No hospital in The Nilgiris has critical care facilities
Udhagamandalam: Ooty, the ‘Queen of Hills’, with its verdant landscape and salubrious climate, is an ideal destination for tourists. Over 30 lakh people visit the hill station every year and…
Pune : Infant given fluid through burette with spider in it
PUNE : In a shocking instance of alleged negligence on the part of citybased Jadhav Children’s Hospital, a 10-month-old infant has been administered intravenous (IV) fluid for the last two…
Govt hosps flouting norms in appointing anaesthesia technicians: Paramedical union
Tirupur: While private hospitals are sticking to the Medical Council of India (MCI) norms in recruiting anaesthesia technicians, most of the government hospitals do not have such a post and…
Kenyan doctor performs brain surgery on wrong patient
Nairobi: A neurosurgeon at Kenya’s largest hospital has been suspended after performing brain surgery on the wrong patient, the hospital said in a statement today. The scandal, which prompted an…
Pune : Private hospitals demand revised treatment rates
PUNE: Private hospitals in the city have demanded 50% rise in rates for treating ailing employees and corporators of the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC). The demand has been made in…
Are robots making their mark in operation theatres?
The ubiquitous robots have come to the operation theatre too. They have become important in making surgeries minimally invasive, keeping hospitalisation of the patient at the minimum and making post-operative…
SevenHills admin office sealed over non-payment of Rs 9 crore property tax
MUMBAI: Adding to the ongoing woes of Marol’s SevenHills Hospital, the BMC sealed and attached its administrative office on Thursday over non-payment of Rs 9 crore property tax. Civic officials…
Aga Khan to set up children’s cancer hospital in city: Fadnavis
The Aga Khan, spiritual leader of Ismaili Muslims, met governor C Vidyasagar Rao at Raj Bhavan and Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who had called on him at the Taj Mahal…
100 specialists set up Immuno-Oncological Society to outline treatment standards
An initiative by IIT-Bombay may help decrease the cost of a sort of immunotherapy used to treat blood tumor to a tenth of that in the US. Dr. Rahul Purwar…
Over 200 surgeries put off as strike cripples services
NEW DELHI: Health services were severely affected at Lok Nayak and Safdarjung hospitals on Tuesday because of a strike called by resident doctors. More than 200 routine surgeries were postponed…
