TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JANUARY 15, 2021 In a rare surgical feat, a giant tumor weighing more than 10 kg was removed successfully from the abdomen of a 70-year-old man from Western Odisha. The patient was earlier operated for a much smaller tumour ten years back in a cancer hospital in Mumbai. He was suffering from abdominal pain and weight loss. ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JANUARY 15, 2021 It’s advisable to go for a good night’s sleep and do exercise 24 hours before taking certain vaccines as it would help maximise the jab’s initial effectiveness, researchers say. The suggestions hold importance in the context of India too as the country goes for a mega immunization drive against Covid-19 on January 16. Researchers ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JANUARY 13, 2021 A day after the arrival of the first consignment of Covishield, Odisha received the second consignment of Covid-19 vaccine on Wednesday. A special plane carrying 20,000 doses of Covaxin, manufactured in Hyderabad by Bharat Biotech and Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR), from Hyderabad arrived at the Biju Patnaik International Airport here today. The ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JANUARY 2, 2021 The dry run for Coronavirus vaccination process went underway at 31 places of Odisha on Saturday as part of the nation-wide exercise. The vaccination sites have been identified in all district headquarter hospitals and Capital Hospital in Bhubaneswar. “Odisha is the only state where we are conducting dry run at 31 places. The dry ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, JANUARY 2, 2021 Ahead of the actual vaccination drive, the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare today conducted a nationwide mock drill at 285 session sites to test the end-to-end planned operations and the mechanism that has been set up to ensure smooth conduct of the COVID19 vaccination that is expected to begin soon. This dry ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JANUARY 1, 2021 Dabur India Ltd on Friday announced its entry into the mouthwash segment with the launch of Dabur Red Pulling Oil, an ayurvedic mouthwash, creating a whole new category in the Oral Care market. The launch of this ayurvedic detox for teeth and gums marks another first for Dabur and for the ayurvedic products industry ...

PRIYABRAT BISWAL BHUBANESWAR, JANUARY 1, 2021 In a bid to improve the performance of Emergency Ambulance Service in the State, particularly in tribal districts, and to meet the increasing demand for this service, the Odisha Government has made provision for additional 84 ambulances under the 108 fleet. Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday virtually flagged off 84 Basic Life ...

PRIYABRAT BISWAL BHUBANESWAR, DEC 28 The doctors at city-based AMRI Hospitals performed a complex ABO incompatible (mismatch blood group) kidney transplant successfully. A 23-year old young man from Dhenkanal, with B +ve blood group was on dialysis after both of his kidneys failed. Though his mother with AB +ve blood group was willing to donate one of her kidneys, it ...

PRIYABRAT BISWAL BHUBANESWAR, DEC 25 Senior scientist of Defence Research Development Organization (DRDO), Dr Hemant Kumar Pandey, has been conferred with DRDO’s “Scientist of the Year Award” for his contribution in developing herbal drug ‘Lukoskin’ for treatment of leucoderma, an autoimmune disorder characterised by the loss of skin colour in parts of a body. Dr. Pandey, who heads the Herbal ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, NOV 26, 2020 The Union Government has provided over 1.4 crore cashless treatments worth over Rs. 17,500 crore to the poorest citizens under Ayushman Bharat – Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY). This was stated by Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan here today during review of the implementation of the flagship health protection mission ...