Tag: hospital

  • Man taken to hospital after fight over WhatsApp display picture

    Man taken to hospital after fight over WhatsApp display picture

    A young man was shifted to a hospital after a fight over a WhatsApp display picture (DP) in India’s ​​Hyderabad, Geo News reported.

    According to the local police, a young man named Akram had posted a picture of Mohsin’s female cousin as his WhatsApp DP. Mohsin did not like it and warned Akram to remove the picture immediately.

    Akram did not remove his display picture after which the two had an argument, which ended up in a serious fight. Akram and his companions then thrashed Mohsin.

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    According to the local police, when Mohsin tried to run away, Akram attacked Mohsin with a knife, injuring him severely.

    Later, the police reached the spot and shifted the injured to the hospital for treatment, where Mohsin’s condition is said to be critical. Police have registered a case of attempted murder and initiated action.

  • ‘World’s smallest baby’ goes home after 13 months in hospital

    A baby thought to be the world’s smallest at birth has been discharged from a Singapore hospital after 13 months of intensive care, BBC reported.

    Kwek Yu Xuan weighed only 212g, the weight of an apple, when she was born with the height of 24cm.

    She was delivered at just under 25 weeks, which is very early of the average 40 weeks.

    BBC News

    According to the University of Iowa’s Tiniest Babies Registry, the girl who previously held a record was a girl in the US who weighed 245g at birth in 2018.

    Yu Xuan’s mother gave birth to her by emergency C-section four months early after she was diagnosed with pre-eclampsia — dangerously high blood pressure that can damage vital organs and be fatal for both mother and baby.

    Yu Xuan now weighs a much healthier 6.3kg (14 pounds).

    The baby girl had a “limited chance of survival”, according to Singapore’s National University Hospital (NUH) where she was born.

    “Against the odds, with health complications present at birth, she has inspired people around her with her perseverance and growth, which makes her an extraordinary ‘Covid-19’ baby — a ray of hope amid turmoil,” the hospital said in a statement.

    Yu Xuan was given multiple kinds of treatment and relied on different kinds of machines to survive.

    Doctors say her health and development went well under their care and she is now healthy enough to be discharged.

    Yu Xuan still has chronic lung disease and will need help with her breathing at home. However, doctors say she is expected to get better with time.

    Yu Xuan’s parents were able to pay for her treatment through a crowdfunding campaign that raised $366,884 (Rs 44,522,019).

  • Gujranwala bride goes to hospital to marry ‘wounded groom’

    Gujranwala bride goes to hospital to marry ‘wounded groom’

    A bride in Gujranwala went to a hospital to marry the man who got injured in a traffic accident one day before the wedding ceremony.

    As per reports, Rizwan, a resident of Dhaunkal town of Punjab’s Gujranwala district, and Maria planned to tie the knot on July 9 but unfortunately, the groom met with a road accident and got his leg fractured on July 8.

    The couple did not postpone the wedding as the bride went to the private hospital in a traditional dress along with her family where the nikah was held after getting permission from the hospital’s administration.

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    The video of the ceremony went viral on social media that showed the bride sitting near a table while the groom was sitting at the hospital’s bed with his mother. After the nikkah, the newly-wed couple posed for the photoshoot inside the hospital.

    Rizwan and Maria became friends via Facebook five years ago and he came to Pakistan from Italy to marry her.

  • Asif Ali Zardari unwell, admitted to hospital

    Asif Ali Zardari unwell, admitted to hospital

    Former President Asif Ali Zardari was admitted to a hospital earlier today (Friday) after his health deteriorated, reported Geo News.

    Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has arrived in Karachi from Islamabad while Bakhtawar Bhutto-Zardari and her husband have also returned from Dubai to attend to her father.

    Bilawal had recently said that Asif Zardari attended the Budget session despite being unwell.

    The former president was admitted to a hospital due to low sugar level in October last year.

  • Former Israeli defense minister shows Islamabad’s Shifa Hospital as Hamas headquarters

    Former Israeli defense minister shows Islamabad’s Shifa Hospital as Hamas headquarters

    Israel’s former defence minister Naftali Bennett, in a video posted to YouTube on the Gaza situation, referred to Pakistan’s Shifa International Hospital as Hamas Headquarters where the Al-Qassam Brigade of Hamas has been operating.

    “Ever heard of Shifa Hospital? It is the largest medical complex in Gaza. It’s also where Hamas’ headquarters is located while they are conducting terror actions against Israel”, he explained while showing a picture of the Shifa Hospital building in the background.

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    Shifa International Hospital is a care healthcare facility in Islamabad providing medical services to local as well as international patient communities for over 25 years.

    Social media users soon started calling out the ex-minister for the blunder.

  • PM’s surprise visit to PIMS Hospital’s Covid ward

    PM’s surprise visit to PIMS Hospital’s Covid ward

    Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday night paid a surprise visit to the coronavirus ward of the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), Islamabad, to review the conditions there. According to the Prime Minister’s Office, PM Khan met with the patients and inquired about their health.

    The premier particularly inquired about the facilities being provided to COVID-19 patients at the hospital, particularly the availability of oxygen and medicines.

