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Dr Goel, principal investigator of the project, adds that uncontrolled raised blood pressure and/or hypertension can cause stroke, myocardial infarction, cardiac failure, renal failure, blindness, etc. “Tackling hypertension will avert many non-communicable diseases, disabilities and deaths.”

As the iconic Tagore Theatre celebrates its golden jubilee on May 30, we look back at its rich history and how with the changing times, its functioning and outlook towards the arts need reinvention and a ressurrection

Prof Lal, who is also heading the Department of Neurology at PGI, did his MBBS (1985) from Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, and MD (1990) and DM Neurology (1993) from PGI, Chandigarh.

During the last week, there was an uptick in the Covid positive cases in Chandigarh, with the daily average of one or two cases now increasing to eight or nine cases per day.

Suicide by 21-year-old shows that as a society we are not sensitised enough towards mental health and we failed to see she was stressed. — Dr Rahul Chakravarty President, Association of resident Doctors, PGi

As many as seven private hospitals began the drive of administering the precautionary Covid-19 vaccine to all those above the age of 18 from April 10 onwards. All those who have completed nine months after receiving the second dose are eligible.

PGI’s department head of Pulmonary Medicine, Prof Ashutosh N Aggarwal said that almost all designated Covid-19 areas have now reverted to offering routine patient care services as the positivity rate remains 0.16 per cent.

Dr Rahul Chakravarty, president of the association of resident doctors, PGI, on the tasks ahead of new team of 2022

Super-specialty departments, latest treatments, state-of-the-art machines, play therapy rooms and play areas, child-friendly equipment and wards, milk banks, support systems... Paediatric facilities in government hospitals of Chandigarh focus on both the physical and mental health of children

This is the primal question that consumes parents, siblings, caregivers of adults with mental disabilities. It is a fear that envelops their lives and beings, as they grapple with the many challenges that life poses, day after day, and as they worry about the future of their loved ones, once they are gone.

The book is a collection of 55 Hindi poems, depicting different facets of human love, association, and friendship; which are also meanings of ‘Uns’, an Urdu word.

At GMSH-16, all services, including surgeries and OPDs in all departments, have been opened for the public.

Seeing the decrease in cases in the last one week, said Prof Rakesh Kochhar, former head of the Department of Gastroenterology, PGI, it can be said that this could be the end of this wave and the variant.

The water colours portray Banaras in varied moods, hues, forms, as he moves from realistic to surreal, study and practice work to compositions on cloth and paper.

There were a few deaths seen in the age group of 35-50 years but most of them had comorbidities.

The number of deaths has increased in the last one week, with the number now 23, though the rate of hospitalisation, according to Dr Suman Singh, Director of Health Services is well under control, with people with comorbidities and the elderly requiring longer and more intensive care.

One death in Sector 28 pushes toll to 1,084; city has 4,808 active cases

The span of the disease added Dr. Singh, is short, and though the rate of hospitalisation is low and a large number of patients — more than 909 — are home isolated at the moment.

The Director added that it was after many discussions and deliberations that they had arrived at this decision, which he knew was likely to impact the poor patients largely affected.

Since December 12, 2020, more than 285 HCWs and doctors at the institute are Covid positive, with a high number of infections reported December 26 onwards.

According to Prof G D Puri, this is a situation he has been fearing and warning about, urging people and authorities to understand the trends of Omicron across the world and take precautions and avoid another surge by taking immediate steps.

They say it’s the darkest before dawn, and as the tough and trying 2021 comes to a close, Parul looks at the high and low points of the city’s healthcare system this year

According to experts, those who have not completed their vaccination cycle, are at risk themselves as well to others including their family members.

Amid concerns over spread of the Omicron variant of Covid-19, Prof Lakshmi said, "We need to get immediate data on the areas from where these cases are being reported, whether the people have been vaccinated or not and also their travel history."