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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‘Saffronisation of Doordarshan’: After DD News unveils new logo, social media users express alarm
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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Carnatic music: Violinist L Subramaniam’s new book looks at the 18th-century masters
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Is the 2024 Lok Sabha election India’s last chance before the point of no return?
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Husna Bai: The tawaif who made Hindustani music a respectable profession for women artists
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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: Unbelievable scenes of flooding in Dubai airport, streets, and malls after heavy rain in UAE
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Indian elections: How secure is the EVM-VVPAT process?
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Watch: Footballers of Indian clubs walk out on the pitch with dogs to get them adopted
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Watch: Dogs wag their tails to ‘conduct’ classical music orchestra
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Watch: Glimpses of Indian singer Sid Sriram’s debut performance at Coachella 2024
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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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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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‘Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2’ review: Laboured and barely provocative
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‘Civil War’ review: An urgent film about a barely-distant future
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Watch: ‘The Broken News’ returns for a second season
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‘Dil Dosti Dilemma’ trailer: A teenager bonds with her grandparents during a summer vacation
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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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Wrestling, Asian Olympic Qualifiers: Deepak Punia, Sujeet Kalkal fail to make weigh-ins in time
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Chess, Candidates 2024: Gukesh Dommaraju picks up win to become joint-leader with two rounds to go
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Hockey: Salima Tete 2.0 – a speedster who is adding confidence and creativity to her improving game
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IPL 2024: Suryakumar, bowlers help Mumbai Indians seal thriller against Punjab Kings
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Cricket: Meg Lanning opens up about struggle with food and exercise that led to her early retirement