Hospitals
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One-third of developing nations lack clean running water, says scientists
World | Jun 24, 2016, 07:46 AM ISTNew York: Over one-third of hospitals in the developing nations do not have clean running water, a deficiency that can be the reason of unsanitary and dangerous conditions for patients who need surgery, a study
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Dengue alert: Arvind Kejriwal makes surprise visit to hospitals
National | Sep 15, 2015, 05:38 PM ISTNew Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday made surprise visits to hospitals in the national capital to check dengue alertness, government officials said."The chief minister has visited Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital and will
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12-hour shifts of nurses affects patient care: Research
Lifestyle | Sep 14, 2015, 08:38 AM ISTLondon: Hospital nurses who work longer than 12-hour shifts have a higher risk of wanting to leave their job, and more likely to burn out in terms of emotional exhaustion, thereby affecting quality and safety
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IIM study finds flaws in health care facility of BIMARU states
India | Aug 10, 2015, 01:14 PM ISTAhmedabad: Even after two decades, acronym ‘BIMARU' used to define underdevelopment and poor social indices in Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh seems to ring true as a recently published study by IIM Ahmedabad
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Medanta Group to invest Rs 1,500 crore in next five years
Feb 08, 2015, 06:01 PM ISTIndore: Medanta Group today said it is working on a plan to set up five hospitals in next five years with an investment of Rs 1,500 crore.“We have a plan to open five hospitals in
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West Bengal: Government hospitals to provide free services all patients, says CM Mamata Banerjee
National | Oct 22, 2014, 08:54 PM ISTKolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said that all patients will be entitled to receive free treatment, free diagnostics and free surgery in all government hospitals and health centres across the state."Henceforth,
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World's 10 worst disease outbreaks ever
World | Jan 21, 2014, 06:47 AM ISTNew Delhi: Diseases have been unwanted escorts throughout the march of human history. Still throughout history mankind has suffered the crippling and mortal effects of a ravaging disease brought on by any number of target
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Rajasthan govt to launch free medical testing in hospitals on Apr 7
India | Mar 29, 2013, 07:58 PM ISTJaipur, Mar 29: Rajasthan is all set to introduce free medical testing scheme on World Health Day in all medical colleges, district, sub district and satellite hospitals in the state.In the first phase beginning on
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Another incident of ward boys turning doctors in UP
India | Jul 12, 2012, 05:10 PM ISTMeerut, Jul 12: In yet another incident reflecting the dismal state of healthcare in Uttar Pradesh, under trained staff of a government hospital here were caught on camera carrying out postmortem.According to local media reports,
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Body of newborn girl found in Jaipur hospital dump
India | Jul 07, 2012, 06:22 PM ISTJodhpur, Jul 7: Body of a newborn girl, surrounded by dogs who were trying to feast on it, was today found in a garbage dump behind the Umaid Hospital here. Police found the body inside
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SC refuses to stay nation-wide doctor's strike
India | Jun 25, 2012, 08:21 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jun 25: The Supreme Court today refused to stay the day-long nation-wide strike called by the Indian Medical Association to protest against certain reforms initiated by the Central Government in the medical field.A
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VVIP Ward Of AIIMS, 4 Other Hospitals In Delhi Lack NoC From Fire Brigade
India | Dec 09, 2011, 10:16 PM ISTNew Delhi, Dec 9: The Cardiovascular and Neuro Sciences Centre of AIIMS, which houses the VVIP ward, is among five hospital buildings here that do not have the No-Objection Certificate” from the Delhi Fire Services.Besides
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Child Deaths Are Occasional, Like Tornado, Tsunami, Says Trinamool Health Minister
India | Nov 01, 2011, 02:15 PM ISTKolkata, Nov 1: This minister surely has a foot-in-the-mouth disease. He is none other than Sudip Bandopadhyay, Union minister of state for Health and Family Welfare under Ghulam Nabi Azad.On the spate of child deaths
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Centre To Order Hospitals To Treat The Poor Free Of Cost
India | Aug 25, 2011, 09:08 PM ISTNew Delhi, Aug 25: The Centre today told the Delhi High Court that it would soon issue a circular asking all private hospitals, built on government land allocated to them at subsidised rates, to provide
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Pranab Withdraws 5 PC Service Tax On Hospitals, Diagnostics
India | Mar 22, 2011, 03:53 PM ISTNew Delhi, Mar 22 : Bowing to demand from all quarters, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today announced withdrawal of the proposed 5 per cent service tax on airconditioned hospitals with more than 25 beds and
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Blast Injured Admitted To Several Varanasi Hospitals
India | Dec 07, 2010, 10:40 PM ISTVaranasi, Dec 7: Most of the people who were injured in the Varanasi blast this evening have been admitted to Marwari hospital and Kabir Chaura hospital here. A red alert has been issued in all
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Dazed Victims Search For Relatives In Hospitals
India | Nov 16, 2010, 04:59 PM ISTNew Delhi, Nov 16: "This is her" wailed Sheetal, 23, as she identified her four-year old daughter among the photographs of dead put up at the capital's LNJP hospital where majority of the victims of
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Lower Cost To Get Cashless Plan: Insurers To Hospitals
India | Jul 15, 2010, 12:42 PM ISTNew Delhi: Locked in a battle with big healthcare firms over censoring cashless health insurance claims, state-run insurers on Thursday asserted that the facility would be extended only to those hospitals that agree to their