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Yahoo
2 days ago
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Boy, 6, suffers life-threatening stroke that causes paralysis: 'Rare complication'
Christmas Eve is usually an evening of fun and festivity — but for one Illinois family in 2023, it came with a life-threatening medical emergency. After enjoying a few holiday traditions, the Patton family had just gotten settled at the dinner table when Preston Patton, who was 6 years old at the time, suddenly slid onto the floor. "He just fell off the chair and was limp," recalled Shawn Patton, Preston's father, according to a press release from OSF HealthCare. "I didn't think it was a stroke, but I just knew something was wrong." Mini-strokes May Cause Surprising Long-term Health Issue, Experts Warn Patton immediately called 911 and first responders rushed his son to OSF HealthCare. At the hospital, a team of emergency and pediatric doctors assessed the situation. A brain scan revealed that Preston had a blood clot in his brain, and his heart function had dropped to just 10%. (See the video at the top of this article.) Read On The Fox News App Also known as cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT), this condition is rare in children, generally affecting only around one or two in every 100,000 kids and teens, statistics show. "He had complete paralysis on the left side of his body," said Sourabh Lahoti, M.D., a vascular and interventional neurologist with OSF HealthCare Illinois Neurological Institute, in the release. Stroke, Dementia And Depression Share These 17 Preventable Risk Factors "No movement was possible, and the vision in his left visual field was lost. He could not move his eyes to the left, either," added Lahoti, who led the boy's care. "He had the telltale signs of a stroke affecting the right side of his brain." The scan showed that the clot was blocking blood flow to the right side of Preston's brain. "We had to take that clot out. If we hadn't, chances are he would have gone on to develop a very big stroke," Lahoti said. "This would have not only left him paralyzed potentially for the rest of his life, but it could have been life-threatening." Doctors performed a procedure called a thrombectomy, in which a small, thin catheter is inserted into a blood vessel to remove the clot from the blocked artery. Preston is one of the few children in the world to undergo this life-saving intervention, according to the press release. Man's Best Friend: Dog Alerts Neighbor When Owner Has Stroke By the time the doctors began the procedure, the clot had traveled to a smaller blood vessel, which made it more difficult to remove. "The further out the clot is, the higher the risk it is to get it out, because we're getting into very tiny blood vessels in the brain," noted Lahoti. "We decided to take that risk and prevent a lifelong disability." Soon after the clot was removed, the doctors saw a "complete reversal" of Patton's symptoms. It was "truly magical," Dr. Lahoti recalled in the release, particularly after the boy had arrived at the hospital in a state of complete paralysis. "After the anesthesia was taken off, he woke up and was able to move his left arm and leg again." Friends, Family May Protect Against Heart Attack, Stroke And Type 2 Diabetes, Study Suggests Before thrombectomy therapy became available, patients didn't have other options, the doctor noted. "The usual course was they were left with paralysis for life, and they were never able to live normally again," said Lahoti. Doctors now believe that Preston's stroke was caused by a "rare complication" from a recent flu infection. "Because of the flu, there was a cross-reaction of the immunity his body built up," Lahoti said. "His immune system attacked the flu virus, but also his kidneys and heart." "Because of that, his heart pumping got really weak, and we think that led to the formation of a clot in his heart. The clot then traveled from the heart to his brain." Preston's father noted that his late wife (mother of Preston and his sister, Carter), had died of a pulmonary embolism, which made the young boy's medical emergency even more "emotionally challenging." Click Here To Sign Up For Our Health Newsletter After a couple of weeks in the hospital, Preston is now doing well and is enjoying his favorite activities again. "He goes to OT (occupational therapy) once a week and PT (physical therapy) once a month now," Shawn Patton said in an interview with OSF HealthCare. "He's getting along pretty good." "My leg is better," Preston added. "Yes, your leg is getting better. Your hand is going to get better, too," his father reassured him. The boy has not yet been able to return to playing baseball, but he's started riding his bike again. For more Health articles, visit "It's hard to hold onto the handlebars and stuff like that. We've just got to keep working hard," Shawn Patton noted. Inspired by his challenge and recovery, Preston has now said he wants to become a nurse, according to the hospital — "because the nurses cared for him so well."Original article source: Boy, 6, suffers life-threatening stroke that causes paralysis: 'Rare complication'
Time of India
29-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Trai says telcos start '1600' number series rollout for BFSI sector
