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NDTV gets notice for serial, says will fight it out

Saturday 3 October '09

Child rights activists may not think much of Rakhi Sawant’s maternal instincts, but Shilpa Budhiraja, mother of the 10-month-old baby Rakhi...
Osteoporosis makes a severe dent in India

Saturday 3 October '09

Qamar Khan could literally feel in her bones that all was not well when she left for a wedding party on a winter night.
‘Truth will emerge’ out of Shopian exhumation, says head doctor

Thursday 1 October '09

The Shopian double rape and murder case, caught in a swirl of questions and controversies, may soon see a “conclusive finding,” suggested T D Dogra...
Instrument purchase scam: homes of four DDU doctors raided

Wednesday 30 September '09

Investigating charges of corruption against doctors in state-run hospitals, the Anti Corruption Bureau raided houses of four senior doctors, including the Head of the Ophthalmic Department of Deen Dayal Updhyay (DDU) Hospital, Dr M C Agarwal.
Why India leads in cardiovascular diseases

Saturday 26 September '09

A recent study of almost 21,000 heart patients across India established that Indians not only “have a higher rate of serious cardiovascular diseases....
Beware the silent killer

Saturday 26 September '09

Beating at the rate of 30 beats a minute for three days, Amit Gupta’s heart had almost given up....
Safdarjung MS removed

Saturday 26 September '09

Initiating a vigilance inquiry into charges of mismanagement against Padmashree awardee Dr Jagdish Prasad, the Health Ministry on Friday removed the doctor from the post of medical superintendent of Safdarjung Hospital and principal of its medical college.
Safdarjung Hospital case: ministry silent, faculty divided

Friday 25 September '09

Three days after Dr Jagdish Prasad — a Padmashri awardee occupying the post of Additional Director General in the Health Ministry was booked for duping two disabled persons, the Ministry has remained silent in the matter.
Now, Safdarjung MS under scanner for ‘hiring muscle’

Thursday 24 September '09

Days after an FIR was lodged for alleged cheating, Safdarjung Hospital Medical Superintendent Dr Jagdish Prasad is now being investigated for ‘hiring muscle’ to beat up one of the complainants.
Safdarjung MS under police scanner over cheating charges

Wednesday 23 September '09

Safdarjung Hospital Medical Superintendent Dr Jagdish Prasad has been booked for defrauding two disabled persons of over Rs 22 lakh.
Low-cost care: Devi Shetty in race to run 2 hospitals in Delhi

Tuesday 22 September '09

Healthcare at one-fourth the price might be in Delhi soon as renowned cardiologist Dr Devi Shetty has been shortlisted as a bidder to run two hospitals in the Capital, in partnership with the state government.
More dialysis machines for city soon

Friday 18 September '09

Every month, close to two lakh patients suffering from renal failure in the Capital require dialysis. When compared with the fact that the city has only 27 dialysis machines...
Splinter pieces still in his leg, Shakil waits for central aid

Sunday 13 September '09

It has been a long, painful year for the Ahmed family. In the past year, Shakil — the sole bread winner of the family — underwent five surgeries, made peace with the fact that he won’t ever walk without support and lost his job.
Good weather now better for H1N1 virus to spread, warn experts

Wednesday 9 September '09

The weatherman today brought in the good news: showers predicted till at least Friday, starting late Tuesday night.
AIIMS waits for overhaul treatment

Tuesday 8 September '09

Getting ready for a massive facelift, the All India Institute of Medical Sciences has submitted a masterplan for 2009-2014 to redevelop and expand facilities at the premier institute.
Private hands to help oil govt hospital machines

Friday 28 August '09

In order to ensure that patients like Diksha and Kailash do not die in transit, the state government will soon be roping in private players for the maintenance of high-end diagnostic equipment in the state-run hospitals.
Swine flu on the wane: docs

Friday 21 August '09

On a day the H1N1 toll mounted to 36, experts said there were signs that the first wave of the pandemic in India is past its peak.
Family blames private hospitals for death

Friday 21 August '09

No one had picked up Thursday morning’s newspapers or washed the cars outside the Pandya residence in Gurgaon’s DLF Phase II.
Eyeing Andhra model, Delhi to launch free health cover for poor

Tuesday 18 August '09

After being put on hold twice, community health insurance scheme for the Capital’s urban poor is set to see the light of day soon, top health department officials said.
Apollo refuses to screen H1N1, cites patient safety

Friday 14 August '09

After initially agreeing to screen people for the H1N1 virus, the Indraprastha Apollo Hospital has now refused to do so in fear of putting its own “patients at risk”.
Police chief sends sample for H1N1 test

Wednesday 12 August '09

Delhi Police Commissioner Y S Dadwal on Tuesday joined the growing list of Delhiites who have sent samples for H1N1 test.
As H1N1 influenza spreads, city rushes to get masks

Tuesday 11 August '09

Panic is spreading faster than the H1N1 virus in most metropolitan cities in the week since Pune teenager Reeda Sheikh became the first casualty of swine flu on August 3.
Flu Fight

Monday 10 August '09

With an alarming rise in the number of swine flu cases across the country, Newsline assesses the situation in the Capital and how the city is dealing with H1N1 positive cases.
Private hospitals say no to treatment

Wednesday 5 August '09

On a day the family of Pune teenager Raeeda Sheikh said they would sue two private hospitals for alleged negligence that led to her death from swine flu...
Government reiterates: It’s a mild, self limiting virus; don’t panic

Tuesday 4 August '09

The Capital got its first case of H1N1 influenza on June 7 when a 35-year-old man, who had returned from New York, tested positive for the illness.
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