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Covaxin trial process has begun, can get results in 2-3 months if all goes well, says AIIMS

AIIMS director Randeep Guleria says recruitment for the trial phases had begun and the process would be concluded as quickly as possible.

Doctors without stethoscopes, physical distancing in OPDs — how AIIMS is gradually opening up

Patients are beginning to trickle in as AIIMS resumes OPD facilities after remaining shut due to Covid. Doctors say systems like telemedicine now part of healthcare.

‘Don’t know Delhi, had nothing to eat’ — AIIMS buries 7-month-old as family heads home to MP

Azhar, who died of Covid-19 Friday, was buried at Delhi's Jadid Qabristan Ahle Islam Saturday. His family discovered he had coronavirus after he had died.

Harsh Vardhan shares blog on depression posted by AIIMS doctor who committed suicide

In a Medium blog put up last month, Dr Anurag Kumar said he was diagnosed with severe depression and has been looking for options to kill himself.

Deprived of sister’s body for burial after AIIMS mix-up, Muslim family can’t find her ashes either

Anjum Bi was cremated Tuesday after AIIMS mixed up her body with that of a Hindu woman. But her family’s search for closure continues.

How a Muslim Covid patient was cremated and a Hindu nearly buried after AIIMS mix-up

The mix-up was discovered when the brother of the Muslim Covid victim slipped Rs 500 to a cemetery worker to get one last look at her before her burial.

AIIMS director says mortality rate remains low as India’s Covid tally crosses 5 lakh mark

Dr Randeep Guleria also added that although the number of cases has been rising, it is not as high as compared to those in other countries like in the US.

Can lying on the belly improve oxygen levels in Covid patients? AIIMS Jodhpur team to study

Prone positioning is known to improve outcomes in ARDS patients. Its benefits in Covid-19 patients are now being studied.

AIIMS conducts pilot study to assess effects of radiation therapy on Covid-19 patients

AIIMS Radiation Oncology department head, D N Sharma, said the therapy was administered to two patients, aged above 50, and their conditions have improved since then.

AIIMS’ new 100-bed Burns and Plastic Surgery block to be used as Covid facility

The decision comes a day after CM Arvind Kejriwal said Delhi will need 1.5 lakh beds by 31 July once people start coming to Delhi for treatment from other states.

On Camera

In Great Game for Kabul, India plays a patient hand. Multi-alignment to compartmentalisation

Pakistan’s reported air strikes on Kabul last night, coinciding with Acting Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi’s visit to India, seem intended to send...

Niti Aayog recommends fully decriminalising 12 offences under new I-T Act to ‘foster more trust’

Recommendations appear in Niti Aayog’s Tax Policy Working Paper Series–II. It says there is a need to shift away from fear-based enforcement to trust-based governance.

India, UK sign £350 mn deal for Martlet. What are these Lightweight Multirole Missiles

In service with the British military since 2019, it is also known as the Martlet missile. Ukrainians have also deployed these missiles against Russian troops.

How Pakistan thinks: Army for hire, ideology of convenience

Pakistan’s army has been a rentier force available to a reasonable bidder. It has never come to the aid of any Muslims including Palestinians or the Gazans, except making noises here and there.