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ALSO READ: Delhi Man who went missing 2 decades ago returns to mother as 'monk'. Watch video During the surgery, laughter from camerapersons and technicians added more controversy on the nature of the video.

Karnataka government hospital conducted a pre-wedding shoot in the operation theatre of a government hospital. The video of the insensitive incident later went viral, following which he was suspended from the service. In the video, the doctor could be seen performing a «surgery» on a patient, while his partner was assisting him. At the end of the video, the man who acted as a patient on whom the surgery was being performed was seen sitting up «post-operation». The video also showed people with cameras and lights present in the operation theatre for the pre-wedding shoot. As per reports, the incident happened at Bharamasagar Government Hospital in Chitradurga district. It was later revealed that the doctor, identified as Dr Abhishek, was a contractual doctor at the hospital in Chitradurga.

Some pharmacare policy experts are raising concerns about competition and patient access to much-needed medication after Manulife Financial Corp. announced its coverage of certain prescription drugs will only apply at Loblaw Cos. Ltd. pharmacies.

Thousands of doctors in the early years of their careers in England are to go on strike later this month for another five-day stretch as their long-standing pay dispute with the British government remains in stasis

Savant Wealth Management has appointed Jon W. Zindel as its new chief financial officer.

jobs in January as the unemployment rate fell for the first time since December 2022.The gains, which were above some analyst expectations, were mostly driven by part-time work, and were well above the 10,000 jobs RBC predicted Canadian employers would add.The bank had also predicted the unemployment rate would rise to 5.9 per cent, up from 5.8 per cent in December. Instead, unemployment came in at 5.7 per cent, down one percentage point from the previous month.Statistics Canada, which released the data Friday, said there were employment gains spread across several industries in the services-producing sector.They were led by wholesale and retail trade (up 1.1 per cent) as well as finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing (up 2.1 per cent).

TORONTO — Manulife Financial Corp. says patients who require specialty drugs will be able to fill their prescriptions at any pharmacy after backlash sparked by the insurance provider signing an exclusive arrangement with Loblaw Cos. Ltd.

The three main stock market indexes in the country, the S&P 500, Dow Jones Industrial Average, and Nasdaq, primarily include large-cap companies. However, there are also other indexes composed of small-cap companies, such as the S&P 600 and the Russell 2000.

Manulife Financial Corp. says patients who require specialty drugs will be able to fill their prescriptions at any pharmacy after backlash sparked by the insurance provider signing an exclusive arrangement with Loblaw Cos. Ltd.

Paxlovid can prevent hospitalization and death from COVID-19, but experts say it's being underused

cold weather and persistent pollution persist, locals, including asthma patients, are grappling with health problems. Dense fog also prevailed in parts of Delhi on Saturday as cold wave conditions persisted. The residents are complaining of health issues like cough, cold, throat irritation, chest tightness, low oxygen level, burning sensation in the eyes, and high fever. «The symptoms like cough, cold, throat irritation, chest tightness, low oxygen level, burning sensation in the eyes, and even high fever tal are being seen in people,» said Dr Suresh Kumar, Medical Director of Loknayak Jai Prakash Hospital. Dr Suresh has advised people to avoid going outside during fog, saying «Dense fog in the morning and evening is harmful to your health, hence people should avoid going out of the house at this time. The Meteorological Department has also predicted that temperature will continue to dip for another few days. As Delhi is gripped with cold and dense fog, children are also developing chest infections.

Walgreens has agreed to pay $275,000 to settle allegations about service in some of the national pharmacy chain's Vermont stores during the coronavirus pandemic

A New Brunswick mother is speaking out after she recently had to wait more than 12 hours to have her sick baby seen by a doctor at the Moncton Hospital.On Friday, Emily Boros-Rausch went to the hospital with her eight-week-old baby, Laszlo. The infant had a fever, was vomiting, and had diarrhea.“We were told many times by our family doctor, even when he was born at the hospital that if a newborn has the slightest fever, take them right to the emergency because it could be a sign of something bad,” she said.

When Lise Lalonde found out she had advanced stage two breast cancer that had already spread to her lymph nodes last July, her life came to a standstill so she could undergo a rigorous but debilitating treatment plan.

ALSO READ: Fire breaks out in Purna-Parli passenger train near Nanded Pedram Pak-Ayin, the spokesperson for the Health Ministry, was quoted by a state-media s saying that "none" of the workers and patients at Gandhi Hospital have been harmed. The reason for the fire is yet to be known. However, "initial reports indicate that the fire primarily affected the exterior of the hospital building," Maleki told state TV.

The temple management has decided to let people offer prayers from 6 am to 10 pm, with 15 minutes allotted for 'aarti' and 'bhog' from 12 noon. Previously, the timing was from 7 am to 6 pm with a two-hour break in between. Devotees have started arriving in the temple town on the occasion of 'Paush Purnima' and many have taken a holy dip in the Saryu river.

Research-based incentives to develop innovative drugs can help the domestic pharmaceutical sector to be worth USD 200 billion by 2030, Biocon Executive Chairperson Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw said on Wednesday. Terming the pharmaceutical sector as a great contributor in the country's economic growth, she noted that the industry has even greater potential to grow in the years to come. «India's pharma industry size is estimated at about USD 65 billion today.

All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Delhi on Wednesday said that it has started AIIMS-Delhi Smart Card on a pilot basis in some of the departments of the premier health institute and would be operationalised across departments for all sorts of payments by March 31, 2024 “Subsequently, no cash payment shall be accepted at any counters other than at the 'AIIMS Smart Card' top-up counters which shall be operationalised in multiple locations within the OPDs, Hospital and Centres and shall operate on 24/7 basis...", AIIMS Delhi said in a statement. “Other than electronic payments via UPI, debit cards, credit cards, etc, “AIIMS Smart Card" will be the only way to make payments for all investigations and procedures", the statement read.

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respiratory illnesses such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), bronchitis, and pneumonia are increasing amid poor air quality and severe cold conditions in many parts of the country. Even after patients recover from the acute phase, the cough seems to persist for days and weeks in many cases, doctors said. Sandeep Budhiraja, group medical director at Max Healthcare, said the Delhi-headquartered chain's hospitals are seeing an increase in the number of patients coming with various types of respiratory illnesses, viral illnesses, and flu-like symptoms.