Amarinder gives patient hearing to man who breached his security
Mohali (Punjab), Dec 5 (IANS) In a major security breach of Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Thursday, an man reached close to him to …
SC advocates group urges judge to be patient with lawyers
New Delhi, Dec 4 (IANS) The Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association (SCAORA) Wednesday expressed deep concern over the alleged threat of contempt proceedings and conviction by …
Dengue patient Haryana Congress MLA discharged
Chandigarh, Nov 24 (IANS) Haryana Congress legislator Renu Bala, who was suffering from dengue, was discharged from hospital in Panchkula on Sunday, a doctor said. …
TB patient in UP had nothing to eat for 6 days
Kaushambi (Uttar Pradesh), Nov 1 (IANS) In a heart-wrenching incident, a tuberculosis patient, who was starving for over six days here, fell severely ill. A …
In a first, 26-yr-old DMD patient in UP survives with stem cell therapy
Lucknow, Oct 22 (IANS) Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) is a deadly genetic disorder, 99.9 per cent people suffering from which, die between the age of …
Fitbits, Apple Watches can be used in patient care: Study
Madrid, Sep 29 (IANS) Wearable devices like Fitbits and Apple Watches can be used to estimate exercise capacity and determine the health status of patients, …
Woman patient dies in fire at Bengal medical college
Kolkata, Sep 27 (IANS) A woman patient died while being rescued after a fire broke out at the North Bengal Medical College and Hospital on …
Yogi and UP lawmakers to adopt a TB patient each
Lucknow, Sep 25 (IANS) UP Health Minister Jai Pratap Singh has urged all UP ministers and legislators to adopt a TB patient each and help …
5 booked for celebrating patient’s b’day in UP hospital
Meerut, Sep 23 (IANS) At least five persons were booked after they showed up at a private hospital here to celebrate their friend’s birthday who …
Need to be patient with Pant: Chief selector Prasad
Kolkata, Sep 20 (IANS) Chairman of selectors M.S.K. Prasad has said that they are keeping an eye on the likes of Ishan Kishan, Sanju Samson …
Top UP doctors booked for negligence after patient dies in queue
Kanpur, Sep 18 (IANS) Two leading cardiologist of Uttar Pradesh, and their subordinate staff have been booked under serious offence of Section 304 A of …
Fans, media need to be patient with Bangladesh batters: McKenzie
Dhaka, Sep 15 (IANS) Bangladesh white-ball batting consultant Neil McKenzie has urged the team fans and media to be patient with the batting unit, saying …
UP doctor stitches up patient under mobile torchlight
Firozabad (Uttar Pradesh), Sep 1 (IANS) The deplorable condition of medical care in Uttar Pradesh was highlighted again on Sunday with a photograph posted on …
40-year-old cancer patient delivers baby through IVF
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) A 40-year-old woman suffering from breast cancer for over five years has delivered a boy through in vitro fertilization (IVF) …
Music session improves patient-therapist bond
London, July 26 (IANS) Apart from entertainment, music has several other benefits as researchers have found that a music therapy session synchronises the brain of …
Punjab expands in-patient care programme
Chandigarh, July 2 (IANS) The second phase of the Care Companion Programme in all medical and surgical care units of district hospitals for in-patient care …
Doctor manhandled in Delhi hospital after patient dies
New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) Alleging medical negligence over a woman’s death, her angry relatives manhandled the doctor who was treating her and vandalized the …
Home nutrition care keeps patient out of hospital
New York, June 24 (IANS) Researchers have found that implementing a nutrition care plan at home for patients at risk for malnutrition had a dramatic …
Probe on if Kerala Nipah patient got it from eating guava
Thiruvananthapuram, June 12 (IANS) A central team of medical professionals is looking into whether the only confirmed patient of Nipah in Kerala got it after …
Doctor-patient video goes viral in J&K, four booked
Jammu, June 8 (IANS) Four doctors have been booked for allegedly filming a female patient while she came in for a medical examination and releasing …
Video of doctor beating patient in Jaipur hospital goes viral
Jaipur, June 3 (IANS) A video went viral on social media on Monday in which a resident doctor at the SMS Hospital here was seen …
