After Covid-19 pandemic, there has been a notable shift and growth towards in-home care healthcare services in Bengaluru. Home nursing services in Bengaluru have seen a significant increase in demand, particularly after the Covid-19 pandemic. Most companies providing home nursing services have said that there has been a 20 to 30 percent growth in business […]
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Official says that there is a shortage of blood donations as many IT companies are still functioning in work-from-home mode. Blood banks are facing an acute shortage of blood donations from Information Technology (IT) companies after the pandemic, as most companies are still continuing the work-from-mode culture that was initiated during lock downs. Ashok H […]
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Researchers at the IISc have found ways to convert bio hazardous plastic waste into LEDs. A research scholar at the Department of Instrumentation and Applied Physics of the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) has recently developed a method to convert bio hazardous plastic waste to white Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) that can contribute to artificial […]
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Scientists preferred mRNA vaccines for pregnant women as they provide better immunological protection for both the mother and her breastfed infant. Divya Bedi, a resident of Faridabad was pregnant in 2021 when she got vaccinated with Covishield against corona virus. She had tested Covid positive few months after her twin daughters were born. Managing them […]
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Pseudo-scientific treatments were a concern among doctors and scientists, especially during the pandemic. When Nivedita came home from a difficult shift in the Covid ward, she found that her mother, an asthma patient, had thrown away her medicines. “Breathing exercises will cure my illness; I saw a doctor explain it on WhatsApp,” her mother said. […]
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Even though the number of COVID cases is decreasing, experts advise wearing masks and maintaining social distance. The state sees a dip in COVID cases as it records lowest number of cases for the fourth consecutive day. “The number of COVID cases in the last 24 hours is 90 with one death, which is down […]
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Health experts say that almost all discharged Covid patients suffer from persisting symptoms of the disease. When the government lifted the ban on travel, Simran’s* grandmother went to Haridwar. She was longing to go there but could not go due to Covid related restrictions. Little did she know it would be her last visit there, […]
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Pet adoption centers have become overcrowded as owners give away their pets as they return to offices causing depression and separation anxiety in many pets. Ritu, a working professional was in depression after she lost her first child during her first trimester. Somebody suggested to her husband that a pet could help her to get […]
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Unable to pay their fees, students find it difficult to continue their education. Kaushalya and Sangeetha lost their jobs due to COVID. Their children study in a private school and they have not been able to pay their fees. Now the school authorities have informed them that unless dues are cleared, their children would not […]
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Around 6000 health workers will stage a protest at Freedom Park after the health department did not regularize their jobs. Around 6000 covid warriors are will stage a protest at Freedom Park on April 8 for the vacancy continuation in the health department. This comes after the Karnataka Health department failed to fulfill its promise […]
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