Health and Wellness

Short supply, rising despair: patients at RML Hospital forced to buy own surgical essentials

Short supply, rising despair: patients at RML Hospital forced to buy own surgical essentials

Families at Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital say they are spending thousands on gloves, gowns, and medicines amid acute shortages…

October 13, 2025

Study finds over 30% rise in preventive cardiac tests in Delhi-NCR

TMT and CT Coronary Angiography see 30–35% rise in Delhi-NCR amid preventive health push

October 10, 2025

Delhi doctors implant India’s first dual-chamber leadless pacemaker

Minimally invasive procedure offers safer, faster recovery for high-risk cardiac patients

October 7, 2025

Made-in-India TB diagnostic tests validated by ICMR

Eliminating tuberculosis (TB) depends crucially on the ability to detect early, accurately, and universally, to initiate patients on treatment and…

October 5, 2025

Healthcare costs to drop as new GST rate begins Sep 22: Pharma industry

The GST Council has also rationalised tax slabs on health and life insurance premiums, glucometers, and corrective spectacles, Jain said.

September 21, 2025

AIIMS doctors save 50-day-old baby with keyhole lung surgery

The minimally invasive procedure highlights the growing role of advanced surgical techniques in saving the most fragile lives

September 18, 2025

Physiotherapist ‘Dr’ Prefix: Centre withdraws ban, says issue under review

Controversy deepens as health ministry retracts order but keeps final decision pending

September 11, 2025

Delhi: Doctors remove 32 loose bodies during rare knee surgery in hospital

The surgery was led by Dr (Prof) Amite Pankaj Aggarwal, Principal Director and Head of Department at the Fortis Bone…

September 10, 2025

Physiotherapists not entitled to use ‘Dr’ prefix: DGHS

No other category of medical professionals, including nursing and paramedical staff, is allowed to use the title, the letter said.

September 10, 2025

Health experts alarmed by GST cut on beedis, demand uniform taxation

Beedis, the most commonly smoked tobacco product in India, are used by over 70 million adults, according to the Global…

September 7, 2025