Health News

Baby found alive hours after being pronounced 'dead'

The Kolkata police initiated an inquiry Wednesday into the bizarre incident of a newborn being found alive 10 hours after it was pronounced dead by doctors at a private hospital.6:32 PM on July 02

Post-retirement, Venugopal offers jobs to AIIMS doctors

P. Venugopal may have retired as the director of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Wednesday, but not one to 'sit idle' he has sculpted plans for the future. He has already asked top doctors of the premier institute to join him in his new endeavour.6:31 PM on July 02

'India worse than Pakistan, Bangladesh on nourishment'

India is worse than Bangladesh and Pakistan when it comes to nourishment and is showing little improvement in the area despite big money being spent on it, says Planning Commission member Syeda Hameed.10:00 AM on July 02

President confers B.C. Roy Award on eminent doctors

On Doctor's Day Tuesday, President Pratibha Patil conferred the prestigious Dr. B.C. Roy National Award on over 30 renowned doctors.10:32 PM on July 01

70-year-old gives birth to twins

Defying age, a septugenarian woman has given birth to twins, a male and a female, in a village of Baghpat district of Uttar Pradesh.10:30 PM on July 01

Doctors pledge to end discrimination against girl child

Members of the Federation of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Societies of India (FOGSI) Tuesday pledged to end discrimination against the girl child to mark Doctor's Day.10:30 PM on July 01

Reality show judge in Shinjini case defends himself

A judge of the reality TV show on which Kolkata teenager Shinjini Sengupta was reportedly rebuked, leading to her breakdown, Tuesday defended himself and the others on the panel.9:31 PM on July 01

Court to hear plea for extension to Venugopal Wednesday

The Delhi High Court will Wednesday hear a petition moved by the mother of a nine-year-old heart patient who has sought extension of term for All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) director P. Venugopal.9:30 PM on July 01

ViScope - a stethoscope that shows heart beats

Diagnosis is set to become more accurate now with the launch of ViScope 100, an innovative auscultation device that enables doctors to 'see' heart beats.9:30 PM on July 01

Top officials booked in Orissa health scam

The Orissa vigilance department has registered graft cases against seven officials, including a retired bureaucrat, for their involvement in an alleged scam in a World Bank funded health project, sources said Tuesday.12:33 PM on July 01

PM for law to stop discrimination of AIDS patients

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday said the HIV/AIDS situation in India was "not alarming" even as he advocated for a stringent law to stop discrimination against AIDS patients and other "vulnerable social groups".6:35 AM on July 01

Stop prejudice against AIDS patients, homosexuals: PM

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday called for more sensitivity towards HIV/AIDS patients as well as homosexuals and commercial sex workers to win the battle against the dreaded disease.10:30 PM on June 30

Ten million Asians could be infected with HIV by 2020

About 10 million Asians are expected to be infected with HIV by 2020, an independent commission on AIDS in Asia warned Monday.7:02 PM on June 30

Six hospitals under scanner for illegal Kidney racket

Six hospitals are suspected to be involved in the illegal kidney transplant racket busted in Madhya Pradesh's Ujjain town two days ago, the police said Monday.6:30 PM on June 30

10 madrassa students hospitalised in Uttar Pradesh

At least 10 students were hospitalised as they took ill after dinner in their madrassa in Uttar Pradesh's Ambedkar Nagar district, an official said Monday.5:03 PM on June 30