Health

Bhubaneswar: In view of the global alert over Ebola outbreaks, Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA) in Bhubaneswar has stepped up vigilance and issued fresh precautionary measures for incoming passengers. Airport Director Prasanna…
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Bhubaneswar: In a significant interdisciplinary research collaboration, scientists from NIMHANS in Bangalore, and IIT-Bhubaneswar have developed a novel approach to understanding schizophrenia using chaos-driven dynamical systems. This…
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Bhubaneswar: The World Malaria Day is celebrated every year on April 25 to raise awareness about the disease, how to control it, and how to eradicate it completely. In 2008, the first Malaria Day was celebrated, which was developed from…
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Baripada: A student died and more than 120 others were hospitalised in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district following a suspected case of food poisoning at a residential school. The deceased has been identified as Rupali Beshra. The incident…
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Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has removed 10 private hospitals from the empanelled list of the Ayushman Bharat–Gopabandhu Jana Arogya Yojana (AB-GJAY) following allegations of violations and irregular practices. In addition, a…
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Bhubaneswar: Tuberculosis (TB) is emerging as a major public health concern in Odisha, with thousands of patients failing to recover despite undergoing treatment, raising serious questions about disease management and healthcare access. …
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Cuttack: None of the 85 buildings of SCB Medical College and Hospital (SCB MCH) in Cuttack city have any fire exit during emergencies. While the authorities claimed that the ramps in two buildings, G+2 surgery and G+5 trauma care, are…
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Cuttack: The toll in a devastating fire at Cuttack’s SCB Medical College and Hospital in Odisha on Monday rose to 12 as two more critically injured patients succumbed to their injuries later in the day. The blaze erupted around 2.48 am…
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Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Monday ordered a judicial probe into the deadly blaze at SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack, which claimed the lives of 10 patients. Retired district judge Laxmidhar Biswal will conduct the…
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Cuttack: A fire broke out in the trauma care Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of SCB Medical College and Hospital in Odisha’s Cuttack city early Monday morning, claiming lives of 10 patients. The blaze, suspected to have been triggered by an…
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