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Lingering Covid is severely ailing elderly and comorbid people

Kathmandu, April 4 -- Though it is no more a hot topic of discussion, coronavirus is very much present in Nepal. Health authorities throughout the country stopped active case finding of the Covid-19 ... Read More


Paying service lessens surgical wait list at Paropakar Maternity Hospital

Kathmandu, March 31 -- Patients seeking surgery for hysterectomy or prolapsed uterine at the Thapathali-based Paropakar Maternity and Women's Hospital can heave a sigh of relief now, as the hospital h... Read More


Dengue is spreading in various parts of country including Kathmandu

Nepal, March 18 -- Amid soaring temperatures, dengue cases are being reported in various parts of the country. Officials at the Ministry of Health and Population said several local units including tho... Read More


Experts urge learning to cope with mental health problems the right way

Kathmandu, March 17 -- A few months ago, a 29-year-old man from Kathmandu reached the Department of Psychiatry at the Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, seeking treatment. Doctors at the hospital... Read More


Want orthodontist treatment? Beware of dental quackery

Kathmandu, March 8 -- Had she got the proper treatment, she would have completed the repositioning of her ectopic canine tooth for Rs30,000. But now, as her treatment is botched, it costs her Rs3 mil... Read More


Want orthodontic treatment? Beware of dental quackery

Kathmandu, March 8 -- Had she got the proper treatment, she would have completed the repositioning of her ectopic canine tooth for Rs30,000. But now, as her treatment is botched, it costs her Rs3 mil... Read More


Nepal faces overweight, obesity crisis

Nepal, March 4 -- Three percent of children under five years of age have been found to be obese in Nepal, a recent study carried out by Baliyo Nepal, a non-governmental organisation, shows. The figur... Read More


Elderly people increasingly falling victim to forest fire incidents

Kathmandu, March 2 -- Last month, a 49-year-old woman from ward 8 of Kharpunath Rural Municipality in Humla district sustained serious burn injuries while trying to contain a massive forest fire near ... Read More


Kathmandu hospitals report rise in seasonal flu and cough infections among children

Kathmandu, Feb. 24 -- Of the total paediatric patients visiting the out-patient department of the Chabahil-based Om Hospital and Research Center these days, around 60 percent are those suffering from ... Read More


Different drugs, identical names. Nepal's regulatory body is clueless

Kathmandu, Feb. 22 -- An Indian pilgrim in his mid-40s, who came from South India to visit the Pashupatinath temple during the Mahashivaratri, reached the emergency department of Bir Hospital complain... Read More