KATHMANDU, Sept 4: Thousands of people are infected with scrub typhus every year in Nepal, which is rarely seen in developed countries.

SINDHUPALCHOWK, April 19: The identity of two individuals who lost their lives in a bus accident in Sindhupalchok's Tripura Sundari Rural Municipality this morning has been ascertained. The bus was carrying attendees of a wedding procession.

KATHMANDU, April 12: Two of the three children injured in a forest fire in Dolpa have been airlifted to Kathmandu for advanced treatment.

KATHMANDU, March 28:  In the wake of media reports that a girl child who was denied treatment at Kanti Children Hospital earlier died in another health facility later, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Health, Upendra Yadav, had a surprise visit to the hospital on Wednesday.

The government-owned hospitals are the primary choice for ordinary people in case they are taken ill. The main reasons behind this are affordable and quality treatment of diseases.  Yet, the dismal condition of the government-owned hospitals in the country compels ordinary citizens to seek treatment in private hospitals, where appointments with doctors are more readily available.

KATHMANDU, March 26: Doctors warn that oral health problems affect 90 percent of Nepalis. Bleeding gums, mouth ulcers, tooth decay, and other oral issues affect many individuals, yet they often neglect to seek timely treatment.

KALIKOT, Jan 7: A pregnant woman in Kalikot has been rescued by a helicopter.

NEPALGUNJ, Nov 5: Senior orthopedic surgeon and philanthropic activist Dr Govind KC arrived at Bheri Hospital in Nepalgunj on Sunday for the treatment of those injured in the recent earthquake.

NEPALGUNJ, Nov 5: The number of earthquake survivors brought to Banke Hospital for treatment has reached 38. They have been brought from Jajarkot and Rukum Paschim districts.

KATHMANDU, Nov 4: A total of 29 individuals who were injured in the earthquake in Jajarkot and Rukum West are undergoing treatment at Bheri Hospital.

KATHMANDU, Nov 4: Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) has mobilized a team to rescue, treat, and provide relief to Jajarkot earthquake victims.

KATHMANDU, Oct 19: Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Narayan Kaji Shrestha, who is currently on an official visit to China to attend the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation, has suffered a mild heart attack.

NEPALGUNJ, Oct 4: A curfew order has been in place since Tuesday in Nepalgunj Sub-metropolitan City in Banke district.

Dhading, Aug 23: Eight people are confirmed dead in a bus accident in Dhading today. The bus (Province 3-01-005 Kha 9952), heading to Beni of Myagdi district from Kathmandu, skidded off the road and plunged into the Trishuli River killing at least eight people and injuring over a dozen others. The deceased included a child and two women, said the local people, who were voluntarily involved in rescue efforts.

KATHMANDU, Aug 22: The Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has introduced a provision to provide free treatment to the poor citizens.

KATHMANDU, July 29: Minister for Health and Population, Mohan Kumar Basnet, has said the government will no longer cover the medical expenses of VVIP and VIP if they choose to seek medical services that are available at Bir Hospital.

KATHMANDU, June 17: President Ram Chandra Paudel is currently undergoing medical treatment for a recurring heart related health complication.

KATHMANDU, April 29: Dr Chandrakant Bhandari, leader of Nepali Congress and member of the House of Representatives, who is undergoing treatment in India, is returning home on Sunday.

KATHMANDU, April 25: Health of President Ram Chandra Paudel is improving, according to a notice issued by the Office of President on Tuesday.

KATHMANDU, April 19: President Ram Chandra Paudel is being taken to New Delhi, the capital of India, today for further treatment.

KATHMANDU, Feb 22: Nepali Congress (NC) leader Chandra Bhandari's health condition is improving and the artificial breathing support given to him is being removed today.

KATHMANDU, Feb 19: The health of Nepali Congress leader and lawmaker Chandra Bhandari, who was injured in the fire accident, has improved. His health has improved significantly since Saturday afternoon.

DOTI, Nov 9: Five people who were seriously injured in the earthquake last night are undergoing treatment at Doti Hospital.

TRISHULI, Oct 12: As many as 700 patients received health services from Trishuli Hospital Nuwakot during the Dashain vacation.

