Pritha Chatterjee is a journalist and research assistant in the department of social and behavioural sciences, at Harvard University.

October 11, 2012 01:26 IST
Dhaka writes to govt; seeks help for two ill-fated,victimised citizens
Thu, Oct 11, 2012October 11, 2012 01:13 IST
On World Mental Health Day,they said the city needed more psychiatrists to address the issue.
Thu, Oct 11, 2012
October 09, 2012 01:36 IST
Doctors at the AIIMS have conducted a stem cell transplant on a multiple sclerosis (MS) patient.
Tue, Oct 09, 2012October 09, 2012 00:43 IST
Doctors grapple with a severe flu-like strain; dengue combines with typhoid to make patients suffer more.
Tue, Oct 09, 2012October 08, 2012 01:20 IST
Hazardous metal waste can affect brain and nervous system if not disposed of properly.
Mon, Oct 08, 2012October 06, 2012 00:52 IST
After the Delhi High Court sentenced five members of a family to death for beating and electrocuting Asha Saini and her boyfriend Yogesh Kumar Jatav,the family of Yogesh said the judgment was vindication of their fight for justice.
Sat, Oct 06, 2012October 04, 2012 01:15 IST
EWS admissions rise from 1 per cent to over 6 per cent in two years,West Delhi leads other zones.
Thu, Oct 04, 2012October 04, 2012 01:13 IST
With over 800 people in the city testing positive for malaria this year till September-end,government hospitals will soon provide malaria antigen tests for speedy diagnosis of the disease.
Thu, Oct 04, 2012October 03, 2012 02:45 IST
One-year-old Vansh has a huge bulge behind his neck since birth,which was diagnosed as a suspected tumour two months ago by a city goverment hospital two months ago.
Wed, Oct 03, 2012October 02, 2012 02:22 IST
With 2 deaths so far and a spurt in cases,authorities recalibrate strategy to contain disease.
Tue, Oct 02, 2012September 28, 2012 00:52 IST
Doctors at a private nursing home in East Delhi left a surgical gauze inside the abdomen of a 28-year-old who gave birth to a girl on September 13 through Caesarean section.
Fri, Sep 28, 2012September 27, 2012 00:50 IST
In the age of smartphones and smarter computer software,doctors at AIIMSs JPN Trauma Centre now have the power to access CT scans,X-rays and MRI results on the go.
Thu, Sep 27, 2012
September 23, 2012 21:44 IST
Satish Chugh has been a pucca businessman all his life.
Sun, Sep 23, 2012September 20, 2012 01:24 IST
PANDIT Deen Dayal Upadhyay Institute for the Physically Handicapped,which offers four-year bachelor-degree courses in physical and rehabilitation medicine,has just two designated faculty members to teach over 500 students.
Thu, Sep 20, 2012
September 13, 2012 01:44 IST
Doctors at a government hospital in Central Delhi forgot a stent in the abdomen of a 15-year-old girl,after she was operated on for kidney stones two years ago.
Thu, Sep 13, 2012September 13, 2012 00:19 IST
A targetted action plan for developing scientific literacy among different demographic and social groups in China has borne fruit in the past six years
Thu, Sep 13, 2012September 11, 2012 01:10 IST
Lorraine,a small province in northeastern France with four administrative zones and a population of over two million,has been aggressively trying to bridge the gap between scientific research and common man to take science to the grassroots
Tue, Sep 11, 2012September 10, 2012 03:23 IST
Development of science communication and science literacy in India has taken a backseat in the last two decades with gradual withdrawal of state support
Mon, Sep 10, 2012September 02, 2012 00:12 IST
Awareness about medical emergency situations has led to mushrooming of several blood banks and emergency health care units in the past two decades.
Sun, Sep 02, 2012August 30, 2012 02:07 IST
Lok Nayak (LN) Hospital,in association with Maulana Azad Medical College (MAMC),will start prenatal tests of foetuses for haemophilia a first in any Delhi government hospital.
Thu, Aug 30, 2012
August 27, 2012 01:12 IST
City is has reported a spurt in viral infections,especially mononucleosis,known as 'kissing disease'.
Mon, Aug 27, 2012
August 25, 2012 03:45 IST
Doctors advise caution while dealing with prostate cancer. Early detection may not always help
Sat, Aug 25, 2012August 22, 2012 02:52 IST
Chennai-based opthalmologists have now published his handwritten records
Wed, Aug 22, 2012August 21, 2012 02:40 IST
The All India Institute of Medical Sciences has allowed four students,who were among five candidates allegedly caught cheating during the 2010 post-graduate entrance test,to continue with their studies at the premier institute until the CBI files a chargesheet.
Tue, Aug 21, 2012
August 19, 2012 00:39 IST
Amid swanky corporate offices in Gurgaon,Soch a therapy centre for children with special needs is tucked away in the basement of a house in DLF Phase IV.
Sun, Aug 19, 2012




