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Thursday, October 31, 2024
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Topic: Max Hospital

Amid US reports of stomach paralysis due to weight-loss ‘wonder drug’, doctors say such side-effects rare

Semaglutide, which is available in India as a pill and in other countries as an injection, has some known side effects but they are usually mild and short-lived, say doctors.

Max Healthcare to invest Rs 3,400 crore to double India capacity over next 4 years

The investment will help boost capacity at existing hospitals as well as augment the firm’s land holdings. The plans come in the backdrop of repeated virus outbreaks in India.

Doubts over vaccines loom large on day one, govt officials say turnout to pick up eventually

In Delhi, 4,319 health workers were vaccinated, while in Maharashtra, 18,338 got the shots. In Karnataka, 22,256 health workers and in J&K, 2,000 got the vaccine Saturday.

Girl gets recovered Covid-positive sister’s liver in ‘first-of-its-kind’ transplant in Delhi

Both the recipient and the donor are recuperating at the Max Super Speciality Hospital after surgery on 20 May, doctors rule out possibility of future complications.

33 staff members of Max hospital in Delhi’s Patparganj test positive for Covid-19

All the affected people have been shifted to a dedicated quarantine facility in East Block of Max Hospital, Saket in South Delhi.

Fortis, Max hospitals to stop cashless treatment if Modi govt doesn’t clear dues in 15 days

The government is yet to settle dues of Rs 650 crore and the hospitals have claimed to be hard-pressed for resources.

Governments have to step in to lay down the rules of the game, not close down the hospital

Under the principles of natural justice, you have to hold an enquiry, give a show-cause notice, wait for the reply and then pass the order.

By shutting Max hospital, Kejriwal sacrificed ease-of-doing business to calm popular anger

The populism in this case cannot be ignored. It makes great rational sense to capitalise on public mood to pass such an order.

Delhi cancels licence of Max Hospital branch that wrongly declared a baby dead

The probe by the state government revealed the hospital was guilty of negligence, the Delhi health minister said.

On Camera

Sardar Patel had many critics. Jayaprakash Narayan even blamed him for Gandhi assassination

Sardar Patel had many critics, but many of those detractors eventually came to appreciate his qualities, shedding their previous reservations.

iPhone craze, Goa trips, to making ends meet, ‘addictive’ instant loan apps leading many into debt trap

Unsecured loans have been a concern for RBI for a while now. Last year, it took steps to make it more expensive for banks, NBFCs to give them out in bid to deter such borrowing.

India-China disengagement completed at Depsang & Demchok, patrolling to start after Diwali

Corps commanders signed an agreement on 21 October to pull back troops from eastern Ladakh’s two face-off points, following efforts on diplomatic front to ease tensions along LAC.

From 2004 to 2024, bad news has come wrapped as good news for Congress

Congress is silently acknowledging it over-read verdict of last general election. You can see it in easy concession to SP. It will likely be more reasonable in Maharashtra & Jharkhand.