Need of 10 lakhs heart transplant donors in India
Kolkata|HL
Though the heart transplant success rate in India is 85 percent , the country needs 10 lakh more donors to meet its requirement for heart transplants, said doctor here Sunday.
However, the...
AAP government of Delhi fines 600 crore to five private hospitals for denying treatment...
New Delhi|HL
The government of Delhi has ordered five top private hospitals in Delhi to deposit "unwarranted profits" of more than Rs 600 crore made by denying treatment to the poor.
The government order says...
India Inc’s staff costs grow; sharpest surge in IT, pharma
New Delhi |HL
Indians may be the happiest employees according to the Edenred-Ipsos Barometer, and there's a reason for that, at least in some sectors. In the past 10 years, the cumulative salary bill at...
IVF technique that cuts genetic disease risk found safe
London|HL
An innovative IVF-based technique that reduces the risk of debilitating genetic disorders from being passed from mother to children has been found safe, researchers have reported.
Published in the journal Nature, the scientists reported...
Health Ministry disapprove the proposals for setting up 83 new medical colleges
New Delhi |HL
The Union Health Ministry disapproved the proposals for setting up of around 83 medical colleges based on recommendations of Medical Council of India.
On the other hand the Ministry has approved the establishment...
Kingpin of Kidney racket arrested from Kolkata
New Delhi|HL
Dipak Kar, a resident of West Bengal’s Baguihati was arrested by
Kolkata Police on Thursday.
He was allegedly involved in the interstate kidney racket busted in Delhi last week. Kar was...
Deaths due to AIDS in India reduced by 55 per cent-Nadda
UN|HL
Deaths due to AIDS in India have been reduced by nearly 55 per cent since 2007, while new HIV infections saw a reduction by 66 per cent since 2000 said Union Minister...
Delhi government soon introduce health insurance scheme for Delhities
New Delhi|HL: The Delhi cabinet has given an in-principle approval for introducing a health insurance scheme for everyone in the state. Slated to empanel government and private hospitals, it will be rolled out by...
56 Drugs used for Cancer, diabetes and BP will soon cheaper in India
New Delhi|HL
The drugs used for the treatment of cancer, diabetes, bacterial infections and high blood pressure, may be cheaper with the government fixing their ceiling prices under the drug pricing control mechanism.
The prices...
Protest by Nurses against the derogatory remarks against them
New Delhi|HL
All India Government Nurses Federation (AIGNF) held a protest at Jantar Mantar against alleged "derogatory" remarks and acts against them on a popular TV comedy show and demanded an apology from...
