Iffath Fathima
ILI cases on rise in Bengaluru
Lack of hygiene, masking, failure to take flu shot driving numbers
21 Oct 2021
It’s dengue season, beware of the mosquito
With incessant rain battering Karnataka for the past month, the number of dengue cases has jumped, although figures given by BBMP do not show an increase.
19 Oct 2021
Work From Home brings burnout, anxiety in its wake
The issue has assumed serious proportions as psychiatrists TNIE spoke to, said three out of five patients they see have complaints triggered by WFH.
16 Oct 2021
Fear of side-effects deters people from taking second Covid jab
They say that hesitancy and fear of side-effects is affecting the vaccination drive. Though hospitals have vaccine stock, many have not even turned up for their first dose yet.
14 Oct 2021
BBMP records a dip in number of daily Covid jabs
Officials cite hesitancy among people as one of the reasons
09 Oct 2021
Bengaluru’s 70 containment zones have less than 10 Covid cases each: Data
Going by BBMP data, as of October 2, the city has 258 positive cases in Containment Zones, which include 29 apartments, 35 individuals and four hostels or PG quarters.
05 Oct 2021
Cigarette, beedi consumption highest in Karnataka: Report
The report also stated that ground-level implementation of tobacco control is lacking in these states, and needs to be improved.
05 Oct 2021
Karnataka Covid volunteers raise funds to help affected families
Volunt eers in Karnataka, who have been in the forefront from the start of the pandemic, started an initiative to help families who lost their breadwinners during the second wave of the pandemic.
03 Oct 2021
Bengaluru may not achieve 100 per cent Covid vaccine coverage by December-end
So far, 77,30,547 (85%) people in the city have been inoculated with the first dose while 43,03,401 (47%) have got the second dose.
03 Oct 2021
Vaxxed but in ICU: Doctors say Covid comorbidities to blame
BBMP officials say the message is straight — those who are not vaccinated tend to get more severely infected.
02 Oct 2021
COVID positive but not fully vaccinated? Then you're more likely to land in ICUs, HDUs
Among the 57 admissions in HDUs, 43 have been unvaccinated or partially vaccinated, while of the 51 ICU admissions, 48 were unvaccinated or partially vaccinated
01 Oct 2021
Karnataka falls short of 5 lakh daily Covid vaccine dose target
Though it has been higher during Wednesday spl drives, 10L target was crossed only on 2 days
30 Sep 2021
Anekal college sees Covid cluster, 60 test positive
All students being tested; parents want to take wards home
29 Sep 2021
Worrying sign? Bengaluru doctors see sudden increase in flu cases
The number of influenza cases has increased even at Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Chest Diseases
28 Sep 2021
How doctors saved baby infected with post-Covid syndrome
One of the first patients in Karnataka who was detected with Severe Pediatric Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome (PMIS) post-Covid was a 23-month-old baby in Bengaluru.
27 Sep 2021
Woman’s fibroid tackled without hysterectomy
The patient was suggested to undergo hysterectomy by some hospitals, however she was not convinced.
27 Sep 2021
64 wards in Bengaluru have less than 10 active Covid cases
A BBMP epidemiologist said, “Even though many wards have less number of cases, there has been movement of people and crowding in certain areas like markets.
26 Sep 2021
After a month, Bengaluru sees Covid death of a child
3-yr-old girl with ILI symptoms, fever and cough succumbs to virus; No. of deaths in 0-9 age group in K’taka is 65
26 Sep 2021
Bengaluru's NIMHANS offers stress management for prisoners amid COVID-19 pandemic
Dr Naveen Kumar C, Professor, Department of Psychiatry, who helped launch the module, pointed out that most prisons have a team of a doctors, but not many have mental health professionals
24 Sep 2021
Covid positive cases dip in Karnataka, and so does testing
Low testing could lead to spreading of infection in Karnataka, warn health officials; focus on RT-PCR tests
23 Sep 2021
