Pritha Chatterjee is a journalist and research assistant in the department of social and behavioural sciences, at Harvard University.
January 20, 2012 00:07 IST
A 48-year-old diagnosed with abdominal cancer sums up the angst of patients like him who have been through the ordeal of trying to get treatment at Delhi governments largest healthcare facility Lok Nayak Hospital.
Fri, Jan 20, 2012January 19, 2012 03:09 IST
Most of the 650 beds at this West Delhi hospital are shared by three or more patients; doctors on duty struggle to cope with the rush of patients due to lack of specialists.
Thu, Jan 19, 2012
January 19, 2012 02:19 IST
The institute body of All India Institute of Medical Sciences has decided to refer the PM-appointed Valiathan committees report to a parliamentary sub-committee appointed to evaluate the functioning of AIIMS.
Thu, Jan 19, 2012January 18, 2012 03:54 IST
He is the youngest medical superintendent across Delhi government hospitals,and boasts of an MBA from DUs Faculty of Management Studies.
Wed, Jan 18, 2012
January 18, 2012 03:49 IST
Waiting period for services like CT scan,ultrasound stretches to over 20 days,MRI scan not available.
Wed, Jan 18, 2012
January 16, 2012 02:56 IST
The genetic profiling of the Raika community conducted by AIIMS and ICMR
Mon, Jan 16, 2012January 15, 2012 00:57 IST
Friday the 13th proved to be unusually lucky for 68-year-old Ratan Bhagat.
Sun, Jan 15, 2012January 10, 2012 02:30 IST
MCD-run Swami Dayanand Hospital claims she was told to share bed with two other patients.
Tue, Jan 10, 2012January 05, 2012 02:43 IST
Defending the policy on siblings and alumni criteria for nursery admission,authorities of top schools said it was well within the High Court guidelines and the RTE Act.
Thu, Jan 05, 2012
January 05, 2012 02:39 IST
In the frenetic race for nursery admission,having a sibling in the school or alumni parent gives a head start like no other and in many cases virtually guarantees a seat.
Thu, Jan 05, 2012January 03, 2012 01:53 IST
Monu was all of nine when he left his home in Mewat five years ago. Ever since,he has been doing odd jobs and living on the streets of the Capital.
Tue, Jan 03, 2012January 02, 2012 01:55 IST
She had been a regular government office employee who did her daily 9 am to 4 pm without questions.
Mon, Jan 02, 2012December 23, 2011 01:45 IST
Over 1 lakh screened,doctors say lifestyle problems of affluent have trickled to slums.
Fri, Dec 23, 2011December 23, 2011 00:27 IST
At Ray Film Club,first day,first show begins with cult film Do Aankhein Barah Haath about reforms.
Fri, Dec 23, 2011
December 18, 2011 02:49 IST
Doctor K,a forensics expert at Kolkatas SSKM Hospital,was preparing for a lean week ahead of him. And then,tragedy struck that Friday morning
Sun, Dec 18, 2011December 16, 2011 00:56 IST
An HIV positive patient has slapped a notice on GTB Hospital alleging that her treating doctors put up a chart resembling a placard,which stated Seropositive-BioHazard,against her bed during the three days she was admitted to the hospital.
Fri, Dec 16, 2011December 14, 2011 03:16 IST
Two leading hospitals in Kolkata were found short of safety measures
Wed, Dec 14, 2011
December 13, 2011 02:48 IST
A four-member inspection committee appointed by the state government inspected hospitals in the city on Monday.
Tue, Dec 13, 2011
December 12, 2011 00:19 IST
From the AMRI authorities,there is no official word yet on the kind of treatment those killed had been admitted for.
Mon, Dec 12, 2011
December 11, 2011 01:59 IST
The basement of the AMRI Hospital annexe at Dhakuria in South Kolkata,which turned into an inferno choking 89 patients to death,isnt the only unit where AMRI used the basement as a storage facility in alleged violation of guidelines.
Sun, Dec 11, 2011
December 11, 2011 00:06 IST
Basements at AMRI Salt Lake,EM Bypass hospitals,even in Dhakuria store inflammable material.
Sun, Dec 11, 2011December 10, 2011 02:07 IST
Survey found hospital lacked radiation clearance,evacuation plan.
Sat, Dec 10, 2011December 08, 2011 01:31 IST
MAMC designs module for adults,Lady Hardinge for children; to be implemented next year.
Thu, Dec 08, 2011December 07, 2011 01:48 IST
To set up a first-of-its-kind temporal bone laboratory in the Capital,the Maulana Azad Medical College is retrieving ear bones of unclaimed bodies.
Wed, Dec 07, 2011
December 04, 2011 02:04 IST
Gagan Sharma was returning home after dropping his six-year-old daughter at a friends house in the neighbourhood when his home came crashing down in front of his eyes.
Sun, Dec 04, 2011



