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  Act against hospitals that detain patients over medical bills: HC tells Maha govt

  India | April 14, 2016 21:46 IST

  Mumbai: Citing the miserable conditions of patients in Maharashtra, the Bombay High Court today asked the state government to come up with a mechanism that would enable it to take action against hospitals that detain

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  NASA-assisted drone delivers drugs to remote clinic

  World | July 18, 2015 16:29 IST

  Washington:  NASA has assisted a drone to successfully deliver pharmaceuticals and other medical supplies to patients in an outdoor free clinic in Virginia.A NASA aircraft assisted an unmanned aircraft system (UAS), operated by startup company

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  West Bengal: Government hospitals to provide free services all patients, says CM Mamata Banerjee

  Politics | October 22, 2014 20:54 IST

  Kolkata: 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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  Gujarat doctors to offer discount to patients who vote

  India | April 20, 2014 9:09 IST

  Ahmedabad: The doctors in Gujarat will give minimum 25 per cent discount on consultation fees to patients who show their inked finger to prove that they have cast their vote during the Lok Sabha polls,

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  Number of dengue patients in Delhi shoots up to 720

  India | October 23, 2012 20:58 IST

  New Delhi, Oct 23: Dengue continued to spread in the capital with 35 patients testing positive today for the mosquito-borne disease, taking the number of affected to 720.Thirty-three cases were reported from three municipal corporations

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  In Delhi Safdarjung hospital, patients lie on floor after surgery

  India | September 29, 2012 16:37 IST

  New Delhi, Sep 29: Patients who have come out of operation theatres of Delhi's government-run Safdarjang Hospital  have been found sleeping on the floors, reports Mail Today, a Delhi tabloid.  A month ago, Rajkumar came

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  10 ways how doctors in India loot patients

  India | September 21, 2015 21:06 IST

  New Delhi, Sept 10 : A renowned physician Dr B M Hegde has shown how a large number of doctors working in five-star hospitals shortchange  patients in order to keep their management happy and enrich

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  Close shave for patients during hospital fire

  India | August 18, 2012 17:12 IST

  Cuttack (Odisha), Aug 18: Four seriously ill patients undergoing treatment in the neurosurgery ICU of SCB Medical College and Hospital here had a narrow escape when a fire broke out as they were shifted immediately.