KATHMANDU, June 5: Home Minister Bal Krishna Khand has directed the authorities concerned to pay attention to the injured in the accident that took place when a passenger bus heading to Bhairahawa from Janakpur fell off the Rohini Bridge in Rupandehi this morning.

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BANKE, Oct 12: The death toll in the Mugu bus accident has climbed to 32 as four more injured airlifted to Nepalgunj breathed their last while undergoing treatment.

BANKE, Oct 12:  A total of 18 persons critically injured in a passenger bus accident in Mugu district have been airlifted to Nepalgaunj for further treatment. They were airlifted to Nepalgunj through a passenger aircraft and an army chopper.

KATHMANDU, Sept 28: CPN (Maoist Center) standing committee member Barshaman Pun, who has been suffering from jaundice for a long time, is scheduled to leave for Thailand on Wednesday for treatment.

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ZURICH, July 7: The World Health Organization on Tuesday recommended using arthritis drugs Actemra from Roche (ROG.S) and Kevzara from Sanofi (SASY.PA)with corticosteroids for COVID-19 patients after data from some 11,000 patients showed they cut the risk of death.

KATHMANDU, July 4: So far, four people have died and four others have lost their eyesight due to the black fungus or mucormycosis infection in Nepal.

KATHMANDU, June 16: Former Prime Minister (PM) Jhalnath Khanal is flying to the capital of India, Delhi, on Wednesday afternoon for further treatment.

Khanal might be having post-COVID complications, according to medics involved in his treatment.

KATHMANDU, June 2: The Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) has instructed the hospitals across the country to make public the treatment cost they charge to COVID-19 patients.

KATHMANDU, May 15: The Karnali Province Hospital in Surkhet has announced to stop admitting new COVID-19 patients for treatment starting Saturday.

KATHMANDU, May 12: As Nepal posts the highest single-day rise in new COVID-19 cases almost daily, hospitals in the Kathmandu Valley are overwhelmed and suffering from the lack of supplies and beds.

At least 12 hospitals in the Kathmandu Valley have announced to stop admitting COVID-19 patients for treatment

There are 754 ICU beds and 365 ventilators available in various hospitals across the country, according to the latest data from MoHP.

KATHMANDU, May 5: The private hospitals in the Kathmandu Valley are found charging exorbitantly high fees for COVID-19 treatment.

KATHMANDU, March 2: Former Prime Minister and Chairman of the Federal Council of Janata Samajwadi Party Baburam Bhattarai is returning home from New Delhi via Nepal Airlines flight today.

KATHMANDU, Feb 21: Former Prime Minister, Babu Ram Bhattarai has said that he is ashamed and sad that he has to go India for medical treatment.

KATHMANDU, Feb 21: Former Prime Minister and Chairman of the Federal Council of Janata Samajwadi Party Baburam Bhattarai is traveling to New Delhi, India for medical treatment. He is leaving for New Delhi today via a Nepal Airlines flight.

KATHMANDU, Nov 12: The government has decided to bear all treatment costs of COVID-19 infected chairman of Rastriya Jana Morcha, Chitra Bahadur KC.

KATHMANDU, Oct 31: The BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences (BPKIHS) is installing additional medical equipment in the hospital to ensure better treatment to the ever increasing number of COVID-19 patients.

LONDON, Oct 23: Researchers called on Friday for more research into using blood from recovered COVID-19 patients - or so-called convalescent plasma - as a potential treatment, after a small trial of hospitalised patients in India found it was of no benefit.

It depends. Most coronavirus patients have mild to moderate illness and recover quickly. Older, sicker patients tend to take longer to recover. That includes those who are obese, or have high blood pressure and other chronic diseases.

GENEVA, July 5: The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Saturday that it was discontinuing its trials of the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine and combination HIV drug lopinavir/ritonavir in hospitalised patients with COVID-19 after they failed to reduce mortality.

KATHMANDU, July 1: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli was admitted to Shahid Gangalal National Heart Center, Bansbari, in the capital on Wednesday.

Bollywood actor Irfan Khan died on Wednesday. He was 54 years old.