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COVID lockdown in Shanghai causes Australian shortage of critical medical dye used for CT scans and operations

The impact of the COVID-19 lockdown in Shanghai has travelled all the way to Australia with hospitals reporting a shortage of medical dye used in CT scans and radiology.

ABC News

Two more New Yorkers believed to test positive for monkeypox: NYC Dept. of Health

NEW YORK — Two new presumed monkeypox cases have cropped up in New York City, the Health Department said Wednesday, bringing the city’s total count of possible cases of the rare virus to four.

Tribune News Service

Uttar Pradesh government would consider forming Selection Commission for filling vacant posts in Health Department: Deputy CM Brajesh Pathak

He was replying to Samajwadi Party member Mata Prasad Pandey

The Hindu

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Only 27% of 166 govt. hospitals in State complete fire safety audits

Bengaluru

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West Australians’ highly sensitive personal data put at risk as COVID-19 contact tracing system lacks security

Medical data, CCTV footage and SmartRider information of more than half a million people in the state gathered to help contact trace was not secured properly, a report finds.

ABC News

NY Mayor Adams not reinstating indoor face mask mandate despite Health Department recommendation

NEW YORK — Mayor Eric Adams is not reinstating the city’s indoor face mask mandate despite a recommendation from the city Health Department to do so in light of a recent uptick in coronavirus infections and hospitalizations.

Tribune News Service

West Australian government sends senior staff to St John as death investigated amidst ambulance delays

The West Australian government sends in firefighters, senior police and Health Department officials to help run St John Ambulance after it failed to enact its COVID plan amidst huge staff shortages and a woman died waiting for help.

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Kerala to open fever clinics in all public sector hospitals

Health department reviews infectious diseases plan in view of the rains

The Hindu

Alert sounded against dengue fever

The symptoms of dengue are fever, head ache, joint pain and rashes

The Hindu

State to strengthen health interventions in Attapady

Focus on training and empowering health workers and other field staff in tribal belts

The Hindu

Man believed to be homeless found dead in tent across road from Health Department

EXCLUSIVE: There have already been two instances of homeless men dying in the shadows of buildings that house our TDs

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NY Gov. Hochul directs $35 million to abortion providers for out-of-state visitors: ‘Don’t mess with the state of New York’

NEW YORK — Gov. Kathy Hochul said Tuesday that she was sending $35 million into a new fund for abortion providers, stepping up efforts to guarantee access in New York, with the expected fall of federal reproductive rights portending a surge in out-of-state visitors seeking care.

Tribune News Service

As bat breeding season begins, Kerala on alert against Nipah

Health department asks district administrations to strengthen surveillance and preventive measures

The Hindu

End of COVID-19 emergency endangers substance use treatment

WASHINGTON — Members of vulnerable and hard-to-reach groups could find it more difficult to get treatment for substance use disorders if the end of the public health emergency also brings the end of policies that allow health care providers to prescribe medications through video or audio calls, experts say.

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Health Department asks all Govt. hospitals to conduct fire safety audit

This is to prevent fire accidents in hospitals due to summer heat

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State Health Department to take over 51 BBMP health centres

The financial and administrative control that BBMP had over these centres will now be with the department

The Hindu

COVID-19 | 25 test positive at Tamil Nadu’s Sathya Sai Medical College hostels

Tamil Nadu Health Secretary inspects control measures

The Hindu

News analysis | Kerala food poisoning incident brings into focus importance of hygiene

A 16-year-old girl died after consuming shawarma, a dish of Arabic origin

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Health department sounds alert against COVID-19

KOLLAM

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Karnataka introduces new online referral system for seamless referral of patients to tertiary care facilities under AB-ArK

Bengaluru

The Hindu

Balamitra initiative for early detection of leprosy in children

Thiruvananthapuram

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Editorial: Philadelphia messed up the mask mandate

On April 18, Philadelphia made national news by reinstating the city’s indoor mask mandate even as COVID-19 mitigation efforts were being rescinded elsewhere. Health Commissioner Cheryl Bettigole told The New York Times, “The thing is, I could be wrong — people two weeks from now could be laughing at me,…

The Hindu

Early diagnosis key to cure Malaria

a statement issued by the Health department says.

The Hindu

Of contracted lives

It has been almost a month since over 3,700 persons who were recruited on contract for Tamil Nadu’s health department were told their services were no longer required. While their protests at being made redundant were vehement, when they did enter, they were fully aware that contractual recruitments come with a…

The Hindu

Salaries of Health Dept. staff to depend on biometric attendance recorded thrice a day

This move is to increase accountability and bring about a qualitative change in the department, says minister

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