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Topic: Hospitals

83% Indians with cancer face ‘catastrophic’ non-medical costs, 75% travel over 500 km for treatment

Study by International Institute for Population Sciences & Tata Memorial Centre, out in Journal of Cancer Policy, based on assessment of cancer patients at Mumbai's Tata Memorial Centre.

As antibiotics turn ineffective against deadly superbugs, ICMR wants curbs on their sale

In a paper, researchers linked to ICMR’s antimicrobial resistance division & others said that while introduction of new antimicrobials offers hope, resistance may develop rapidly.

With big pvt hospitals & insurers at war, what’s GIC’s Ayushman Bharat-style common empanelment plan

Amidst standoff between some hospitals & insurers, General Insurance Council working on 'common empanelment' model that will standardise agreements between insurers and each hospital.

50,000 people across Kerala hospitals now rely on DYFI food packs, and ‘politics’ is to thank

In 2017, DYFI began by distributing free food to 100 people in Thiruvananthapuram. Today, the initiative feeds nearly 50,000 people across Kerala’s hospitals daily.

Behind same-sex couple’s legal battle, a commitment to stand by each other in health & in sickness

Plea cites rights violations under Articles 14 & 15 and seeks legal recognition of same-sex couples' right to act as medical representatives for each other, calling their exclusion discriminatory.

Hospitals in north & western India activate Covid-like emergency protocol amid India-Pakistan tensions

Rajasthan, Gujarat, Punjab & Delhi working on real-time database of available resources. Districts where drone & missile attacks have been reported conducting ambulance dry runs.

New treatments, expert care offer hope for stroke patients, but high incidence of cases a concern

Treatments such as endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) and intravenous thrombolysis (IVT), are becoming more accessible to patients and leading to paradigm shifts in their outcomes.

Mock drills to ‘Code Brown’ prep, how Delhi NCR hospitals are bracing for potential emergencies

Hospitals across the region are on high alert in the wake of escalating tensions with Pakistan since the Pahalgam terror attack.

UK unveils new ‘honest, deliverable’ plan for 40 Hospitals

The announcement comes in light of a review by the Department of Health and Social Care which said the previous government’s plan to deliver 40 new hospitals by 2030 was “unfunded and undeliverable”.

Drop in number of Bangladeshi patients may hurt Indian hospitals. Strained ties, visa curbs to blame

Bangladesh nationals have usually formed a major chunk of India’s total medical tourist footfall. Now, they may be turning to Thailand, Malaysia, Turkey & even Pakistan.

On Camera

In Bihar, BJP is courting upper castes—a clear shift from its 2020 strategy

With two parties led by Dalit leaders now part of NDA, the BJP is hopeful of winning a large number of reserved constituencies.

Boom to bust: Haunted by Ketan Parekh saga, 117-yr-old Calcutta Stock Exchange’s future lies in limbo

CSE, one of India’s oldest bourses, is edging towards a voluntary exit. It could never recover from market manipulation scam that caused a payment crisis at exchange back in 2001. 

From battle of wits and daring air strikes to artillery fury, new details emerge of Operation Sindoor

Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.

CJI, IPS, IAS & Homebound: A wake-up call 75 years in the making

Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.