NEW DELHI: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India ( Trai ) said that the incumbent telecom carriers have been implementing a '1600' series as a number prefix in numbers for consumers to identify calls originating from genuine banking, financial services and insurance (BFSI) companies. 'Currently, we are focusing on the implementation of the 1600 series. This series has been allotted for transaction and service calls for the banking, financial and insurance (BFSI) sector,' Anil Kumar Lahoti , Chairman, Trai, told ETTelecom. Further, the top official said that the 1600 series initiative in the BFSI sector will 'give a lot of credibility' to voice calls and consumers can identify it as a transactional service, and not meant for a promotional purpose. The move comes following the sector watchdog holding multiple discussions with stakeholders, including incumbent telecom service providers. 'The work is in progress, so the number series has been given to the service providers and now the principal entities are taking the numbers from them. We have also requested the respective sectoral regulators to advise the entities regulated by them for early adoption of this system,' Lahoti said. Some of the BFSI entities, such as the State Bank of India (SBI) Card, according to the regulator, have already started the rollout of the new number series. Lahoti further said that the sector watchdog eventually aims to mandate all service and transaction calls routed through the new series, including those coming from large commercial entities. 'So, we have started from the BFSI sector, it will take some time to complete it, then we will take up other sectors also,' he added. READ MORE | Telcos voice concern over Trai's new spam norms In 2022, Trai formed a Joint Committee of Regulators (JCoR) that includes representatives from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI), Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and the Department of Telecommunications (DoT). The JCoR agreed to mandate the BFSI sector with necessary directions to prevent misuse of headers and content templates and to curb unauthorised calls using telecom resources under the Telecom Commercial Communication Customer Preference Regulation, 2018 (TCCCPR-2018). In April this year, the joint committee discussed the modalities for the implementation of 1600 series numbers allocated to transactional and service voice calls by the entities belonging to the government and financial sector. The deliberations followed the onboarding of senders of commercial communication on the Digital Consent Acquisition (DCA) platform.
Time of India
29-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Telcos start '1600' number series rollout for BFSI sector: Trai's AK Lahoti
NEW DELHI: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India ( Trai ) said that the incumbent telecom carriers have been implementing a '1600' series as a number prefix in numbers for consumers to identify calls originating from genuine banking, financial services and insurance (BFSI) companies. 'Currently, we are focusing on the implementation of the 1600 series. This series has been allotted for transaction and service calls for the banking, financial and insurance (BFSI) sector,' Anil Kumar Lahoti , Chairman, Trai, told ETTelecom. Further, the top official said that the 1600 series initiative in the BFSI sector will 'give a lot of credibility' to voice calls and consumers can identify it as a transactional service, and not meant for a promotional purpose. The move comes following the sector watchdog holding multiple discussions with stakeholders, including incumbent telecom service providers. 'The work is in progress, so the number series has been given to the service providers and now the principal entities are taking the numbers from them. We have also requested the respective sectoral regulators to advise the entities regulated by them for early adoption of this system,' Lahoti said. Some of the BFSI entities, such as the State Bank of India (SBI) Card, according to the regulator, have already started the rollout of the new number series. Lahoti further said that the sector watchdog eventually aims to mandate all service and transaction calls routed through the new series, including those coming from large commercial entities. 'So, we have started from the BFSI sector, it will take some time to complete it, then we will take up other sectors also,' he added. READ MORE | Telcos voice concern over Trai's new spam norms In 2022, Trai formed a Joint Committee of Regulators (JCoR) that includes representatives from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI), Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and the Department of Telecommunications (DoT). The JCoR agreed to mandate the BFSI sector with necessary directions to prevent misuse of headers and content templates and to curb unauthorised calls using telecom resources under the Telecom Commercial Communication Customer Preference Regulation, 2018 (TCCCPR-2018). In April this year, the joint committee discussed the modalities for the implementation of 1600 series numbers allocated to transactional and service voice calls by the entities belonging to the government and financial sector. The deliberations followed the onboarding of senders of commercial communication on the Digital Consent Acquisition (DCA) platform.
