Health Bulletin 3/December/2022 - Video
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Here are the top medical news for the day:
Hackers now selling 1.5 lakh patients' data of TN hospital on Dark Web
After the massive ransomware attack has crippled the nation's premier healthcare institution for days, a new case of a cyber attack has emerged on Tamil Nadu-based multispecialty hospital, Sree Saran Medical Center, as hackers are currently selling at least 1.5 lakh patients' data records for hundreds of dollars on the Dark Web, revealed cyber-security researchers.
The stolen database is advertised for $100, meaning that multiple copies of the database would be sold. For actors seeking to be the exclusive owner of the database, the price is raised to $300, and if the owner intends to resell the database, the quoted price is $400.
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1.5 Lakh Patients' Data Of TN Hospital On Dark Web
Jharkhand: ED attaches Hospital, Diagnostic Centre, 2 Ranchi Plots of suspended IAS Pooja Singhal
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached a Pulse super speciality hospital, a diagnostic centre, and two land parcels worth Rs 82.77 crore "belonging" to jailed Jharkhand IAS officer Pooja Singhal under the anti-money laundering law.
The federal agency has issued a provisional order under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
The frozen properties include the Pulse super speciality hospital, a Pulse Diagnostic and imagining centre in the same name, and two land parcels located in Ranchi, it said.
ED had initiated a money laundering investigation on the basis of multiple FIRs registered by Jharkhand Police and Vigilance Bureau Jharkhand.
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Jharkhand: ED Attaches Hospital, Diagnostic Centre, 2 Ranchi Plots Of Suspended IAS Pooja Singhal
67-year-old man First patient of Zika virus in Pune
A 67-year-old man with the Zika virus has been found in Pune city, Maharashtra, health department officials said Friday. Now, the patient is fully recovered and has no symptoms.
Zika virus is a mosquito-borne flavivirus that was first identified in Uganda in 1947 in monkeys. The incubation period (the time from exposure to symptoms) of Zika virus disease is estimated to be 3–14 days. The majority of people infected with Zika virus do not develop symptoms. Symptoms are generally mild including fever, rash, conjunctivitis, muscle and joint pain, malaise, and headache, and usually last for 2–7 days.
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