Health News

R.C. Deka to be new director of AIIMS

R.C. Deka, dean All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), is to be the institute's new director.10:30 PM on August 18

Private hospitals, nursing homes on strike in Bhopal

Private hospitals and nursing homes here Monday went on a strike to protest against the ransacking of Hajela hospital by a mob led by irate relatives of a patient who died in the hospital.4:01 PM on August 18

Banned medicines seized from BSP leader's shop in Punjab

Banned medicines worth over Rs.100,000 were seized by health department officials from the chemist shop of Bahujan Samaj Party's (BSP) Punjab unit president, an official said Sunday.5:00 PM on August 17

Finally, help for mentally ill woman chained for 15 years

A woman in an Orissa village, chained since the past 15 years by her family because they could not afford medical treatment for her mental illness, has finally got help from the district administration, an official said Sunday.3:00 PM on August 17

49 babies died during clinical trials at AIIMS in last 30 months

As many as 49 babies have died during clinical trials at the premier All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) during the last two-and-a-half years, the reply to a Right to Information (RTI) query has revealed.12:01 PM on August 17

When astrology plays stork for expectant mothers

Ashika Mehul Dhokai gave birth to a girl at exactly 8 a.m. on Aug 8 - the time translating into 8/8/8/8 - a configuration many considered auspicious.11:01 AM on August 17

Indigenously developed AIDS vaccine found safe

The successful completion of phase-1 of clinical trials of the ASIDS vaccine developed here has indicated that it had acceptable levels of safety and was well tolerated, say the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO) and International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI).4:02 PM on August 16

I-Day gift: Indian docs save life of Pakistani student

At a time when tensions have flared up again between India and Pakistan, doctors in Delhi have saved the life of a young Pakistani engineering student by conducting a rare cardiac surgery.11:30 AM on August 15

Woman who sought to abort foetus suffers miscarriage

Niketa Mehta, the Mumbai housewife whose plea for aborting her 26-week-old foetus had been turned down by the Bombay High Court, has suffered a miscarriage.5:30 PM on August 14

Insurance cover for HIV/AIDS patients in Karnataka

India's fight against the AIDS epidemic has been taken a step further with a group health insurance plan for HIV-affected people in Karnataka.4:30 PM on August 14

India's first charity book on AIDS released

A compilation of writings of some of India best known authors like Salman Rushdie, Kiran Desai, Vikram Seth, Shobhaa De and Sunil Ganguly - 'AIDS sutra: Untold Stories from India' - was released here Wednesday to highlight the rarely heard stories of those affected with the fatal disease.2:32 AM on August 14

Check food adulteration in your kitchen

People in Gujarat will be able to check food adulteration right in their home thanks to a special testing kit developed by the state government.2:30 AM on August 14

Kerala reserves job for HIV positive candidate

Kerala has become the first Indian state to reserve a government job for HIV positive candidates, a move lauded by NGOs.1:30 PM on August 13

Mentally ill woman kept chained for 15 years

Kamala Sethi, 26, has spent 15 years chained to a pole by her family that cannot afford medical treatment for her mental illness.12:00 PM on August 13

Government, AIIMS get notice over irregularitiesa

The Delhi High Court Tuesday sought an explanation from the central government and the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) over alleged favouritism shown to the daughter of a senior doctor.10:01 PM on August 12