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Topic: Hospitals

Shrapnel wounds, burns to PTSD — Gaza surgeons’ uphill battle to save lives as supplies run out

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.

Coming soon: Accreditation norms for IVF clinics to ‘ensure quality service, best patient outcome’

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’s Dalit women at the mercy of greedy doctors—robbed of uterus in 2012, kidneys now

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.

Delhi hospitals to conduct mock drills Tuesday to check Covid-19 readiness

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.

Owner and his two children killed as fire breaks out in Agra hospital

The patients were evacuated, but the owner and his children, who lived within the premises of the hospital were trapped inside.

Newborns to entreprenuers—Indian hospitals need a perinatal service package. It’s a win-win

Many Indian hospitals don't have in-house physiotherapists or dieticians & most new mothers pay little attention to themselves. But there's a solution.

How women sugarcane workers in Maharashtra’s Beed deal with side effects of hysterectomy

A good night’s sleep is a distant memory for Sheela Waghmare. “I cannot sleep at night…it has been years,” says Sheela, 33, seated cross-legged on...

There’s a silent pandemic going on. And Indian govt and states are racing to curb it

Untreated hospital wastewater is a heady cocktail of antibiotics and other drugs, and can be a hotspot for drug-resistant pathogens known as superbugs.

Why Shalby Hospitals’ new franchise mode is a win-win idea for patients, franchisees

Shalby Orthopedic Centre of Excellence (SOCE) will give patients across the country greater access to the hospital's speciality treatment and franchisees the benefit of the trust won by Salby's.

UP govt conducted mock drill of inquiry, gave clean chit to Agra hospital: Priyanka Gandhi

New Delhi: The BJP government in Uttar Pradesh conducted a "mock drill of an inquiry", Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said on Saturday after...

On Camera

Move over Ed Sheeran, Rihanna. The only pop star India wants more of is Diljit Dosanjh

Sheeran’s concert in Mumbai on Saturday was a roaring success. But the most viral moment was when Dosanjh joined him, and brought the house down.

Complaints to RBI ombudsman up 68% in FY23, banks biggest cause for customer grievances

Data shows large public sector banks received highest number of complaints in absolute terms, but fared better than several private banks when looked at on complaints-per-branch basis.

Tiger Triumph-24 — India-US tri-services exercise to boost coordination begins

The exercise will be simulated to undertake HADR operations in a ‘friendly island nation’, where troops will execute amphibious landing ops.

CAA comes not with a bang, but with a whimper. Without NRC, it will fade into academic debate

For BJP, CAA was strategic move that did not quite work out because those it would benefit could’ve been accommodated under existing laws, and new entrants would remain excluded.