Health Care
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Six-month-long treatment regimen effective for multi-drug resistant tuberculosis, finds new trial
The STREAM trial findings published in ‘The Lancet’ showed that 91% of the 134 patients were cured of the bacterial disease.
Tabassum Barnagarwala
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Delhi AIIMS withdraws special guidelines for treatment of Parliamentarians after criticism
The Federation of Resident Doctors Association had questioned the move, saying that the privileges amounted to ‘VIP culture’.
Scroll Staff
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‘VIP culture’: Doctors criticise AIIMS guidelines for treatment of Parliamentarians
The standard operating procedures include providing a nodal officer to coordinate and facilitate medical care arrangements for the MPs.
Scroll Staff
Trending
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Does India really benefit from NRIs heading the world’s new-age empires?
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The unsolved mystery of the fake PMO officer in Kashmir
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Rahul Gandhi sentenced to two years in jail for remarks about Modi surname
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A journalist examines the similarities and the differences between Indians and Pakistanis today
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How West Bengal’s changing political dynamics could hurt the Trinamool Congress
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A steep hike in medical education fee has left Punjab grappling with a shortage of doctors
The state has seen a 479% fee hike in government colleges in the past decade.
Vivek Gupta, IndiaSpend.com
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How every level of India’s healthcare system failed a pregnant woman in Bundelkhand
Banda woman delivered a stillborn child on January 15 after being shunted from one government-run health facility to another without being given emergency care.
Khabar Lahariya
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Jaipur: Investigation on after pharma company allegedly conducts human clinical trials of new drug
The labourers were reportedly admitted to hospital as their health deteriorated after they were administered the drug on March 19.
Scroll Staff
Video
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Watch: Massive fire breaks out in a factory in Gujarat’s Valsad, huge plume of smoke covers the sky
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Caught on camera: The moment when a train collided with a bus at a railway crossing in Bangladesh
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‘A reporter is arrested under a law meant for terrorists...’: A newspaper editor on press freedom
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TV channel: ‘Will the TMC accept the Congress’s leadership?’ TMC MP: ‘You never ask Modi questions’
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Watch: Crocodile interrupts tourists during picnic, ‘steals’ their cooler box
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Delhi: AIIMS security personnel file complaint against man posing as a faculty member
The man was caught telling junior resident doctors that he was from the orthopaedic department, and asking them to admit a patient.
Scroll Staff
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Cabinet approves scheme to set up 24 new medical colleges across India
All the new institutes have been proposed in hospitals that are in under-served areas.
Scroll Staff
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Why a new employee healthcare plan by Amazon and Co could shake the industry
Three business giants, Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase, announced plans to change health care delivery and insurance as we know it.
J B Silvers, The Conversation
The Reel
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Watch: Oppression and rebellion in Independence-era drama ‘August 16 1947’
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‘Gumraah’ trailer: Crime thriller stars Aditya Roy Kapur in a double role, Mrunal Thakur as a cop
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How OP Nayyar was one of the original disruptors of Hindi film music
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Watch: The blunder years in ‘School College Ani Life’ starring Tejasswi Prakash, Karan Parab
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‘Ghar Banduk Biryani’ trailer: A chef is caught between security forces and rebels
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There’s a surprising link between fireworks, iodine levels and low IQ
A chemical found in products as diverse as fireworks and food packaging, perchlorate can interfere with thyroid function as well as foetal brain development.
Barbara Demeneix, The Conversation
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Karnataka government to give all citizens health cover from November 1
The insurance scheme will cost the state Rs 869 crore and be linked with Aadhaar.
Scroll Staff
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Bengaluru-based firm introduces affordable blood tests that detect early-stage cancer
The technique developed by Strand Life Sciences is minimally-invasive and can find evidence of tumours in places surgeons cannot access.
Scroll Staff
The Field
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ISSF World Cup Bhopal: Rhythm-Varun win mixed pistol silver; Rudrankksh-Narmada claim rifle bronze
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Watch: When Mesut Ozil produced 19 assists for Arsenal in the 2015-’16 Premier League season
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Football: India earns narrow win over Myanmar in tri-nation opener; Women’s team draw against Jordan
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Sports world daily: Raducanu, Murray lose early at Miami Masters; Man United ownership race heats up
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Swiss Open Super 300: Prannoy beats Shi; Satwik-Chirag, Sindhu progress too but Sen bows out