Jharkhand: Pregnant woman carried on bike to hospital, family claims ambulance was not available

The Latehar district civil surgeon claimed the family had called for an ambulance but did not wait for it to reach them.

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· Jun 28, 2019 · 04:44 pm

Johnson & Johnson hip implants: Panel to review claims of 15 patients from Tuesday, says report

The government has also asked principal and health secretaries to form state-level committees to examine the details of affected patients.

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· Sep 17, 2018 · 09:14 am

Johnson & Johnson got Justice BN Srikrishna’s clean chit in 2014, submitted it to police: Report

The Mahim police in Mumbai had registered an FIR against the company based on a complaint filed by the Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration.

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· Sep 11, 2018 · 11:28 am

Regulator took two years to ban import of Johnson & Johnson’s faulty hip implants: Indian Express

The company recalled the faulty devices globally in 2010 but its import licence was active till April 2012, documents show.

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· Sep 06, 2018 · 10:01 am

Johnson & Johnson should compensate those affected by faulty hip implants, says Centre

The health ministry directed the company to comply with all the recommendations of an expert panel that inquired into the matter.

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· Sep 05, 2018 · 10:32 pm

Patients with faulty hip implants underwent revision surgery due to pain: Johnson & Johnson report

In a majority of cases, doctors remained silent on the revision surgery. Only two doctors explicitly said they believe ‘the event is device related’.

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· Aug 30, 2018 · 09:46 am

Interview: ‘We need a medical regulator that is more like a tribunal and not the consumer court’

Shailaja Chandra, former secretary in the health ministry, says existing laws have failed to regulate India’s healthcare sector.

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· Dec 11, 2017 · 05:59 pm

Loophole in HIV/AIDS Bill passed by Rajya Sabha draws criticism from patients, health experts

A controversial clause remains in the bill that promises access to treatment to the infected only 'as far as possible'.

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· Mar 22, 2017 · 02:30 pm

AMU professor dies after institute's hospital fails to provide him an ambulance for six hours

D Murthy's doctors at the Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College had advised shifting him to a Delhi facility after the cancer patient's condition deteriorated.

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· Oct 26, 2016 · 10:14 am