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Kashmiri doctor performs emergency C-section amidst earthquakeA video of the incident has garnered interest. In the video, the medical staff can be seen performing the surgery as the tremors begin. Med...
Abbott introduces single-dose formulation of carbetocin in IndiaPPH, if left untreated, can result in complications like anaemia in the postpartum period or aggravate mental health problems including pos...
Sunjwan terror attack: 5 Army men,1 civilian killed; 3 JeM men slainA top police official said three more Army men and a civilian, who was the father of an Army personnel, were killed, taking the toll to six.
Name and shame errant docs: Maneka Gandhi on excessive C-sectionsGandhi wants Health Minister J P Nadda to make it mandatory for hospitals to display their rate of Caesarean, also known as C-section.
Breakthrough in C-section birth history: Beatrice of Bourbon’s survival in 1337According to archival documents found by the researchers, Beatrice, a teenage queen consort, had a difficult labour.
This caesarean epidemic: Let’s make normal deliveries the norm againIn fact, despite the fact that C-sections carry potential complications for both mother and baby and have been proven to be riskier than un...
Delhi government plans law to rein in private hospitalsThe law, passed by Parliament in 2010 and notified two years later, provides for registration of all health facilities, clinics and patholo...
Hospitals drive doctors to do avoidable surgeries to meet corporate targetsWide-ranging interviews with surgeons who testified before an NGO on corrupt practices in hospitals told TOI that often patients are forced...
Over 3,500 babies born in hospitals in Kashmir during floodsMore than 3,500 babies were born in government hospitals in Kashmir at the peak of devastating floods that affected most of the tertiary ca...
Don’t have health insurance? Pay up to 60% moreThose paying out of their pockets are now billed anywhere between 25% and 60% more than those with cashless health insurance schemes.
Private hospitals perform fake surgeries to claim thousands in insurance coverNazia is 10 years old. But in to a claim filed by a Chhattisgarh Hospital with RSBY, she has delivered a baby after a caesarean.
- HLL Lifecare targets 44% topline growth
Public sector healthcare major HLL Lifecare based here, which had a 31% topline growth in 2007-08 for a turnover of Rs 318 crore, is expect...
- Rogue doctor may have fled to India
A Nepali origin gynaecologist who was barred from practising in Britain due to a series of botched operations is reported to have fled to I...
- RDO to probe into boy surgeon issue
An inquiry by RDO has been ordered into the incident of 15-yr-old boy performing a caesarean operation.
- Law violator or Indian Doogie Howser
A 15 yr old performed a filmed caesarean section birth to gain a spot in Guinness Book of World Records.
- 15-yr-old performs surgery, sparks anger
15 year old boy performes a filmed caesarean section birth under his parents' watch to gain a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records.
- Delhi hospital fined Rs 75,000 for death of baby in womb
Finding a Delhi-based hospital guilty of "gross medical negligence", a city consumer court has asked it to pay Rs 75,000 as compensation to...