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Over 10k TB cases found in state after Centre’s 2020 notification

As per the state TB department, 1,33,319 Covid patients were tested for TB in 2020 and 2,163 (1.62%) were positive

As per the MoHFW, there was an overall decline of 26% in TB notification from January to June 2020 due to the pandemic (Hindustan Times)

Published on Mar 23, 2022 07:37 PM IST

BySomita Pal

Private hospitals clueless on disposal of expired doses, SII cites ‘no return policy’

An official from SII said that while they are flooded with calls and requests to take expired vaccines back, they also do not have any clarity on the matter.

The official from SII, however, said that CoWin portal does not have a return provision, which makes it further difficult. (AFP)

Updated on Mar 21, 2022 10:48 PM IST

BySomita Pal

City witnesses rise in upper respiratory tract infections

Doctors said the sudden rise in temperatures coupled with pollution can be a major factor for an uptick in cases

“We are seeing an increase in the number of patients with cold, throat infections, runny nose and sometimes fever.” (Stock Pic)

Published on Mar 19, 2022 11:07 PM IST

BySomita Pal

Mumbai to get more than 100 vaccination centres for 12-15 age group

Mumbai: Three days after rolling out the Corbevax vaccines, as part of the Covid-19 vaccination drive for teenagers between the ages 12 and 15 in the country, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will increase its vaccination centres from the existing 12 to 100-150 from March 19

The city, which according to BMC’s estimate has four lakh teens between the ages 12-15 has been seeing a low turnout for vaccination. Civic health officials attributed the poor response to the ongoing exam season. (Stock Pic)

Published on Mar 18, 2022 11:20 PM IST

BySomita Pal

BMC to roll out Corbevax vaccine for 12-15 age group in 12 centres

According to BMC health officials, the civic body has received 1.22 lakh doses of Corbevax from the state government.

Corbevax vaccine is manufactured by Hyderabad-based Biological E. (Bhushan Koyande/ HT Photo)

Updated on Mar 15, 2022 11:05 PM IST

BySomita Pal

BMC war rooms to answer non-Covid queries too

The respective ward war room will also help Mumbaiites with non-health queries related to solid waste management, fumigation and sewerage cleaning etc

They also helped in following up with the international passengers landing in Mumbai and testing them for Covid (Bachchan Kumar/ HT PHOTO)

Updated on Mar 15, 2022 05:15 PM IST

BySomita Pal

BMC to study city sewage water for Covid-19 variants

The sewage water samples testing positive in RT-PCR test will be sent for genome sequencing,” said Suresh Kakani, additional municipal commissioner, BMC

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has decided to collect 1000 sewage water samples for RT-PCR testing to understand Covid-19 variants in the community. (Praful Gangurde / HT Photo)

Updated on Mar 12, 2022 11:31 PM IST

BySomita Pal

Civic hospitals asked to fast-track elective surgeries as Covid cases dip

The hospitals had kept elective surgeries on hold as doctors and healthcare staff were diverted for Covid-19

Dr Sangeeta Ravat, dean of KEM Hospital, Parel, said each doctors in every department are working extra hours to clear the backlog. (Satish Bate/HT PHOTO)

Published on Mar 12, 2022 11:01 PM IST

BySomita Pal

Private Mumbai hospitals begin to opt-out of national Covid vax drive

Additional municipal commissioner Suresh Kakani last month said around 200,000 doses in the private sector were set to expire by June 2022

(HT PHOTO)

Published on Mar 10, 2022 04:54 PM IST

BySomita Pal

Lack of facilities, late diagnosis pushed CFR in some Maharashtra districts

Some of these districts showed high CFR, which refers to the number of deaths per 100 cases, also during the second wave

(HT PHOTO/Representative image)

Published on Mar 10, 2022 01:04 PM IST

BySomita Pal

Increasing Type 2 diabetes among children a worrying trend, say doctors

Many doctors across the city said that an increasing number of children, as young as five-year-olds and teenagers, are getting diagnosed with type 2 diabetes

While doctors such as Chauhan would get cases of type 2 diabetes and pre-diabetes in the younger population once a year, they now see at least one case every week (HT File)

Published on Mar 07, 2022 09:04 PM IST

BySomita Pal

Only two private hospitals administered near-expiry vaccines at CVC for free: BMC

Providing an option to save vaccines from being wasted, BMC had suggested that private hospitals use its facilities to deliver the doses to citizens. But most of them seem to be holding on to their profiteering intentions, said civic officials

As per data received from BMC, PD Hinduja Hospital, Mahim and Bombay Hospital, Marine Lines, has so far administered 580 doses and 5718 near to expiry doses respectively at the CVC. (Bachchan Kumar/ HT PHOTO)

Published on Mar 05, 2022 06:27 PM IST

BySomita Pal

India Post organises wellness session for Kamathipura’s sex workers

Mumbai: Two months after it started an all-women post office at Mumbai’s Kamathipura for sex workers, India Post held a wellness session focussed on healthy meals and the importance of sharing personal problems for them

