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This article is authored by Jayendra Kasar, senior programme officer and Ankur Mutreja, director of strategy, partnerships, and communications, PATH.
Published on Oct 02, 2024 01:41 PM IST
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Published on Apr 24, 2023 01:14 PM IST
Covid-19: Rajasthan adds 16 more tankers for oxygen transport; total 38
Coronavirus disease (Covid-19) update: Rajasthan chief secretary Niranjan Arya said the number of tankers for transporting oxygen has increased from 22 to 38. The supply of oxygen concentrators has also started now.
Published on May 05, 2021 07:12 AM IST
PTI |
Covid-19: Karan Wahi creates awareness on ‘how to get your oxygen levels up’
As Covid-19 patients across the country face acute oxygen shortage, Dill Mill Gayye’s Dr Siddhant Modi aka actor Karan Wahi shares highly useful information on ‘how to get your oxygen levels up’ in case of no access to oxygen cylinders when SpO2 level drops below 94
Updated on May 04, 2021 01:38 PM IST
Zarafshan Shiraz
EU regulator backs dexamethasone as Covid-19 treatment
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) said on Friday the drug could be an option to treat adults and adolescents needing oxygen therapy or mechanical ventilation, after concluding its review of results from a trial by British scientists.
Published on Sep 18, 2020 08:14 PM IST
Reuters | Reuters| Posted by Susmita Pakrasi
Despite unfavourable trial outcome, PGIMER to continue with plasma therapy
A trial conducted across 39 hospitals in India has revealed that plasma therapy neither reduces the death risk nor does it slow down the progression of the disease from mild to severe stage. The paper, however, is yet to be peer reviewed.
Published on Sep 12, 2020 11:35 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Chandigarh
Regeneron, Sanofi arthritis drug fails Covid-19 study
Other drugs in the same class, including Roche Holding AG’s Actemra, are also being studied as treatments for Covid-19.
Published on Jul 03, 2020 07:51 AM IST
Reuters | Reuters
Demand for oxygen therapy to combat pollution rising but docs divided on its use
According to several hospitals in the city, there has been a rise in cases where hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT), which involves breathing oxygen in a pressurised room or tube, has been administered to patients with respiratory illnesses. The therapy ensures the immune system has enough oxygen to keep the body healthy.
Updated on Nov 13, 2019 11:21 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Gurugram | Sonali Verma, Gurugram
Bike ambulance officers to give only basic medical aid, not transport patients: Government
The public interest litigation (PIL) filed through advocate Kamlesh Kumar had also demanded the appointment of qualified people as drivers.
Published on May 05, 2019 03:50 AM IST
New Delhi | Richa Banka
High-pressure oxygen supplies, portable barracks for Chinese troops in Tibet
Chinese media have been highlighting training preparations and combat readiness of PLA troops in Tibet in recent months. According to the official People’s Liberation Army website, all frontline training troops and border outposts have been equipped with oxygen generators and oxygen cylinders.
Published on Aug 14, 2018 04:18 PM IST
Beijing | Press Trust of India
Lung disease patients with dementia could improve due to oxygen therapy
An improvement in cerebral oxygen delivery and neurovascular function might provide a physiological link between oxygen therapy and a reduced risk of dementia.
Updated on Jul 09, 2018 10:40 AM IST
Indo Asian News Service | Indo Asian News Service, Toronto
Village ventilator: Pune startup breathes new life into oxygen supply for rural patients
An oxygen enrichment unit (OEU) developed by a Pune firm which tapped into a National Chemical Laboratory (NCL) technology here could well meet the demand for oxygen by premature babies born in rural India. It could also help other rural patients suffering from COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), asthma and other pulmonary ailments.
Updated on Mar 17, 2018 03:59 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Pune | Namita Shibad, Pune