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Life expectancy tool may improve quality of life for dementia patients
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
San Francisco [US], September 26 (ANI): A mortality prediction model for dementia patients may aid clinicians in framing discussions with patients and families about end-of-life care options such as at-home care and nursing homes. Furthermore, the model may assist physicians in determining w
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Study: Avoidable hospitalizations from nursing homes can be reduced by tex
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Washington [US], September 25 (ANI): A research team at the University of Missouri has examined how a common form of communication like texting can be used by nursing home staff to speed up decision-making and prevent the decline of residents' health that can lead to costly and traumatic hos
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Denmark to offer 4th COVID-19 vaccine dose in autumn
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Copenhagen [Denmark], June 22 (ANI/Xinhua): Denmark plans to offer a fourth COVID-19 vaccine dose this autumn to almost 2.5 million people residing in nursing homes or aged over 50, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said Wednesday.
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Sheth Jeebun: Rising beyond cutting-edge growth in business
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 31 (ANI/Mediawire): Sheth Jeebun is a leading businessman and property developer with over 30 years of expertise within the Healthcare industry sector. With successful nursing homes within the UK spanning over the last 30 years and amassed a portfolio of nursing homes
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NHRC takes suo motu cognizance of large number of hospitals, clinics, nurs
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 27 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report stating that a large number of hospitals, clinics and nursing homes are running illegally without any registration in the Munger district of Bihar in spite of specific
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HC notice to Delhi govt on medical association's plea over fire safety per
Updated : 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] May 11 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued notice to the Delhi government on the petition moved by the Delhi Medical Association (DMA) on the issue of fire safety permit for nursing homes constructed on the mixed land use residential plots.
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Plea filed in Calcutta HC against State Health Commission for not fixing r
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], October 5 (ANI): A Public interest litigation (PIL) was filed in Calcutta High Court on Monday against the State Health Commission for not fixing rates for treatment and diagnostics in private hospitals and nursing homes and violating of West Bengal Clinical Es
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Priority given to those who need second dose of Covaxin: Delhi govt to HC
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 7 (ANI): The Delhi government on Monday informed the Delhi High Court that it has directed that all private hospitals and nursing homes functioning as COVID vaccination centres to ensure that the Covaxin will be used to vaccinate only those people (of age group 18-
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Delhi govt orders pvt hospitals, nursing homes to administer Covaxin jabs
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 6 (ANI): The Delhi government on Sunday ordered all private hospitals and nursing homes, functioning as COVID vaccination centres for Covaxin, to ensure that the doses are used only to vaccinate those people from 18-44 age group who are eligible for receiving the s
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Reducing testing rate could lead to COVID-19 third wave, says K'taka advis
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 20 (ANI): Karnataka Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) member on COVID-19 and the president of Private Hospitals and Nursing Homes Association Dr HM Prasanna on Thursday said that the number of COVID-19 tests conducted in the state has come down in last thr
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Karnataka govt ignores expert panel, takes political decisions on COVID-19
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 15 (ANI): The state government ignores the expert committee and takes political decisions on issues such as the COVID vaccine shortage and erratic oxygen supply, alleged Dr HM Prasanna, Karnataka Technical Advisory Committee member on COVID-19 and the presi
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Delhi: COVID-19 patients in home isolation can now apply online to get oxy
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 6 (ANI): Amid an acute shortage of medical oxygen in the national capital, the Delhi government has set up a portal on its official website to streamline the distribution of oxygen to COVID-19 patients in home isolation, non-COVID hospitals, nursing homes and ambula
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