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
Trending
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‘Heeramandi’ review: Lahore Luxe tawaif saga runs on empty
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Mumbai school principal told to resign after being targeted by Hindutva website
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‘Naach Ga Ghuma’ review: Soft landings in saga of a woman and her missing maid
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Why are concerns being raised about the Election Commission’s voter turnout data?
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Banana republic in the making?: A South Asian perspective on India from Kathmandu
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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: Diljit Dosanjh invites young fan on stage, dances with him during his sold-out Vancouver show
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Watch: School authorities turn classroom into swimming pool to encourage attendance during heatwave
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Watch: Woman recreates pet parrot’s choreography
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Watch: Neighbours rescue infant from second floor sunshade after she fell from fourth floor balcony
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Video: Listen to this acapella version of Shankar Mahadevan’s ‘Breathless’ by four singers
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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.
Tarun Kanti Bose
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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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‘Naach Ga Ghuma’ review: Soft landings in saga of a woman and her missing maid
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‘Heeramandi’ review: Lahore Luxe tawaif saga runs on empty
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‘The Fall Guy’ review: Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt sparkle in entertaining action comedy
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‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ trailer: Barry Jenkins directs prequel to 2019 photorealistic animated film
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Start the week with a film: A divorce from hell in ‘The War of the Roses’
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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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Badminton, Thomas Cup 2024: India finish second in Group C following loss to Indonesia
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Fitness watch: Project launched in England to study causes of ACL injuries in women’s football
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IPL 2024: Bowlers, Marcus Stoinis help Lucknow Super Giants beat Mumbai Indians
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India tour of Bangladesh: Radha Yadav, D Hemalatha propel visitors to win in rain-marred second T20I
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ICC T20 World Cup 2024: Rishabh Pant, Sanju Samson included in Rohit Sharma-led India squad