T-Series owner Bhushan Kumar’s cousin Tishaa did not die of cancer. Her mother alleges ‘medical trap’ that killed her only childFilm producer Krishan Kumar, uncle to music industry titan and T-Series head Bhushan Kumar, endured a devastating personal tragedy earlier ...
29 Nov, 2024, 03.57 PM IST
India needs a robust system to protect doctors from bogus lawsuits & ensure accountability for negligenceIndian Medical Association (IMA) praised GoI for criminal reforms absolving medical fraternity from liability under Section 304(a) of IPC, ...
24 May, 2024, 11.42 PM IST
Behind China's Olympics, the saga of a chained woman unfoldsDays before the Lunar New Year holiday began on Feb. 1, a video spread online from a village in Feng county, located in Jiangsu province on...
19 Feb, 2022, 12.18 PM IST
View: GHI a misleading hunger index, may not be applicable to IndiaGHI remains a misleading hunger index as its methodology ignores genetic factors for which norms on stunting and wasting may not be applica...
22 Oct, 2021, 11.49 PM IST
MP COVID-19 crisis administration's criminal negligence: Kamal NathThe former Union minister claimed that hospitals in the state have no beds, injections, oxygen, medicines and ambulances.
29 Apr, 2021, 05.36 PM IST
Can India win the fight against deadly coronavirus?Despite measures, worries are mounting that many factors stack the odds against effective containment.
22 Mar, 2020, 11.17 AM IST
All deaths not due to negligence, says Kota’s chief medical officerBS Tanwar submitted a detailed reply before NCPCR with statistics on the number of pregnant women, anaemic expectant mothers and low-birth ...
07 Jan, 2020, 11.40 PM IST
Indus Valley Civilisation is largest source of ancestry for South Asians: David ReichFor the first time, we have a genetic model that fits statistically for most present-day South Asians: mixture of IVC-like people, and othe...
09 Sep, 2019, 09.21 AM IST
Backed by GE Healthcare, this startup's handheld device is a revolutionary cancer detection techEarly detection being the key to saving breast cancer patients from death, founders of UE LifeSciences created a handheld, mobile connected...
29 Dec, 2017, 11.15 AM IST
Oxygen doesn’t seem to be reason for Gorakhpur children dying: UP Health Minister SN SinghNo one died between 11:30 pm and 1:30 am on August 10 in BRD Medical College Hospital when oxygen supply got disrupted, UPs health minister...
14 Aug, 2017, 11.09 AM IST
Medical errors as big a killer as any diseaseA Harvard University study in 2013 estimated that 52 lakh injuries occur across India each year (out of the 430 lakh globally) due to medic...
05 May, 2016, 12.50 PM IST
More Indian women than men are diagnosed with cancer every yearIn the past four years, 62-65% of cancer-related insurance claims were for women while it was only between 35-38% for men.
04 Feb, 2015, 11.53 AM IST
59 killed in bus-oil tanker collision in southern PakistanThe accident took place on the Super Highway when the bus going from Karachi to Shikarpur collided with the oil tanker early today.
11 Jan, 2015, 02.53 PM IST
New rail law to make it tough to claim compensation in cases of 'untoward' incidentsMore rail passengers die due to falls from trains than collisions or derailments, and a new law is all set to make it much harder to claim ...
02 Nov, 2014, 10.53 AM IST
Turkey mine blast kills at least 201, hundreds trappedHundreds more were still believed to be trapped in the mine in Soma, around 120 km (75 miles) northeast of the Aegean coastal city of Izmir.
14 May, 2014, 03.27 PM IST
Can clinical trials rebound in India? Upcoming rules, court case to set the road of recoveryThough Indian clinical-trial industry is ailing, it can get better. An ongoing court case and upcoming new rules will determine the arc of ...
07 May, 2013, 04.00 AM IST
- Merck wins one more Vioxx case
Vioxx-maker Merck faces thousands of lawsuits nationwide over the once-popular painkiller, but the pharmaceutical giant’s strategy to fight...
04 Aug, 2006, 12.38 AM IST