Palghar: Disaster averted in govt hospital after Nashik-like leakage of oxygen
BySandhya NairSandhya Nair / Updated: May 5, 2021, 08:18 IST
A disaster was averted after a leakage in a
liquid oxygen tank of a government
Covid-19 hospital in Vikramgad,
Palghar district, was noticed by staff who immediately provided the 90 patients on oxygen with cylinders on Monday night.
In the April 21 oxygen leak in a
Nashik hospital, 24 Covid patients died as oxygen supply was discontinued for around 30 minutes.
The 200-bed Revera Dedicated Covid Hospital, spread over 54 acres, was a private facility, handed over to the district administration last year for free.
The apex health research body issued the advisory in view of laboratories facing challenges to meet the expected testing target.
Radiology body condemns AIIMS Directorâs statement on CT Scan causing cancer, calls in irresponsible
AIIMS Director Dr Guleria had said that younger people being exposed to CT scans ups the risk of cancer, as they age. Representative image
Updated: May 5, 2021, 10:14 PM IST
The Indian Radiological & Imaging Association(IRIA), a registered body has issued a statement clarifying that Computerized Tomography or CT scans are not harmful as was projected by the AIIMS Director Dr. Randeep Guleria in a media interaction.
The Association has mentioned that Dr. Guleria’s claims of CT scan being equal to 300-400 X-Rays, upping cancer risk are wrong and outdated. IRIA says that one CT-Scan being equal to the radiation exposure of 300-400 X-rays is a thing of the past (at least 30-40 years ago). They argue that modern ultra low dose CT Scanners emit radiation that is comparable to barely about 5-10 X-rays.
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They called the statement unscientific and irresponsible
They insisted that CT scans are safe and effective
Chennai: Indian Radiological & Imaging Association(IRIA), a registered body has issued a statement clarifying that Computerized Tomography or CT scans are not harmful as was projected by the AIIMS Director Dr. Randeep Guleria in a media interaction.
The Association has mentioned that Dr. Guleria’s claims of CT scan being equal to 300-400 X-Rays, upping cancer risk are wrong and outdated. IRIA says that one CT-Scan being equal to the radiation exposure of 300-400 X-rays is a thing of the past (at least 30-40 years ago). They argue that modern ultra low dose CT Scanners emit radiation that is comparable to barely about 5-10 X-rays.
Covid Testing: ICMR s new advisory recommends scaling up rapid antigen tests
Covid Testing: ICMR s new advisory recommends scaling up rapid antigen tests
Mirror Online / Updated: May 5, 2021, 07:57 IST
Amid rising
COVID-19 cases across the country, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has issued an advisory for COVID-19 testing and recommended upscaling testing using RATs.
The apex health research body issued the advisory in view of laboratories facing challenges to meet the expected testing target. At present, the laboratories are facing challenges to meet the expected testing target due to extraordinary caseload and staff getting infected with COVID-19. In view of this situation, it is imperative to optimize the RTPCR testing and simultaneously increase the access and availability of testing to all citizens of the country, the ICMR said.
Amid rising
COVID-19 cases across the country, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has issued an advisory for COVID-19 testing and recommended upscaling testing using RATs.
The apex health research body issued the advisory in view of laboratories facing challenges to meet the expected testing target. At present, the laboratories are facing challenges to meet the expected testing target due to extraordinary caseload and staff getting infected with COVID-19. In view of this situation, it is imperative to optimize the RTPCR testing and simultaneously increase the access and availability of testing to all citizens of the country, the ICMR said.