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State govt to utilise unused RTPCR machines to ramp up swab tests

30 April 2020 12:14 AM IST
Kolkata: In a bid to provide further impetus to the swab testing mechanism, the Bengal government is keen on utilising the reverse...

Inadequate supply & hoarding lead to medicine crunch in city

28 March 2020 11:52 PM IST
Kolkata: Many retail medicine shops and drugstores across the city are running out of stocks due to inadequate supply of medicines and also because of...

Health dept to start counselling patients to alleviate Corona panic

28 March 2020 12:19 AM IST
Kolkata: In a bid to prevent the Corona affected and suspected patients from going into mental depression, the state Health department will soon start...

Coronavirus: Fourth positive case detected in state

22 March 2020 12:56 AM IST
Kolkata: A 23-year-old girl who returned to the city from Scotland on March 19 and was admitted to Beliaghata ID Hospital on March 20 and a...

SSKM, IPGMER to conduct newborn metabolic screening for free

18 March 2020 11:13 PM IST
Kolkata: The Institute of Post-Graduate Medical Education and Research (IPGMER) and SSKM Hospital have become the first government establishments in...

SSKM becomes first state-run hospital to introduce skin bank

17 March 2020 11:13 PM IST
Kolkata: The IPGMER & SSKM Hospital has harvested skin from the body of around 8 brain dead patients in different private hospitals in the city in...

Corona scare: Dip in blood donation sparks concern of crisis across state

16 March 2020 11:23 PM IST
Kolkata: State Health department officials have expressed concern over a possible crisis of blood in the state as COVID 19 outbreak has left blood...

COVID-19: City faces shortage of N95 masks as demand climbs

14 March 2020 11:13 PM IST
Kolkata: With the increase in fear of novel Coronavirus (nCoV) the demand for the N95 masks and hand sanitizing gel has spiked and a section of...

Govt to set up lab in collaboration with Arizona University to boost export value of marine catch

13 March 2020 11:00 PM IST
Kolkata: The state government is going to set up a world class diagnostic laboratory in the state in collaboration with the University of Arizona in...

Puppetry shows to narrate tales of various govt projects on International Puppet Theatre Day

8 March 2020 11:00 PM IST
Kolkata: Subho Joardar, a septuagenarian and a retired Central government employee from South 24-Parganas' Baruipur along with his troupe will present...

Names on waiting list pile up as rush of patients grows for bypass surgery at SSKM

28 Feb 2020 11:09 PM IST
Kolkata: A heavy rush of patients requiring bypass surgery free of cost at SSKM Hospital has recently contributed to the sharp rise in the number of...

Health dept decides to rope in expert doctors from private institutions

30 Dec 2019 11:31 PM IST
Kolkata: In a unique move the state Health department has decided to rope in specialist doctors from private hospitals to ensure better treatment for...
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