Four children in the Ambikapur Medical College in Chhattisgarh lost their lives allegedly due to a power cut for four hours. The State Health Minister has announced a probe into the matter.

New Delhi [India], November 18 (ANI/NewsVoir): Dr. Rajesh Atulkar, Block Medical Officer at Betul District, Madhya Pradesh, has been awarded the India's Best Doctors Award 2022 for Most Trusted Sonologist in Madhya Pradesh, presented by Actress Ameesha Patel.

Kolar (Karnataka) [India], September 18 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Sunday took a swipe at the opposition's demand for State Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar's resignation over two deaths in the Vijayanagar Institute of Medical Sciences (VIMS).

Itanagar (Arunachal Pradesh) [India], September 9 (ANI): The Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly on Thursday unanimously adopted the Transplantation of Human Organ Act 1994 (Amendment Act 2011), aiming to create a suitable infrastructure for organ donation in the state.

Patna (Bihar) [India], June 9 (ANI): A day after a Bihar couple alleged that a government hospital demanded a bribe to hand over their son's body to them, State Health Minister Mangal Pandey on Thursday ordered a detailed inquiry into the incident and assured that action will be taken on the basis of the investigation report.

Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], May 30 (ANI): Hours after Kerala on Sunday reported the death of a person due to West Nile fever, Kerala Health minister Veena George said that controlling the growth of mosquitoes and carrying out source destruction are essential to prevent this illness.

Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], May 21 (ANI): India's first case of BA.4 sub-variant of Omicron from Tamil Nadu on Saturday, claims Tamil Nadu Health Minister Ma Subramanian.

Hyderabad Mar 31 PTI In a shocking incident rats allegedly bit a patient at a government hospital in Warangal district of Telangana on Thursday and the state government transferred the hospital superintendent among other measures following the incident The patient was admitted to the state-run MGM hospital in Warangal in a critical condition four days ago after being treated at a private hospital a hospital official said The patient diagnosed with multi-organ failure has been unconscious since then He has been put on artificial ventilation and was under treatment by physicians the official added The patients attendant complained in the early hours of Thursday that he observed bleeding in the ankles and heels of the patient The attendant was asleep when the alleged incident happened Though the patients attendant did not see rats a rat bite is suspected the official said A report has been sent to the higher officials after a preliminary investigation he said The presence of rats could be due to leftover food being thrown around in the hospital premises in spite of requests to not do so and an old drainage system among others he said The sanitation agency has been issued a show-cause notice he added State Health Minister T Harish Rao sought full details on the alleged incident and directed that the patient be taken care of with good treatment an official release said Taking a serious note of the incident the government transferred the hospital superintendent and suspended two doctors for alleged dereliction of duty it said PTI SJR SJR HDA HDA

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], February 23 (ANI): The Karnataka government said the state has crossed 10 crore COVID vaccination doses today.

Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], January 8 (ANI): Rajasthan registered 4,108 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of active cases in the state to 14166, said the State Health bulletin on Saturday.