The Print
10-05-2025
- Business
- The Print
Trai pegs spectrum charges for satcom cos like Starlink at 4 pc of rev; says levy not a blow to telcos
Besides the spectrum pricing, an 8 per cent licence fee would also be applicable for satcom players. Operators offering satellite-based broadband internet services in urban areas would have to shell out an additional Rs 500 per subscriber annually, Trai said in its recommendations to the Department of Telecommunications (DoT). No additional levy would be applicable for services in rural areas. New Delhi, May 9 (PTI) Telecom regulator Trai on Friday recommended that satellite communication companies like Starlink should pay 4 per cent of their adjusted gross revenue (AGR) as spectrum charges to the government — a rate steeper than what these firms had been lobbying for. The regulator has also favoured a subsidy for satcom user terminals in unserved/ underserved regions of rural and remote areas (typically one-time hardware cost ranges between Rs 20,000-50,000). It said high cost could be a barrier to adoption, potentially impeding the adoption of such services in difficult-to-reach areas. Trai Chairman Anil Kumar Lahoti countered arguments that the regulator's suggestions of fixing the spectrum levy at four per cent of revenue for satcom companies like Starlink would distort the market or deal a blow to terrestrial players, such as Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel. Lahoti asserted the perception that satellite services have started competing with terrestrial services in other markets is 'not a factually correct statement'. Incidentally, these satcom terminals will be 'geofenced', meaning that the users will not be able to take them around, and roaming will not be allowed. Citing a case, the Trai Chief said that in Delhi, against a requirement of 50 lakh broadband connections, a single satellite constellation can offer just 10,000-20,000 connections. 'After detailed examination, we have found that the satellite services will be complementary and not compete with the terrestrial services,' he said. While the spectrum is assigned exclusively in the case of terrestrial broadband services, for satcom services, it is a pooled resource, and hence 'the two cannot be priced at par'. In the global context, also, the pricing of spectrum for satellite services in other markets is very low, the Trai chief said. The levy recommended by Trai is steeper than what satcom companies have been lobbying for. Elon Musk's Starlink and Amazon Inc's subsidiary Kuiper Systems had, during consultations with the regulator, urged it to keep the spectrum charge below 1 per cent of AGR with no other charge. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) recommended that satellite broadband spectrum be allotted for five years, which can be extended by another two years. The satellite spectrum pricing as a percentage of AGR is for both non-geostationary satellite orbit (NGSO) and Geostationary satellite orbit (GSO) based fixed-satellite service (FSS) and mobile satellite service (MSS). NGSO refers to satellites occupying either a low-earth orbit (LEO) or medium-earth orbit (MEO). Unlike geostationary GSO satellites, LEO and MEO satellites do not occupy a stationary position but move in relation to the Earth. Trai said the 4 per cent of AGR spectrum charge would be subject to a minimum annual spectrum charge of Rs 3,500 per MHz. AGR is used to calculate the revenue that telecom companies share with the government in the form of spectrum usage charges and license fees. AGR-based spectrum charge is the existing practice for commercial VSAT service providers and BSNL. Releasing the recommendations, Lahoti said satcom services, once available, can play a vital role in taking connectivity to underserved areas, where telecom networks are not available. They also play a critical role in disasters, rescue and relief operations. Trai said, 'Overall spectrum charges do not need to be any higher than the administrative costs required to cover the allocation of spectrum. It will also facilitate investment and innovation'. The DoT will review the recommendations. It can refer it back to Trai for tweaks or accept it in totality and send it to the Cabinet for approval. Once approved, satellite companies can apply for licenses. Starlink, earlier this week, got a Letter of Intent (LoI) for the start of its services. It now has to procure a license before