Health Bulletin 16/July/2022 - Video
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Here are the top health stories for the day:
Reiterating the stand of the government across the country of generic prescription only, now the state government of Punjab has warned its doctors against prescribing branded medicines.
This comes after several complaints came alleging that patients are being forced to buy expensive medicines prescribed by doctors.
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Lok Nayak Hospital has been declared the nodal centre as Delhi on alert for monkeypox. While the city hasn't recorded any cases of the disease the state government has directed the hospital to be ready for isolation and treatment of suspected or confirmed cases should there be such a need, said sources.
Monkeypox is an acute viral disease with symptoms similar to smallpox symptoms, but milder. The initial symptoms of the disease include fever, intense headache, back pain, myalgia (muscle aches) and skin eruption.
Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Center, New Delhi (RGCI) have installed the first-ever Made-in-India Surgical Robotic System, SSI-Mantra, devised by the new-age Indian med-tech start-up SS Innovations.
The ingenious SSI Mantra, a brainchild of World-renowned robotic cardiac surgeon Dr Sudhir P Srivastava, will be signifying the beginning of a new era of surgical procedures in India, making robotic surgery accessible and affordable for the people of our country
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'Made In India' Surgical Robot, SSI Mantra Set Up At Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute
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