Of 43,000 private hospitals in India, only 30% are empanelled under PMJAY. As the Centre prepares to expand the scheme to include senior citizens, this could become a problem.
At Al-Shifa and Nasser Hospitals, medical supplies have run out. Doctors are on 12-hour plus shifts even as they themselves face psychological stress & trauma, say surgeons.
National Accreditation Board for Hospitals & Healthcare Providers has for the 1st time developed specific standards for clinics offering assisted reproductive tech, which includes IVF.
Bihar has changed, but not for poor Dalit women who continue to be victims of doctors running blacklisted clinics. They end up with stolen uterus or kidneys—and a huge financial debt.
Hospitals across the city will conduct mock drills, including availability of beds & manpower, to deal with any increase in Covid-19 cases, Deputy CM Manish Sisodia said Monday.
Many Indian hospitals don't have in-house physiotherapists or dieticians & most new mothers pay little attention to themselves. But there's a solution.
Untreated hospital wastewater is a heady cocktail of antibiotics and other drugs, and can be a hotspot for drug-resistant pathogens known as superbugs.
There will be a crazy electric vehicle like the BMW i5 M60 every once in a while but most will be boring toaster-shaped and silent ‘mobility solutions’.
In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.
Among 19 Indian firms sanctioned by US Treasury Dept was Lokesh Machines Ltd accused of coordinating with 'Russian defence procurement agent to import Italy-origin CNC machines'.
While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.
The budgetary provision of 0.3% of GDP for public healthcare is minuscule. For a country that has just emerged from a devastating pandemic. The actual death toll a matter of considerable controversy.
The budgetary provision of 0.3% of GDP for public healthcare is minuscule. For a country that has just emerged from a devastating pandemic. The actual death toll a matter of considerable controversy.