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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Why are Sikhs abroad more pro-Khalistan than community members living in India?
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Kalakshetra abuse controversy should force a rethink of power hierarchies in ‘classical’ dance world
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The dark side of wind energy along Gujarat’s coast
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Noida: Namaz disrupted inside housing complex after Hindu residents raise objections
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Is ‘glass skin’ achievable? A dermatologist answers this and other skincare questions in a new book
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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: Journalist Nishant Shekhar hilariously mimics everyday conversations in Indian newsroom
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Watch: Fire spreads through hotel in Indore, rescuers evacuate trapped guests with ladders
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Watch: Trapped miners rescued from collapsed gold mine in Congo as onlookers cheer in relief
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Watch: Israeli commando units stage undersea protest against government’s judicial overhaul plans
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Watch: Rescuer scales 65-foot telecom tower in Pune to save bird tangled in kite string
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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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Netflix India’s latest mantra: ‘You can’t be successful globally without being successful locally’
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Start the week with a film: The very violent and very clever ‘Battle Royale’
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Review: ‘Boston Strangler’ looks for the woman in the serial killer story
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‘Chor Nikal Ke Bhaga’ review: A smart and entertaining thriller
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‘Jubilee’ trailer: Series is set in the Hindi film industry of the 1940s and 1950s
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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 2023 fixtures list: Here’s the full schedule of 70 matches in the league stage
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IPL 2023: Virat Kohli to Cameron Green, five players to watch out for in new season
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Table tennis nationals: Sreeja Akula clinches singles, doubles titles; G Sathiyan wins singles gold
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Sports world daily: IOC backs Russia’s return as neutral athletes; Messi scores 100th Argentina goal
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Football: Chhetri, Jhingan score as India win Tri-Nation title; Women’s team loses to Uzbekistan