Health

State health minister, K Sudhakar, said that efforts were on to create COVID-19 beds in public and private hospitals with oxygen capacity.

The event covered every aspect of mental health, and, in a conversation with the writer, Dr Kalyanasundaram S offered pertinent insights.

Namma Clinics will offer services like vaccination and immunisation and TB treatment. It will be staffed by a doctor, a nurse, and a lab technician.

The growth of the cloud kitchen format is mostly attributed to reduced costs and changing customer preferences, but needs better monitoring.

Migrant workers have little access to public healthcare. Plus they get little help from employers or contractors for medical expenses.

“You should probably be hospitalised when you suffer from pneumonia with Omicron,” says Dr Angelique Coetzee, the first doctor to report Omicron.

As Bengaluru’s daily case count crosses 25,000, does the city have sufficient hospital beds, medical oxygen and triaging facilities? Here’s an update.

One Health system – an integrated approach to healthcare, is in its nascent stage in India. Can Bengaluru show the way in its effective implementation?

Bengaluru’s sex workers were hesitant or unable to access COVID vaccination. Here’s how a collective reached out and helped them get vaccinated.

A wastewater surveillance project shows the trend in COVID cases in Bengaluru; data indicates a possible rise in the coming weeks!

COVID showed just how inadequate public healthcare is in Bengaluru. Here’s a wish list from a public health researcher on what needs to change.

Bengaluru has a shaky record of providing medicines at affordable rates to its poor as its Jan Aushadi Kendras face a serious crisis of confidence