Medical Care
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In India, over 56% of multidrug-resistant TB cases remain undetected and over 64% untreated
Less than 5% of eligible drug-resistant TB patients in India receive the appropriate WHO-recommended medication.
Swagata Yadavar, IndiaSpend.com
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Union Cabinet announces new AIIMS in Manethi, Haryana
The new AIIMS will have 100 undergraduate seats and 60 BSc (nursing) seats, the government said.
Scroll Staff
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Tripura: Six die of malaria in six months, health minister says outbreak has been controlled
State minister Sudip Roy Barman said 7,991 patients were found infected with since January.
Scroll Staff
Trending
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Ordinary voters flagged Modi speech to Election Commission – and came up against a broken system
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‘What does it take / to let go?’: There’s a new anthology of English haikus written by Indian poets
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Harsh Mander: Past, present and future – what Narendra Modi’s campaign of hate signifies
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Mumbai principal sacked after being targeted by Hindutva website; says she is mulling legal action
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Kejriwal’s stay in luxury hotel during 2022 Goa polls partly funded by co-accused: ED tells SC
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Overcharging by Delhi hospitals: Competition Commission to probe all super-specialty facilities
The panel will investigate healthcare products and services provided by these medical facilities to in-patients.
Scroll Staff
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CAG criticises Centre for five-year delay in setting up six new AIIMS
The authority said deficient project and contract management, administrative laxity and weak monitoring were responsible for the delay.
Scroll Staff
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Not in the medical textbooks: How doctors find a way to tell families that their relative has died
Across hospitals in India, deaths of patients have led to altercations – often violent – between patients’ families and doctors.
Mrigank Warrier
Video
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Watch: Students in Pakistan enact moments from Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant’s pre-wedding event
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‘Hind’s Hall’: Rapper Macklemore releases poignant song in support of Palestine, US campus protests
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Met Gala 2024: From Alia Bhatt to Isha Ambani, what Indians in attendance wore
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Watch: South Korean band performs Rabindra Sangeet accompanied by traditional Korean instruments
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Watch: This man fused hip-hop with Bharatnatyam to dance to Shakira’s ‘Hips Don’t Lie’
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‘Human beings have the right to die with dignity’: Supreme Court allows passive euthanasia
The bench issued guidelines to govern the execution of living wills.
Scroll Staff
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Locals vs outsiders: Mumbai municipal hospitals to charge higher fees from non-residents
The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai has decided to raise hospital rates by 20% for residents and 30% for non-residents.
Priyanka Vora
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WHO suggests giving women more time during child birth, reducing interventions to accelerate labour
The department dismissed the previous benchmark set for cervical dilation rate at 1 cm/hour during the active first stage of labour as unrealistic.
Scroll Staff
The Reel
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Watch: Politics, ambition and crime in Vasantha Balan’s ‘Thalaimai Seyalagam’
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How the fantasy film ‘Pathala Bhairavi’ heavily influenced Telugu cinema
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Watch: Manoj Bajpayee’s hundredth movie ‘Bhaiyya Ji’ is a revenge drama
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Start the week with a film: Why ‘Manjummel Boys’ was a blockbuster
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How actor Shahana Goswami flies under the radar and above the competition
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Video: Why are patients asked to arrange for blood donors when it is the duty of the hospital?
Putting the onus of finding donors on the patient causes needless anxiety.
Shone Satheesh & Sanjeev Nair
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Doctors may not show empathy all the time, but it is a goal they must aspire to
Medical professionals have begun focusing too much on the wonders of medical technology and too little on bedside manner.
Fazlur Rahman
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India's just got its first joint replacement registry, but will it really help patients?
Data on joint replacements will help surgeons select better implants for their patients. But it's unclear if patients will be able to use registry data?
Menaka Rao
The Field
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Hockey, FIH Pro League: Raheel, Dhami named in India’s 24-member men’s squad for Europe leg
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Table Tennis, Saudi Smash: Manika Batra beats world No 14 Nina Mittelham to enter quarter-finals
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All-round development: The Impact player rule is holding back several multifaceted players in IPL
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IPL 2024: Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma lead Hyderabad to crushing 10-wicket win over Lucknow
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Badminton: India to host World Junior Badminton Championships 2025 in Guwahati