Health

New Delhi, Jan 20 : In a case of alleged medical negligence, a four-month-old baby died at a city hospital on Friday, after being administered a pain killer injection to provide temporary relief from the pain caused by stitch in the upper lip.Accordi…

Gurugram, Jan 19 : A day after the city’s Artemis Hospital was accused of overcharging for the treatment of a 17-month-old baby who died hours after admission, the hospital on Friday said it had waived off portion of the bill which the family was una…

New Delhi, Jan 19 : Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday “pleaded” with Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal to recruit more pharmacists in government hospitals.”Today, again, I plead before you with folded hands to please take immediate steps to recr…

Bhubaneswar, Jan 19 : Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday launched an online platform, Odisha e-Hospital Management Information System (OeHMIS), to provide efficient and hassle-free health services to the public.The pilot project was launc…

Gurugram, Jan 18 : After Fortis, allegation of overcharging has been levelled against another city-based hospital by the family of a 17-month-old baby, who died here on Thursday.The family of the deceased has accused that the hospital handed over a b…

New Delhi, Jan 19 : Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday called for more powers to government hospitals to help them provide better health facilities,”It will help these institutions in recruiting according to their needs and also purchas…

New Delhi, Jan 18 : Hours after Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal conducted a surprise inspection of Guru Tegh Bahadur (GTB) Hospital here, he directed Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash to initiate steps to fill vacant posts of pharmacists on an urgent basi…

New Delhi, Jan 18 : Vaccine maker Panacea Biotec on Thursday announced a deal with rival Serum Institute of India to manufacture a six-in-one paediatric vaccine to protect kids against six diseases, including polio, diphtheria, tetanus and hepatitis …

Bengaluru, Jan 18 : Indian biotechnology major Biocon on Thursday said it would develop, make and market new drugs in immunology and oncology for patients worldwide in partnership with Sandoz, an arm of Swiss-based Novartis.”We have entered into an e…

New Delhi, Jan 18 : The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here has started Cone Beam CT (CBCT) scan facility that will give dental surgeons a 3D image of the patient’s jaw before the actual surgery is performed, leading to better treatm…