Healthcare
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Bihar has six hospital beds per 1 lakh population, lowest in the country, shows Niti Aayog report
According to the Indian Public Health Standards’ 2012 guidelines, district hospitals should have at least 22 beds per 1 lakh population.
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Risk to children from contaminated oral polio vaccine found in India is ‘minimal’, says WHO
Government officials confirmed that some children in Maharashtra, Telangana and Uttar Pradesh were administered the contaminated vaccine.
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Health ministry orders investigation after some batches of oral polio vaccine found contaminated
Traces of polio type II virus, which has been eradicated worldwide, were found in some batches of oral polio vaccine manufactured by a company in Ghaziabad.
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Trending
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Photos of Taj Mahal underground cells released by Archaeological Survey amid row about ‘Hindu idols’
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DU professor booked for social media post about claimed shivling in Gyanvapi mosque
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‘My biggest strength is my love’: Muslim man’s house, shops razed after marriage to Hindu woman
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From Babri to Gyanvapi, how India’s courts have helped escalate Hindutva claims on mosques
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Four strange symptoms of Covid-19 you might not have heard about
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Health ministry releases draft rules to regulate online sale of medicines
Online pharmacies will have to register with the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation, according to the draft rules.
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UP’s Musahars face such intense discrimination that even healthcare is denied to them
Untouchability was outlawed in 1950, but discrimination and segregation of the scheduled caste remains pervasive.
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Global organisation The Elders praises Delhi government’s health initiatives
Former United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan, the organisation’s head, said a delegation will visit India in September.
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Video
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Watch: US student goes into labour on graduation day, university head brings ceremony to hospital
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Watch: The moment when a humpback whale landed on a tourist boat, injuring passengers on board
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Watch: Paediatric dental clinic support dog comforts children in Ecuador
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‘My biggest strength is my love’: Muslim man’s house, shops razed after marriage to Hindu woman
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Watch: Bengaluru torrential rains on Tuesday leave two dead
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Delhi: Hospitals must not hold patients’ bodies hostage just for bills, suggests draft policy
This doesn’t mean the bills will be waived, the proposal said, adding that hospitals can take legal action against patients’ kin if they do not pay up later.
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There may be five types of diabetes that need different forms of treatment, suggests Lancet study
According to WHO, India has about 70 million diabetics and may soon become the diabetes capital of the world.
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Bhupendra Singh, chairperson of drug price regulator, transferred
Under him, the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority had highlighted how private hospitals made huge profits by inflating bills for medicines.
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The Reel
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‘She-Hulk: Attorney at Law’ trailer: Meet Hulk’s lawyer cousin
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‘Ardh’ trailer: Rajpal Yadav and Rubina Dilaik play migrant dreamers in Mumbai
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Fatima Sana Shaikh: ‘Films have helped me cross an emotional barrier’
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‘Spiderhead’ trailer: Chris Hemsworth watches over prisoners controlled by mind-altering drugs
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Watch: ‘Nikamma’ stars Abhimanyu Dassani, Shirley Setia and Shilpa Shetty
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Uttar Pradesh: Woman delivers baby outside hospital that turned her away for not having Aadhaar
A doctor at the Jaunpur hospital allegedly rebuked the woman’s family before sending them away.
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Drug pricing regulator asks Fortis for copies of bills for allegedly overcharging Gurugram patient
The hospital charged Jayant Singh nearly Rs 16 lakh for the treatment of his seven-year-old daughter, who died of dengue.
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Nine newborns die at Ahmedabad civil hospital in 24 hours, Gujarat sets up investigation panel
Chief Minister Vijay Rupani met senior health officials on Sunday to review the situation.
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The Field
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IPL 2022: Quinton de Kock’s century helps LSG edge out KKR, reach playoffs
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Breathtaking hitting: Reactions to Quinton de Kock’s epic knock against KKR in IPL 2022
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Badminton, Thailand Open Super 500: Sindhu, Srikanth, Bansod progress; Prannoy, Nehwal bow out
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Women’s Boxing World C’ships: Nikhat Zareen to fight for gold, Manisha and Parveen win bronze
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Hockey: With Asian Games postponed, AHF chief says backup plan in place for Paris Olympics quota