Healthcare
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UP: Medical college head denies reports of children getting HIV, hepatitis after blood transfusion
Earlier this week, a report had claimed that 14 children tested positive for the infections at Kanpur’s Lala Lajpat Rai Hospital.
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Indian Medical Association extends support to protest against Rajasthan’s Right to Health Act
The law states that public and private hospitals must offer emergency treatment to patients without any prepayment when required.
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Why India must urgently tackle the challenge of multidrug resistant pathogens
Poor nutrition and the overuse of antibiotics are among the factors to blame for this situation. Patient education is crucial.
Sreeparna Chattopadhyay & V Srinidhi
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When an emperor came calling on a newly independent India to learn from its early successes
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Kotak firm’s Rs 60 crore donation to BJP coincided with crucial RBI decisions on Kotak Mahindra Bank
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Bharti group’s Rs 150 crore bond donation to BJP coincided with Modi government’s telecom U-turn
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‘The Goat Life’ review: A protracted saga of suffering and survival
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How the high demand for coaching classes reflects India’s employment and economic distress
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Bihar has six hospital beds per 1 lakh population, lowest in the country, shows Niti Aayog report
According to the Indian Public Health Standards’ 2012 guidelines, district hospitals should have at least 22 beds per 1 lakh population.
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Risk to children from contaminated oral polio vaccine found in India is ‘minimal’, says WHO
Government officials confirmed that some children in Maharashtra, Telangana and Uttar Pradesh were administered the contaminated vaccine.
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Health ministry orders investigation after some batches of oral polio vaccine found contaminated
Traces of polio type II virus, which has been eradicated worldwide, were found in some batches of oral polio vaccine manufactured by a company in Ghaziabad.
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Video
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Watch: PTI posts video accusing male ANI reporter of assaulting and abusing its woman journalist
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Watch: Footballers give their jackets to young player escorts amidst heavy rain in New York City
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Caught on camera: Supermarket floor collapses, shopper falls through it
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‘Look at my wonderful costume’: Actor Anne Hathaway reacts to scenes from some of her popular movies
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Watch: Chef makes life-sized pencil and sharpener entirely from chocolate
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Health ministry releases draft rules to regulate online sale of medicines
Online pharmacies will have to register with the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation, according to the draft rules.
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UP’s Musahars face such intense discrimination that even healthcare is denied to them
Untouchability was outlawed in 1950, but discrimination and segregation of the scheduled caste remains pervasive.
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Global organisation The Elders praises Delhi government’s health initiatives
Former United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan, the organisation’s head, said a delegation will visit India in September.
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The Reel
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‘Amar Singh Chamkila’ trailer: Diljit Dosanjh plays the slain Punjabi singer in Imtiaz Ali’s biopic
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Premiere date announced for Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Heeramandi’
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‘The Goat Life’ review: A protracted saga of suffering and survival
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The secret ingredient of Pratik Gandhi’s success: ‘Salt to taste’
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‘Bade Miyan Chote Miyan’ trailer: Akshay Kumar and Tiger Shroff team up for action thriller
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Delhi: Hospitals must not hold patients’ bodies hostage just for bills, suggests draft policy
This doesn’t mean the bills will be waived, the proposal said, adding that hospitals can take legal action against patients’ kin if they do not pay up later.
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There may be five types of diabetes that need different forms of treatment, suggests Lancet study
According to WHO, India has about 70 million diabetics and may soon become the diabetes capital of the world.
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Bhupendra Singh, chairperson of drug price regulator, transferred
Under him, the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority had highlighted how private hospitals made huge profits by inflating bills for medicines.
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The Field
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IPL 2024: Riyan Parag, bowlers set up win for Rajasthan Royals against Delhi Capitals
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IPL 2024: KKR bring in Allah Ghazanfar as replacement player; RR rope in Keshav Maharaj
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Athletics: Neeraj Chopra to open his 2024 season at Doha Diamond League in May
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Badminton, Spain Masters Super 300: PV Sindhu wins opening match; Indian men’s singles campaign ends
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Captain’s log: The Indian Premier League has become a grooming ground for new captains