The medical intern students of Saraswathi Institute of Medical Sciences are protesting against the hospital administration and are on strike for several reasons like harassment and stipends. The principal has reportedly...
Bihar’s alcohol ban in 2016 prevented 24 lakh cases of daily and weekly consumption, and 21 lakh cases of intimate partner violence, according to new research published in The Lancet Regional Health Southeast Asia...
India, home to over 1.3 billion people, faces a severe shortage of blood stem cell donors. With only 0.09% of the population registered as donors, the need for more people to join the stem cell registry is the need of the...
As the world celebrates the global Menstrual Hygiene Day movement, a menstrual hygiene survey has revealed that total 77.7 per cent men did little or no research to learn and understand their partner’s experience during...
Amid the ongoing heatwaves in the capital city and adjoining areas, Delhi government on Monday announced to reserve two beds each for heatstroke patients in all government-run hospitals while five beds will be reserved at...
In the wake of the tragic fire at a Vivek Vihar nursing home that claimed the lives of seven newborns in the city, Delhi government on Monday directed all private and state-run hospitals to complete a fire audit by June 8...
In an effort to stop the various forms of rising addictions causing disruption in family and personal lives, a group of public health experts have launched a campaign for doctors to intervene the patients at the initial...
Twenty per cent of cancer patients who called an NGO-run helpline to seek a second opinion were below 40 years of age, indicating a rise of cancer incidences amongst younger people, data from the organisation stated. There...
At least seven newborn babies were killed after a massive fire broke out at New Born Baby Care hospital in east Delhi of Vivek Vihar on Saturday night. As many as 12 babies were rescued, out of which six died, while one died...
The Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) has held the view that the probation period extended by AIIMS to a doctor on the ground of ‘alleged misconduct’ with the Head of Department “suffers from various...
