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• Noida residents' body wants Ayushman Bharat scheme extended to pvt sector retirees

  "A large population of our country consists of senior citizens above the age of 60 years. This figure, which is around 12 per cent now, is increasing day by day with the passage of time. Although they pay their taxes honestly, still some of them are so unfortunate that they are not entitled to any benefit of government schemes. They have been left high and dry on the road," NOFAA said in the letter to the Prime Minister.

  

• 200 acres set aside for drug-mixing units near Medical Device Park in Noida

  The CM announced the government’s decision to set up the park during an event organised by Pharmacy Council of India in Varanasi on Sunday. Highlighting that UP had the potential to become a major pharma hub in India, Yogi Adityanath said a Medical Device Park was already coming up on 350 acres of land in the Yamuna Authority region and the work was going at a rapid pace.

  

• Test reports of cough syrup linked to Uzbek deaths yet to reach regulator

  The drug controller, along with Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO), is probing Noida-based Marion Biotech's facilities that manufactured the alleged contaminated cough syrup linked to the death of 18 children in Uzbekistan.

  

• Now, Uzbekistan links 18 kids' deaths to cough syrup from India

  " It was found that the deceased children, before admission to hospital treatment, took this drug at home for 2-7 days 3-4 times a day, 2.5-5 ml, which exceeds the standard dose of the drug for children," the release added.

  

• Delhi HC reserves order on woman's plea seeking termination of 33-week pregnancy

  The Delhi High court on Monday reserved an order on a plea of a woman seeking permission for medical termination of pregnancy of a 33-week foetus suffering from cerebral deformity.

  

• 5 Noida doctors booked for remdesivir 'delay'

  Five doctors of a private hospital have been booked under IPC Section 304A (causing death by negligence) in an FIR filed on the recommendation from the health department, whose preliminary inquiry found merit in allegations of a "delay" in administering remdesivir to a 22-year-old college student who died during the second wave of Covid last year.

  

• Delhi Pollution: AQI slides, still in 'Very Poor' category

  AQI recorded at all major monitoring stations in the national capital also stood in the 'very poor' category. Pusa recorded an AQI of 326 while Dhirpur recorded an AQI of 319. Lodhi Road recorded 315, Delhi Airport (T3) recorded an AQI of 315 and Mathura road recorded an AQI of 324. The AQI at Delhi University stood at 317 and at IIT Delhi stood at 349 in 'very poor category.'

  

• Penalties of over Rs 9 lakh slapped on polluters in UP's Noida, Greater Noida, two builders among offenders

  Penalties worth over Rs 9 lakh were issued to offenders, including two real estate developers, for violating guidelines of the Grade Response Action Plan (GRAP) in Noida and Greater Noida, officials said.

  

• Doctors call for adult flu vaccines to tackle new viral infections

  “There are over 200 viral pathogens that cause respiratory infections in humans which is a major cause of morbidity and cause of death leading to significant healthcare costs in India. People look tired of wearing masks and getting nasal and throat swab tests done, while respiratory hygiene measures have gone out of public memory. Surprisingly, people are unaware that there are vaccines to prevent or mitigate such infections. There should be a universal adult flu vaccination programme”, said Dr Ankit Bhatia, consultant, department of Pulmonology, Max Super Specialty Hospital, Vaishali.

  

• Doctors warn of surge in hand-foot-mouth disease in Noida and Ghaziabad

  The initial symptoms of the infection include fever, headache, sore throat which continue for a few days and later intensify with throat ulcers, red blisters and rashes on the palm with frequent pain, according to Dr Gupta.

  

• Uttar Pradesh: Oxygen concentrators, ortho surgery tools to be made at medical park

  According to officials in the Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA), more than 100 companies have shown interest in setting up units in the first phase of the park, which is being billed as the first such cluster of medical equipment manufacturers in north India.