53 cases of dengue in one week; 211 in Delhi this year

Over 50 fresh cases of dengue have been reported in the national capital in the last one week, taking the total count this year to more than 210, according to a civic report released on Monday. In this month alone, 87 cases have been recorded till September 18, which is about 41% of the cumulative cases […]

Delhi registers first deaths due to dengue, malaria this year: Civic body

The national capital has reported one death each due to dengue and malaria so far this year, a report released by the South Delhi civic body on Monday said The death due to malaria is also the first in the city in over six years, it said. The sole dengue victim this year was a […]

Nurses Union call off strike after restraining order from High Court

The Nurses Union of Delhi AIIMS called off their strike on Tuesday night after a meeting with the hospital administration, hours after the Delhi High Court restrained it from continuing its agitation On Monday, around 5,000 nurses of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here went on a strike over their long-pending demands, […]

Blood banks hit by pandemic

Lack of voluntary donors due to Covid restrictions has hit the supply of blood for transfusion Last month, Mandeep (name changed) met with an accident — a bull gored him with its horns, severely injuring him. He was rushed to the Trauma Centre of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS). He required transfusion of […]

​A doctor in my pocket

BeatO for the diabetics, co-founded by Delhi’s Gautam Chopra, is the leading health management app for a chronic disease in the country Gautam Chopra, 37, is the co-founder of India’s biggest chronic disease management app. —BeatO. The making of BeatO has been a process of creating something novel and unique. The app has the potential […]

Death by neglect

The deaths of 20 kids due to diphtheria has exposed the holes in the universal immunisation programme. Stronger action needs to be taken to fix this health disaster “Initially, he was having difficulty in breathing and soreness of throat,” says Abid, father of Wasim, a six-year-old who lost his life to diphtheria at the Maharishi […]

‘How will I pay for my treatment?’

SHITANSHO: Doctors told me that I might be suffering from cancer but I had to undergo several tests to confirm that. . So, I went to St Stephen’s Hospital and showed them all my documents. But they said that it is a private hospital and they will charge for such tests. They said that if […]

Apathy affecting poor patients

I was diagnosed with pneumonia first and after that I was afflicted by dengue, which has kept me bedridden since the last two years. Water has accumulated in my ribs and I am living off medicines. I can’t even go out and work. My father died a few years ago and presently I am staying […]