Facial recognition tech helps develop patient safety tool
“Using images of a patient’s face and eyes we were able to train computer systems to recognise high-risk arm movement,” said study lead author Akane …
Cancer-patient moves SC for last wish to ‘die in mother’s lap’
New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) A cancer patient lodged in a Rajasthan jail moved the Supreme Court on Tuesday seeking bail to fulfil his last …
SC notice to Rajasthan government on a cancer patient’s bail plea
New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued a notice to the Rajasthan government on the bail plea of an accused who …
Every fourth patient visiting AIIMS dissatisfied: Survey
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) In a shocking result, a government survey has found that every fourth patient visiting the AIIMS is dissatisfied with treatment …
Patient’s kin attack doctor at Hyderabad hospital
Hyderabad, May 20 (IANS) Relatives of a patient attacked a doctor at Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS) here in the early hours of Monday …
Patient killed in Jaipur hospital blaze: Family
Jaipur, May 10 (IANS) A patient was killed after a massive blaze broke out at the Sawai Man Singh Hospital here on Friday, her family …
CRPF to probe patient’s death during NH traffic curbs
Srinagar, April 17 (IANS) The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) on Wednesday ordered an inquiry into the death last week of a patient due to …
US Fed ‘patient’ on further rate hike: FOMC minutes
Washington, April 11 (IANS) The latest minutes of the US Federal Reserve (Fed) monetary policy meeting showed that the central bank was still “patient” on …
Woman patient gang raped by hospital staff
Meerut, March 25 (IANS) A woman admitted to a private hospital in Meerut was allegedly gang raped by three staffers, police said on Monday. A …
Six-year-old West Nile Virus patient dead in Kerala
Kozhikode (Kerala) March 18 (IANS) A six-year-old boy, who was being treated for West Nile Virus (WNV) disease here, passed away on Monday, said Kerala …
‘Patient’ India to get Azhar branded as global terrorist
New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) India will show patience for as long as it takes to get Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar designated as global terrorist …
Fortis doctors save patient from severe dengue type disorder
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) A 12-year-old boy from Gurugram got a new lease of life after doctors successfully treated the patient suffering from a …
Fortis doctors save swine flu patient, her foetus
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) Doctors at Fortis Escorts Heart Institute (FEHI) managed to protect a 24-week foetus from swine flu by treating the would-be …
Doctors at Hyderabad’s NIMS leave forceps in patient’s abdomen
Hyderabad, Feb 9 (IANS) In a shocking incident, doctors at Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS) here, left artery forceps in a patient’s abdomen during …
Patient with largest in-situ tumour undergoes successful surgery at Ganga Ram
New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) An 18-year-old patient who was carrying a tumour weighing 12 kg underwent a successfull surgery at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital …
Doctor loses licence for being intimate with patient
It took a while but finally The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario upheld its decision to revoke Dr. Suganthan Kayilasanathan’s medical licence, after …
Young doctors should treat every patient with compassion: Naidu
New Delhi, Dec 7 (IANS) Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu on Friday said that young doctors need to uphold medical ethics and treat every patient …
Process of prosthetics has made me calmer, patient: Akshay Kumar
Mumbai, Nov 26 (IANS) Akshay Kumar, who features as the antagonist in the much-awaited, high-budget entertainer “2.0”, went through an elaborate prosthetic make-up process for …
Doctor suspended for sexual abuse, writing notes to help patient avoid exams
Dr. Suganthan Kayilasanathan, a Toronto doctor, has been suspended for sexually abusing a patient, in addition to that, he also stands accused of writing two …
New genetic disorder identified in human patient
New York, Sep 22 (IANS) In a first, US researchers have identified a new genetic disorder, which was previously described in animal models, in a …