Health

New Delhi, Dec 31 : The central government’s plan to launch mobile air dispensary services — helicopters with equipment and doctors — for medical emergencies in remote and hilly areas of the Northeast region may be a reality soon.Informed sources t…

Kolkata, Dec 31 : Vice President Venkaiah Naidu has urged the Centre and state governments to invest more in the healthcare sector and educate people to get health insurance.Stating that providing proper medical service is the need of the hour, Naidu…

Gurugram, Dec 30 : Blood bank and pharmacy licences of Gurugram’s Fortis hospital have been suspended over the death of seven-year-old Adya Singh due to dengue in September and for charging Rs 16 lakh for the child’s treatment, an official said on Sa…

New Delhi, Dec 30 : Two months after conjoined twins from Odisha, Jaga and Kalia, were separated through a surgery at AIIMS, Director Randeep Guleria on Saturday said the twins will take another eight to nine months to get discharged as the vital rec…

Chandigarh, Dec 30 : In a shocking incident, a Kargil martyr widow was denied treatment in a private hospital in Haryana’s Sonipat town and lost her life for not having an Aadhaar card to get her admitted.Two days after the incident came to light, Ch…

New Delhi, Dec 30 : The AIIMS Resident Doctors Association (RDA) has accused the hospital’s administration of delaying the counselling for a fresh batch of resident doctors despite the contract agreement of many existing resident doctors coming to an…

Bengaluru, Dec 30 : Calling for a national mission to make mental health facilities accessible to all, President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday said India must fight against the stigma surrounding mental health.”The biggest obstacle that patients of men…

New Delhi, Dec 29 : Delhi Lt Governor Anil Baijal has approved the state government’s scheme under which victims of road accidents, fire and acid attacks will get medical treatment in all city hospitals at government expense, terming it as “a step in…

Jaipur, Dec 28 : Swine flu cases in Rajasthan smashed all past records in the month of December, with no less than 310 persons testing positive in the state.In the last four days alone, 113 new cases of swine flu were reported.While on December 24 an…

New Delhi, Dec 28 : The government wants AYUSH medical graduates to clear an exit examination before becoming eligible to practise the profession, something on the lines of a similar norm proposed in the National Medical Commission Bill that received…