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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‘Be freed from what holds you back’: Poems by Buddhist women from the Murty Classical Library
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By mixing Carnatic and Hindustani, Mysore’s kings helped create a unique body of music
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We will leave India if told to break encryption: WhatsApp tells Delhi HC
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Canada: Amid anti-immigration rhetoric, curbing international students is a knee-jerk reaction
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Why is BJP wooing Bengali-origin Muslims in Assam?
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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: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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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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The story of India’s unique ‘Milk Revolution’ is going to the Cannes Film Festival
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The story behind the ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ title track: ‘Just write very simple poetry’
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‘Juna Furniture’ review: A simplistic crusade against the neglect of senior citizens
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‘Late Night with the Devil’ review: A deft satire on the price of success
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Watch: In ‘The Big Cigar’, the Black Panther founder flees America through a fake movie
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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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IPL 2024: Jonny Bairtsow shines as Punjab Kings beat Kolkata Knight Riders in record-breaking match
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IPL 2024: ‘Save the bowlers’ – Reactions as Punjab chase down record total against Kolkata
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Paris Olympics 2024: Nethra Kumanan secures India’s second quota in sailing
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ISL: Kerala Blasters FC axe Ivan Vukomanovic as head coach
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Archery, World Cup Shanghai: Jyothi Vennam and Abhishek Verma reach the mixed compound final