Mumbai’s Kamathipura. (HT Photo/File)

Published on Mar 03, 2022 12:03 PM IST

BySomita Pal

Private hospitals in Maharashtra struggle with disposal of near-expiry Covid-19 vaccines

The proprietor of a private hospital in suburban Mumbai that has been at the forefront of conducting major vaccination drives in the city, said his stock of around 45,000 vaccines are set to expire on March 5

While the daily total vaccination doses administered at BMC-run vaccination centres is around 20,000 to 30,000, the number stands between 1500-3000 at private hospitals. (Praful Gangurde / HT Photo)

Published on Mar 03, 2022 01:30 AM IST

BySomita Pal

BMC appoints task force for its rehab centre for kids with special needs

The centre, which will be located in Byculla, will provide all medical facilities and therapy to children with any physical disability, mental disability, down syndrome, incapacity, autism, cerebral palsy, etc

The task force had its first meeting last week and plans to start seeing patients from May. At present, BMC-run hospitals are involved with diagnosis, giving acute treatment and issuing certifications (HT File)

Updated on Mar 02, 2022 11:53 PM IST

BySomita Pal

BMC forms task force to fast-track centre for kids with special needs

Shishir Joshi, a member of the task force, said the centre is a blessing for hundreds of thousands of families battling with the emotional health concerns of their children.

The centre in Byculla will provide medical facilities and therapies to children with any physical and mental disabilities.(Photo by Sunil Ghosh / Hindustan Times)

Published on Mar 02, 2022 11:12 AM IST

BySomita Pal

Rare Disease India Foundation writes to Centre for funds

Seven months since it was up and running, the portal (nhp.gov.in) has so far received a total donation of only ₹11.58 lakh.

Manjit Singh, president of the Lysosomal Storage Disorders Support Society (LSDSS) said funds received at the portal is insufficient for the treatment of even one patient. (HT PHOTO)

Published on Mar 01, 2022 12:36 AM IST

BySomita Pal

Rise in anxiety complaints on offline exams, say child psychiatrists

According to his treating psychiatrist, Dr Avinash Desousa, the boy, who was appearing for an English paper, got a panic attack on seeing children around him

City psychiatrists said the fear of offline exams and being unable to finish the paper on time is leading to panic attacks in an increasing number of students (HT File)

Published on Feb 26, 2022 11:22 PM IST

BySomita Pal

Psychiatrist deletes videos claiming ‘homosexuality can be cured’

Dr Amrit Pattojoshi, the executive member of IPS who will be coordinating the investigation against Dr Kelkar, said the five-member committee had their first meeting on February 23 and will soon submit its report.

Dr Pattojoshi, who is also the coordinator of the LGBTQ+ task force in IPS, said while the inquiry is on, they plan to sensitise the doctors and psychiatrist at Akola. (AFP)

Published on Feb 24, 2022 10:19 PM IST

BySomita Pal

Inquiry against psychiatrist for saying homosexuality is a disease

On his YouTube channel, launched in November 2011, Kelkar has posted more than a thousand videos in which he provides psychiatric advice on various topics

The five-member inquiry committee follows a complaint by Dr Prasad Dandekar, a Mumbai-based radiation oncologist and co-founder of Mumbai Seenagers, an organisation that helps members of the LGBTQ+ community that are above 55 years old to socialise in a safe environmen (HT File)

Updated on Feb 22, 2022 10:57 PM IST

BySomita Pal

Covid vaccines soon to expire at three private city hospitals

Covid vaccines – Covishield and Covaxin – in at least three private hospitals in Mumbai, are set to expire, and therefore wasted, in the first week of March

While the daily total vaccination doses administered at BMC-run vaccination centres is around 18,000 to 25,000, the number stands between 1,500-3,000 at private hospitals (Praful Gangurde)

Updated on Feb 19, 2022 11:43 PM IST

BySomita Pal

5% teens in Maha between 13-15 years consume tobacco: Survey

Mumbai: The Global Youth Tobacco Survey-4 (GYTS-4) by the Tata Memorial Centre (TMC) in collaboration with the state public health department has found that Maharashtra has 5

As per the survey report, 63 percent of cigarette smokers and 70 percent of bidi smokers purchased the product from a store, paan shop, street vendor or vending machine. (HT FIle)

Published on Feb 17, 2022 10:36 PM IST

BySomita Pal

City to get its first 24x7 post mortem centre at KEM Hospital

KEM hospital’s forensic department felt the need to have the centre open round-the-clock, especially during the ongoing pandemic with 70% Covid cases coming to them requiring only certification

At present Sion, BYL Nair, RN Cooper, KEM, Bhagwati, Rajawadi, Shatabdi, St George, GT and JJ hospitals house post mortem centres that are operational only from 9 am to 6 pm, all days of the week (Satish Bate/HT PHOTO)

Published on Feb 16, 2022 11:41 PM IST

BySomita Pal

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