PGIMER Chandigarh Expands Neonatal RSV Care Beds After Census Shows Doubled Referrals
PGIMER Chandigarh added neonatal RSV beds after a ward census showed referral volumes doubling, stretching oxygen and nurse ratios through early October.
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ICMR Warns Cardiology Wards to Stock Streptokinase as Post-Festival Heart Attack Admissions Rise
ICMR asked cardiology units to stock streptokinase and rehearse door-to-balloon drills before post-festival admission surges.
AIIMS Delhi Activates Protest-Weekend Trauma Surge Protocol as Hospitals Watch Crowd Injuries
AIIMS Delhi activated a protest-weekend trauma surge plan with extra orthopaedic and ophthalmology beds as emergency physicians prepared for crowd injuries alongside seasonal dengue admissions.
Greater Chennai Corporation Cuts Dengue Hotspots to 300 Ahead of Northeast Monsoon Surge Risk
Tamil Nadu health minister K G Arunraj said Chennai dengue hotspots fell from 590 to 300 as the state logged 21,655 cases through 7 October, warning the northeast monsoon could reverse the trend.
AIIMS Delhi Trial Shows Single-Dose Hepatitis C Regimen Matching Standard 12-Week Course
An AIIMS Delhi trial found a single-dose sofosbuvir-velpatasvir course achieved sustained virologic response rates comparable to standard 12-week therapy in selected genotype-three patients.
NVBDCP Counts 503 Haryana Fevers as Panchkula Trails Gurgaon in District Table
Haryana’s dengue count reached 503 cases by 4 October, up 58 percent in 20 days, with Gurgaon reporting the highest district tally as post-monsoon mosquito breeding continued across the National Capital Region.
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