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

· Nov 06, 2019 · 09:30 pm

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

· Mar 01, 2019 · 11:30 am

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.

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· Sep 25, 2018 · 08:42 am

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

· Sep 06, 2018 · 02:59 pm

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.

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· Aug 07, 2018 · 09:30 pm

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

· Aug 07, 2018 · 02:30 pm

‘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.

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· Mar 09, 2018 · 11:06 am

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

· Feb 26, 2018 · 02:30 pm

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.

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· Feb 16, 2018 · 06:22 pm

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

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Sanjeev Nair

· Oct 17, 2017 · 09:00 am

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

· Jan 28, 2017 · 02:30 pm

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

· Apr 15, 2016 · 11:30 am