Health News

Dutch bank to lend $14 mn to Indian healthcare major

Indian healthcare major Advanced Medicare and Research Institute (AMRI) will get $14 million loan from Dutch financial giant Deutsche Investitions-und Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbH (DEG) for capacity expansion, the company announced Monday.6:30 PM on November 10

Doctor beaten, hospital ransacked after patient dies

Alleging negligence, at least 30 people in West Bengal beat up a doctor and ransacked a hospital, following the death of a patient, the police said Monday.4:01 PM on November 10

AIIMS hospital administration gets ISO certificate

The hospital administration of the premier All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here has been awarded ISO 9001:2000 certification, officials said Monday.4:00 PM on November 10

Healing disability with performing arts

Folk dances by one-legged dancers, a performance by a visually-impaired flute player and singer, and a presentation by youngsters with impaired hearing and speech here during Sambhav 2008 was proof that art has the power to heal.10:02 PM on November 09

Orissa government doctors decide not to go on strike

Orissa government doctors Saturday night decided not to go on strike from Nov 9 after the state government assured of considering their demands within three months.12:00 AM on November 09

Narayana Hrudayalaya to set up health city in Hyderabad

Narayana Hrudayalaya Group of Hospitals, which has the world's largest heart hospital in Bangalore, Saturday announced its plans to set up a 5,000 bed multi-specialty health city here.5:33 PM on November 08

India's Narayana Hrudayalaya plans health city in Mexico

Indian hospital major Narayana Hrudayalaya plans to set up a health city in Mexico that will also cater to patients from the US.5:01 PM on November 08

College fete gives common man access to good healthcare

The 'Nutrition for Health Care Mela' organised by Delhi University's Lady Irwin College in the capital drew huge crowds from neighbouring low-income residential areas and university employee families, who came to avail of the various free check-ups.2:32 PM on November 08

Two more die after consuming poisonous weeds, toll mounts to seven

Two more children died after consuming poisonous weeds in a village in Uttar Pradesh, taking the death toll to seven in the last four days, an official said Saturday.2:01 PM on November 08

Somnath Chatterjee discharged from hospital

Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee, who was admitted to the Army Research and Referral Hospital here after he complained of chest congestion and fatigue, was discharged Saturday, officials said.2:01 PM on November 08

Orissa cracks down on protesting doctors

Orissa Friday invoked the Essential Services Maintenance Act (ESMA) against nearly 3,000 government doctors after they refused to call off a strike to protest against the dismissal of three colleagues.10:31 PM on November 07

Orissa acts tough against agitating doctors

The Orissa government Friday sent a clear message to nearly 3,000 doctors, who resigned en masse to protest dismissal of their three colleagues, by accepting the resignation of seven office bearers of the doctors' union.4:32 PM on November 07

12 students fall ill after swallowing iron tablets

Twelve students fell ill and had to be taken to the nearest health centre after consuming iron tablets given by the health staff of their school in an Uttar Pradesh village, officials said Friday.2:02 PM on November 07

A medical college sanctioned for Himachal Pradesh

The central government has sanctioned a hospital-cum-medical college for the state, Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal said Thursday.10:02 PM on November 06

Speaker Somnath Chatterjee in hospital

Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee has been admitted to the Army Research and Referral Hospital after he complained of chest congestion and fatigue, officials said here Thursday.6:03 PM on November 06