Rupsa Chakraborty
Journalist at The Indian Express
Journalist @HindustanTimes | Awards: Ramnath Goenka, Statesman Rural & others | Fellow @CheveningFCDO @DartCenter @NatPress | Health, Science, Gender, Envt | 🐾
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1 week ago |
hindustantimes.com | Rupsa Chakraborty
MUMBAI: The early onset of the monsoon and sudden shifts in temperature and high humidity have together triggered a sharp rise in respiratory illnesses and mosquito-borne infections across Mumbai. Major hospitals report a 20-30% increase in seasonal ailments, weeks ahead of the usual June-July surge. Dr Kirti Sabnis, infectious disease specialist at Fortis Hospital, Mulund, confirmed a growing number of patients with respiratory complaints.
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1 week ago |
htsyndication.com | Rupsa Chakraborty
India, May 29 -- Mumbai is currently recording an average of 11 new Covid-19 cases daily, with 346 infections reported in May alone - a sharp rise from near-zero figures till last month. While most cases are mild and hospitalisations remain low, Maharashtra has reported six Covid-positive deaths in 2025, so far, all of them involving patients with serious comorbidities.
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1 week ago |
htsyndication.com | Rupsa Chakraborty
MUMBAI, May 29 -- A 15-year-old Mumbai boy with a congenital heart defect is the city's first to receive the Harmony Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve-a cutting-edge valve-replacement procedure, where an expandable valve was delivered through a catheter via the groin. Performed at the HN Reliance Foundation Hospital, the minimally invasive procedure avoided open-heart surgery by using a catheter to place the valve in the heart, restoring normal blood flow, and enabling rapid recovery.
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1 week ago |
hindustantimes.com | Rupsa Chakraborty
MUMBAI: Mumbai is currently recording an average of 11 new Covid-19 cases daily, with 346 infections reported in May alone – a sharp rise from near-zero figures till last month. While most cases are mild and hospitalisations remain low, Maharashtra has reported six Covid-positive deaths in 2025, so far, all of them involving patients with serious comorbidities.
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1 week ago |
htsyndication.com | Rupsa Chakraborty
MUMBAI, May 29 -- A 15-year-old Mumbai boy with a congenital heart defect is the city's first to receive the Harmony Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve-a cutting-edge valve-replacement procedure, where an expandable valve was delivered through a catheter via the groin. Performed at the HN Reliance Foundation Hospital, the minimally invasive procedure avoided open-heart surgery by using a catheter to place the valve in the heart, restoring normal blood flow, and enabling rapid recovery.
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