Tourists, who were greeted with folded hands every year, were…
By Dr. A.K. Satheesh Rao, Senior Consultant in Gastroenterology, Narayana Multispeciality Hospital, Mysuru A 40-year-old man came to my OPD in the end of June with complaints of nausea and severe tiredness since one week. I got all routine investigations done for him. The reports came normal. He was given the medicines but came back…
Bengaluru: Karnataka has initiated the preparedness activities and collection of data of healthcare workers as per guidelines and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) given by Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Medical Education and Health Minister Dr. K. Sudhakar has said “while it is the aim of our Government to provide vaccination to each and…
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