starting services in India. SpaceX, an aerospace company led by Elon Musk, has already tied up with rivals Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel to bring Starlink's broadband internet services to India. Both Indian firms will offer Starlink equipment through their network and also support customer installation and activation on devices. Airtel-backed Eutelsat Oneweb and Jio Satellite Communication have already gotten the global mobile personal communication by satellite (GMPCS) services license needed to provide satcom services in India, while Starlink is on the path to getting the license. Over the past few months, Jio and Airtel have come together to demand an auction for awarding spectrum for satellite services in India. Musk, on the other hand, lobbied for administrative allocation as per the international norm. In October last year, the government sided with Musk on the issue of allocating airwaves to be used for offering low-latency internet services using satellite at a pre-decided price through an administrative route. Both Jio, India's largest wireless carrier, and Airtel, the No. 2 player in the world's most populous nation, where data usage is rapidly rising, feared that lower entry costs would chip away some of their subscriber base. Based on the recommendations of Trai, the DoT would now go to the Cabinet for pricing of satellite spectrum, once approved, any satcom wanting to offer services in India can apply. Starlink is the world's largest Low-Earth-Orbit (LEO) constellation operated by SpaceX. PTI MBI ANZ MBI BAL BAL This report is auto-generated from PTI news service. ThePrint holds no responsibility for its content.
Time of India
10-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Satellite communication companies need to pay 4% fee on revenue: Trai
Representative image NEW DELHI: Telecom regulator Trai on Friday recommended a charge of 4% of adjusted gross revenue (AGR) for satellite communications operators, such as Elon Musk's Starlink, Bharti Enterprises-backed OneWeb and Jio-SES, and said the companies should be assigned spectrum for a period of five years, that can be extended by another two years. The regulator also proposed charges on satcom companies when acquiring customers in urban areas, while recommending subsidy for installation in dark zones, within rural and remote areas to encourage faster network enhancement. The long-awaited recommendations clear one more hurdle for Starlink and other satcom providers after revised guidelines issued by the department of telecom (DoT) recently, and issuance of Letter of Intent to Musk's company earlier this week. Operation Sindoor India's air defence systems shoot down Pak drones in J&K, Punjab & Rajasthan India-Pakistan tensions: Delhi airport issues travel advisory Operation Sindoor: Multiple explosions heard at several Pakistan air bases The AGR comes after govt decided to provide spectrum for satcom providers on an administrative basis, against auctions that are mandated for terrestrial service providers, such as Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel & Vodafone Idea. Trai did not fix any specific price for the airwaves as was being demanded by Jio and Airtel. The domestic terrestrial providers were pushing the govt for "comparable" spectrum pricing for satcom providers to ensure "fair competition" in the telecom sector and to drive in a "level-playing field". Trai chairman Anil Kumar Lahoti said the regulator did not find any case of satellite services eating into the broader business model of the terrestrial providers. "After detailed examination, we have found that satellite services will be complementary and not competing," Lahoti said on the recommendations, which will now be examined by DoT. If found satisfactory, they will be taken to the cabinet and when approved, allow companies to get satcom licenses to start services. To ensure that companies don't squat on the spectrum and delay launch, Trai also fixed a 'minimum charge' of Rs 3,500 per MHz for the companies. Lahoti said an additional annual charge of Rs 500 per subscriber has been fixed if satcom companies acquire customers in urban areas, where network coverage is already robust. This is to ensure that they concentrate more on providing rural connectivity. Stay informed with the latest business news, updates on bank holidays and public holidays . AI Masterclass for Students. Upskill Young Ones Today!– Join Now
