744 cases Telangana among top five states in India

Hyderabad: The Union Health Ministry said on Wednesday that Telangana is among the top five states with the highest number of mucormycosis (aka black fungus) infections. According to the Union Ministry of Health, there are about 11,717 black fungus cases across India. Gujarat topped the list with 2,859 cases, followed by Maharashtra with 2,770 cases, […]

Experts ask people to get rid of unhealthy habits to avoid fungal infections.

Hyderabad: ENT experts from Hyderabad have expressed concern over the risks of fungal infections associated with unhealthy habits such as excessive alcohol consumption, chain smoking and others that are related to respiratory and lung function. Since the adoption of unhealthy habits reduces the immunity of the patient, on the inversely or directly these unhealthy habits […]

Vaccination to journalist, high-risk group in Telangana from May 28

Hyderabad: Telangana government on Wednesday recognized journalists as COVID front-line workers and decided to vaccinate them with high-risk groups from May 28. Arrangement for vaccination of about 20 thousand journalists will be made through the Information and Public Relations Department.All 7.87 lakh persons from high-risk groups will be vaccinated during the three-day special campaign.They include […]

Telangana doctor protests, asks government to fulfill promise

Hyderabad: Senior and junior doctors of Telangana government hospitals today boycotted the work as the government failed to meet their demands, which Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao did it earlier. More than 6000 senior and junior doctors of the state, representing 15 government hospitals including Gandhi, Osmania, MGMH Warangal and others, today boycotted their duties, […]

Vaccination for 18+ age group from today

Hyderabad: Telangana government has started vaccinations for the age group of 18 to 44 from Wednesday. COVID-19 vaccines were made available to people aged 18 years and above in India on May 1, but it took the Telangana government 25 days to start them. Private hospitals in Hyderabad are preparing to start vaccine administration. However, […]

mosque was converted into a COVID care center

Hyderabad: shortage of beds, medical oxygen and essential medicines in the city’s COVID hospitals, an Hyderabad-based NGO has come forward to convert a mosque into a COVID care center where mild to moderate patients are being treated. The classrooms have been converted into a 40-bed COVID isolation center by the NGO ‘Helping Hands Foundation’ with […]

Two arrested for black marketing of black fungus drug

Hyderabad: The Malkajgiri Special Operations Team under the Rachkonda Police Commissionerate arrested two people for the black marketing of the antiviral drug amphotericin B liposome injection used in the treatment of the black fungus. Police said in a statement on Tuesday that those arrested have been identified as 31 years old Thokala Avinash and 34 […]

WhatsApp Moves Over Center For New Social Media Rule, Says Will End Privacy For Users

Delhi: WhatsApp has moved the Delhi high court against the new guidelines that require digital media companies to disclose the identity of the first originator of messages, citing the right to privacy.’Requiring messaging apps to ‘trace’ chats is the equivalent of asking us to keep a fingerprint of every single message sent on WhatsApp, which […]