Medical Crisis
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How the Centre’s ill-defined reservation criteria led to a massive doctors’ strike
Medical admissions have been paralysed by the government’s inability to offer a rationale for the income criteria used to define economically weaker sections
Umang Poddar
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Massive protest over delay in NEET counselling, doctors call for shutdown after Delhi Police action
Resident doctors alleged that they were brutally thrashed, dragged and detained by the police during their agitation.
Scroll Staff
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Bengaluru: Woman delivers stillborn in auto outside hospital after being turned away by 3 facilities
KC General Hospital Medical Superintendent Venkateshiah said doctors observed that the baby died days ago and not during labour.
Scroll Staff
Trending
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Opinion: Why is Modi the only prime minister who is haunted by Nehru’s ghost?
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‘The bell-eared demon’: When Swami Vivekananda warned how worship could become fanaticism
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In Varanasi, worried Muslims flock to Gyanvapi mosque in greater numbers after part of it is sealed
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Badminton, Thailand Open, SF as it happened: PV Sindhu loses against Olympic champ Chen Yufei
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DU professor gets bail after being held for post on shivling claimed to be found in Gyanvapi mosque
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The West’s myopic policies for eradication of typhoid are coming back to haunt it
Drug-resistant variants of the deadly disease are spreading across international borders. Should rich countries be surprised?
Claas Kirchelle and Samantha Vanderslott, The Conversation
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Kerala: 12 donors to be tested after child with cancer contracts HIV
The nine-year-old’s parents had alleged that she contracted the virus during blood transfusions at the Regional Cancer Centre in Thiruvananthapuram.
Scroll Staff
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Kerala: Nine-year-old with cancer contracts HIV after blood transfusion, inquiry ordered
The hospital where she had her transfusions at claimed they had had no blood donors who were carrying the virus.
Scroll Staff
Video
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‘A topic that should be discussed freely’: Singer Selena Gomez advocates for mental health support
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Eco India Episode 183: How young eco warriors are saying yes to a sustainable, plastic-free world
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‘William Bowery’: Actor Joe Alwyn reveals why he used a pseudonym to write songs with Taylor Swift
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Watch: Dog cannot contain her excitement on meeting her favourite character at Disneyland
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‘How may I help you?’: This robot is assisting commuters at Bengaluru airport
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Initial probe blames lack of oxygen for deaths of 49 children in a month at Farrukhabad hospital
Doctors at district government hospitals have gone on mass leave till September 7, alleging that the UP government was blaming innocent medical practitioners.
Scroll Staff
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Jharkhand: 52 infants die in Jamshedpur hospital over 30 days
The superintendent has said malnutrition caused the deaths.
Scroll Staff
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US nursing homes flush away drugs worth millions because they don’t know how to redistribute them
In a country where healthcare is costly and thousands cannot afford medicines, this is a sad waste. But Iowa’s case shows there is hope.
Marshall Allen, ProPublica
The Reel
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‘Stranger Things’ season 4: Watch the first eight minutes
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‘Escaype Live’ review: A cautionary tale of the desperate pursuit of fame and success
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‘Baymax!’ trailer: ‘Big Hero 6’ spin-off follows the adventures of the friendly healthcare companion
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Watch: ‘Mad Max’ director George Miller returns with fantasy film ‘Three Thousand Years of Longing’
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‘12th Man’ review: Oversharing between friends is overrated (it can lead to murder)
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Delhi: AIIMS nurses go on mass leave to demand better pay, ER services shut down
Only essential surgeries have been carried out on Friday at the premier hospital.
Scroll Staff
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After Mumbai arrests, nervous doctors pull back from transplant surgeries
Public health experts ask if the medical community is overreacting to the arrests in the LH Hiranandani organ racket case.
Priyanka Vora
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Already overworked, doctors in state hospitals are often beaten up – but no help is coming
Most attacks take place in emergency rooms and intensive care units, where tensions run high over critically-ill patients.
Nayantara Narayanan
The Field
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IPL 2022: Mumbai Indians knock Delhi Capitals out of playoffs race, RCB qualify
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French Open: From Djokovic, Nadal to Swiatek, Osaka – who's saying what ahead of Roland Garros 2022
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Hockey: Rajani Etimarpu to lead Indian women’s team in inaugural edition of FIH Hockey 5s
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Hockey, FIH Pro League: Savita Punia to lead India, Rani Rampal set for a comeback in Europe leg
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Badminton, Thailand Open Super 500: PV Sindhu loses to Chen Yufei in semis, India’s campaign ends