Health and Wellness
Gone at 20: Sam passed on too soon
The death of Sam, a neurodivergent trans student, yet again highlights the issues faced by the queer community in academia and at home. It also foregrounds the lack of safe spaces for sexual minorities.
Delhi govt gives Rs 1 crore each to families of two frontline workers who died of Covid
The Delhi government on Thursday provided financial assistance of Rs 1 crore each to the families of two frontline workers who contracted COVID-19 on duty and died fighting it.
Cardiovascular diseases: Heart trouble starts young
India has a shockingly large incidence of cardiovascular diseases in youngsters, due to a combination of genetic reasons and changed lifestyle patterns, particularly junk food, sedentary habits and substance abuse
Delhi HC directs AIIMS nurses on strike to rejoin work
Justice Yashant Varma, while dealing with the petition by All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), observed that the strike would cause grave prejudice and seriously impede the working of the institution.
Indefinite strike by AIIMS Nurses Union
AIIMS Nurses Union has gone on an indefinite strike in response to the suspension of Harish Kajla, nursing officer and president of the Nurses Union
Covid: Over six-fold rise in patients under home isolation
The number of coronavirus patients in home isolation in the national capital has seen an over six-fold increase from 447 on April 11 to 2,812 on April 24, according to official data.
Flash strike by AIIMS nursing staff over night shifts
The nurses union has been demanding that night shift in the main OT should end by 7 pm as in other specialised OTs due to safety concerns while commuting to their homes in NCR
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: Not a quirky disease!
Often, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is portrayed as a quirky aspect of someone’s personality.
