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ICU for 70yr man or 30yr woman? Doctors, nurses are turning to psychiatrists in 2nd wave

Don’t advise India’s doctors and hospital staff to do yoga, meditation and exercise in the middle of the second wave of Covid. They need mental healthcare.

Indian-American doctors offer services to Covid patients in India virtually or in-person

The AAPI leadership has requested India through an emergency declaration (to) provide a blanket immunity and indemnification for volunteering physicians from the US.

Govt defers NEET PG 2021 exam amid surging Covid cases, plea in SC seeking postponement

No new date has been announced for NEET PG 2021 exam that was scheduled to be held on 18 April. Candidates across India had filed a PIL in Supreme Court seeking postponement of exam.

Doctors’ association calls out VIP culture in govt hospitals for Covid testing in letter to Modi

Federation of All India Medical Association expresses concern on separate VIP counters in govt hospitals for politicians, says no place for doctors to go ,and we are at forefront of fight against Covid.

Who are allied healthcare workers and why Lok Sabha passed a bill to regulate the sector

Rajya Sabha passed the National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Professionals Bill Wednesday. ThePrint explains what it is & why is it an important legislation.

1 doctor for 1,511 people, 1 nurse for 670 — Covid exposes India’s healthcare ‘fault lines’

The 15th Finance Commission, in a first-of-its-kind stock-taking exercise in the backdrop of Covid pandemic, has put out statistics about chronic shortages in India’s health system.

Govt says 162 doctors on Covid duty have died, ‘shocked’ IMA pegs number at 734

IMA says health ministry data only accounts for those who availed the Centre's Covid insurance, and adds it is considering filing a case against the govt.

Doctors at PGIMER Chandigarh remove brain tumour through nose of 16-month-old baby

Doctors used a diamond drill to create a pathway through which they were able to dissect the 3 cm tumour.

‘Credibility of scientists hurt’ — former AIIMS chiefs, other experts slam vaccine skeptics

Former AIIMS director T.D. Dogra, along with 48 other medical experts & scientists, has urged people to 'reject the manipulations' of those trying to 'defame' the scientific community. 

Some doctors & health workers have doubts about Covid vaccines, but they’ll take the shot

A few doctors have apprehensions about safety & efficacy of the vaccines, but say information and awareness campaigns are the need of the hour.

On Camera

Postcards from Hyderabad—stories Europeans told about the city

For all their colonial underpinnings, postcards from Hyderabad also inadvertently preserve a trace of local memory: a glimpse of a street, a face, a forgotten name.

Navigating Trump’s tariffs is no child’s play. Indian toymakers are losing out on orders, enquiries

Indian toymakers are now exploring new markets, but they want govt to negotiate a trade deal with US soon, introduce incentives and subsidies to make the industry more competitive.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?