Pune: Doctors on 108 ambulance deny transport to a swine flu patient

The unavailability of safety gears for doctors of 108 ambulance services is directly affecting the patients, who are not being taken aboard after presenting with flu-like symptoms. In one such…

Dialysis at discounted rate facility

Pune: A facility to offer dialysis at the discounted rate of Rs400 would be made available at the Pune Municipal Corporation-run Balasaheb Thackeray hospital near Mitramandal Chowk. The standing committee…

No MRI at GB Pant hospital: NHRC notice to Centre, Delhi

NEW DELHI: The National Human Rights Commission has issued notice to the chief secretary of Delhi and the Union health secretary over a TOI report dated October 4 that highlighted…

SSG hospital warned of sealing X-ray facility

Vadodara: As teams from the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) – the nuclear watchdog of the country – has started conducting surprise inspections of medical diagnostic centres across major cities…

Family alleges negligence by pvt hospital led to 3-yr-old child’s death

Noida (UP): A family from Delhi Tuesday accused a private hospital here of negligence in treatment which resulted in the death of their three-year-old child, police said. In a complaint…

Will examine if AAP govt pilot project at GTB Hospital violates fundamental rights of others: HC

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Monday said it will examine whether the AAP government’s pilot project at the GTB Hospital to give preferential treatment to city residents was…

Globally great Gastroenterologists gorge on hot talking points in Delhi

New Delhi: New Techniques and findings have emerged in the fields of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Liver Transplantation. Hot topics like Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Cholestasis, acute Liver Failure, Liver…

50-bed healthcare centre at Mico hospital on cards

Nashik: The municipal corporation has decided to expand the Mico hospital at Satpur. A 50-bed urban health care centre would be established on the premises of the hospital. “We have…

Kidney scam: ACB gets more documents from JJ Hospital

MUMBAI: Anti-corruption bureau officials on Friday gathered medical records from JJ Hospital pertaining to the previous organ transplants done during the tenure of social services superintendent Tushar Savarkar. The key…

SC seeks Centre’s response on faulty hip implants by Johnson & Johnson

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Friday sought the Centre’s response on a plea alleging that “faulty” and “deadly” hip implants, made by US-based pharma major Johnson and Johnson, have been…