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Vikram Hospital ties up with MGM Healthcare for heart & lung management Vikram Hospital ties up with MGM Healthcare for heart & lung management 16 March 2021 | News Program for contemporary heart failure management Vikram Hospital, based in Bengaluru, has tied up with MGM Healthcare, Chennai to establish state-of-the-art program for Heart -&-Lung Transplant and contemporary heart failure management. This will be a boon to Karnataka patients suffering from end-stage heart or lung failure. Heart failure services at Vikram Hospital will be led by Dr. Ranganath Nayak, Senior Consultant Cardiologist. The team from MGM Healthcare, under the guidance of Dr. KR Balakrishnan, Director, Institute of Heart & Lung Transplant & Mechanical Circulatory Support, , will provide expertise for patient management at all stages, including pre-operative, intra-operative, intensive care and follow-up. ....
Ranganath Navalgund, former director of Space Applications Center, Indian Space Research Organisation, has been waiting at Aster CMI hospital in Bengaluru since 10 am for a Covid-19 vaccination. Little did he know that after waiting for over two hours he would be turned away as he had not registered himself on the CoWIN app but had walked in for the jab. “I tried registering on the CoWIN app but I could not select the venue where I wanted to get the vaccination so I chose to walk in,” said a visibly tired sexagenerian. However, once the BBMP officials arrived with the vaccine shots at noon, he was informed that they are not allowing walk-in vaccinations for the first week to avoid overcrowding. ....
Updated Feb 01, 2021 | 16:13 IST With the Union Budget 2021-2022, the government has taken a much-needed step to be moving in a direction of strengthening healthcare and promoting preventive healthcare. Mission Poshan 2.0 launch will tackle malnutrition problems in India: Here’s what experts say on health budget | Photo Credit: iStock Images New Delhi: Health experts have welcomed the government’s increased allocation for the healthcare sector which has seen a substantial rise this time. Unveiling the Union Budget 2021 in the Lok Sabha on Monday, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman proposed Rs 2,23,846 crore budget outlay for health and well-being for 2021-22, compared to Rs 94,452 crore in the current fiscal, which is an increase of 137 per cent. ....