    Addressing the staff at the hospital, the PM said that since healthcare workers are the country’s frontline fighters, they should also take care of themselves apart from taking care of the patients.

    The premier also inquired from doctors and the staff if all of them have been vaccinated against COVID-19.

    He said that the third wave of the coronavirus is more lethal than the previous two ones, adding that people should follow the SOPs to protect themselves from the virus

    The virus has so far claimed 19,106 lives in Pakistan, while the number of total cases in the country has reached 864,557.

  • Sarah Khan hospitalised due to ill health

    Sarah Khan hospitalised due to ill health

    Sarah Khan has been hospitalised due to ill health. Confirming the news, Khan’s manager told The Current that the actor has contracted typhoid due to which she had to be admitted to the hospital.

    Sarah’s husband, Falak Shabbir was the first to share the news of his wife’s ill-health, posting a picture of Sarah actor lying on a hospital bed.

    “She is unwell,” Falak said in the caption.

    Several of Sarah’s colleagues including Imran Ashraf and Resham expressed their concern and wished her good health.

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    Sarah and Falak were recently spotted vacationing and enjoying some quality time with each other in Turkey.

    Wishing Sarah a speedy recovery.

  • Cow barges into hospital, attacks visitors

    Cow barges into hospital, attacks visitors

    An escaped cow attacked people in a hospital’s waiting room in Colombia resulting in a panic.

    The incident took place at the Hospital, San Rafael, in the northwestern Colombian department of Antioquia on Saturday.

    CCTV footage shows visitors running to a corner for safety after being attacked by the cow.

    A woman got hurt after being pinned to the wall by the cow.

    Two men came in and pulled the animal towards the exit but could not get it out of the hospital. The cow again attacked the woman in the corner. 

    One of the men ran in and distracted the cow and the animal finally left the hospital.

    Local newspaper Vanguardia wrote nobody was seriously injured in the incident. The wounded woman was treated for minor injuries and pain while the rest of the patients did not need any treatment.

    The cow also damaged two motorcycles at the hospital’s entrance and some chairs in the waiting room.

    Later, the cow’s owner went to the hospital to apologize for the damage and asked about the woman’s health. There have been no reports on the police initiating an investigation.

  • Iftikhar Thakur to set up hospital for children with thalassaemia

    Iftikhar Thakur to set up hospital for children with thalassaemia

    Iftikhar Thakur has expressed his desire to build a hospital for children suffering from thalassemia in his native town Mian Channu.

    According to reports, the veteran comedian has said that he wants to build a state-of-the-art facility that would provide free of cost treatment to children with thalassaemia. He said that work on the hospital, which would also provide liver transplant facility to the patients in need, would begin in January 2021.

    Thakur said he decided to build the facility while doing charity work at a hospital in Multan. He shared that he felt that there was a lack of treatment facilities for children with thalassaemia in the country.

    “When I worked on this subject, I came to know that there were mobile hospitals for such children [in some countries],” said Thakur.

    The comedian further said that later during a show in the United Kingdom (UK), he appealed for donations for a mobile hospital, adding that responding to his appeal one of his fans donated funds for the facility that was working here. Thakur said over 25,000 children were registered as thalassaemia patients only in south Punjab.

    Thakur also hailed late journalist, poet and playwright Munno Bhai for establishing the Sundas Foundation which works for children with thalassaemia.

    Meanwhile, responding to a question, Thakur suggested that in order to bring improvement in the local commercial theatre, there should be proper script scrutiny committees to eliminate “vulgar content”.

    To another question regarding the Artist Support Fund, Thakur suggested that the government should create job opportunities for artistes, instead of giving them Rs5,000 per month scholarships.

  • Indian woman delivers baby while standing in queue for COVID -19 test

    Indian woman delivers baby while standing in queue for COVID -19 test

    A 22-year-old pregnant woman in India delivered her baby while standing in the queue for a coronavirus test. According to reports, she was refused admission to the hospital till she cleared the virus test 

    The woman, Palak, was in labour when she arrived at the hospital but was asked to go to the area where tests are done. She could hardly stand and later collapsed delivering the baby on the spot.

    The incident created panic and the medical staff shifted the woman and the newborn to a ward.

    An investigation into the incident has been ordered by the institute while a faculty member, two senior and two junior residents of the obstetrics and gynaecology department have been asked to go off duty.

    The woman’s husband, Raman Dixit, a daily wager, told reporters that Palak was nine months pregnant and labour pains started after which he took her to the hospital.

    “However, staff in the emergency ward of gynaecology did not admit her and told them that she first needed to undergo a COVID-19 test, as per protocol. The test costs Rs1,500 (around PKR 3,000). I was not carrying much cash. I made my wife stand along with a relative in the queue for the COVID-19 test and went home to bring the money. When I returned, I found that my wife had already given birth and was admitted to the ward,” said Raman.

    Dr Srikesh Singh, the spokesperson of the hospital, said that the woman and her baby are doing fine.

    Officiating Director, Prof Nuzhat Hussain, said: “A three-member committee will submit its report on the incident in three days. Till then, the five staff members will remain off duty. The head of obstetrics and gynaecology has been asked to explain why instead of providing emergency care when the woman was in labour pain, she was sent for COVID-19 testing.”