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India News: The Indian government has released guidelines for hospitals to determine the need for Intensive Care Unit (ICU) treatment. These guidelines, compiled

The Central government has released guidelines for hospitals to determine if a patient needs to be treated in an intensive care unit (ICU). The guidelines, developed by a committee of 24 eminent physicians with specializations in critical care medicine, list medical issues such as altered consciousness, significant intraoperative complications, expected worsening conditions, and severe acute illnesses requiring extensive monitoring.

As Delhi gears up to ring in the New Year amid fear of the new Covid sub-variant JN.1, experts advised people with comorbidities and the elderly to avoid crowded places and wear masks while asserting there was no need to put in place public health measures right now. According to the Union Health

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While a deficiency of Vitamin B12 is easily treatable, the lack of the vitamin causes serious complications, including peripheral neuropathy, dementia, psychosis, tremors, depression, seizures and megaloblastic anaemia. It also causes tiredness, sore tongue, confusion, memory loss and weakness

On Monday, Delhi’s air quality level was 488 - the most severe level of pollution on a 0-500 scale

Medical experts at both government and private hospitals have cautioned people not to venture out early morning to do exercises or take a walk and asked them to wear a mask when stepping out for work or market or other places

According to experts, both adults and children are vulnerable to these problems due to overexposure to pollution. Nevertheless, the elderly and susceptible individuals should take additional precautions, including refraining from outside activities during periods of high pollution, wearing good-quality masks, and limiting unnecessary outdoor exposure

Although majority of medical experts supported the Supreme Court’s position, some argued that the importance of preserving the life of a woman grappling with a severe psychiatric illness should not be eclipsed by the sanctity of foetal life

The finding has jolted medical professionals who see it as a sign of a post-antibiotic era, triggered by, among other factors, pill popping for common conditions.