Pritha Chatterjee is a journalist and research assistant in the department of social and behavioural sciences, at Harvard University.
December 03, 2011 02:30 IST
A pending case load of over 4,500 viscera samples for over two years in the Delhi governments only forensic laboratory at Rohini has finally prompted some action.
Sat, Dec 03, 2011
December 02, 2011 01:05 IST
Delhi may become the first state in the country to introduce a provision,through which people can indicate their willingness to donate organs on their driving licences.
Fri, Dec 02, 2011December 02, 2011 00:47 IST
A 30-day marathon of classes has helped improve the record of a majority of students from Maulana Azad Medical College,who were short of attendance till last month.
Fri, Dec 02, 2011December 01, 2011 02:45 IST
Delhi governments plan to expand healthcare facilities has hit a roadblock an exodus of doctors and professors.
Thu, Dec 01, 2011November 30, 2011 00:26 IST
A jail official said Kanimozhi had requested a quiet exit on Monday.
Wed, Nov 30, 2011November 29, 2011 02:49 IST
The infected pigs that were responsible for the first-ever Japanese Encephalitis cases in the city, are untraceable and the Delhi government is yet to launch a dri-ve to collect blood samples of 500 pigs from slaughter houses even two weeks after it was announced.
Tue, Nov 29, 2011November 25, 2011 00:53 IST
The unique relationship between the guru and chelas of the eunuch community has landed the government in a quandary regarding the compensation package announced in the Nand Nagri fire incident.
Fri, Nov 25, 2011November 25, 2011 00:05 IST
The river has a little bit of everything life,death,hope... It gives a sense of overwhelming peace,that relieves me of all worries, says 44-year-old Michelle Baldwin.
Fri, Nov 25, 2011November 23, 2011 03:26 IST
Teary family reunions and jampacked courtrooms all characteristic of the 2G trial may soon become history
Wed, Nov 23, 2011
November 22, 2011 02:17 IST
Question is asked after CM declared compensation of Rs 2 lakh to next of kin of each eunuch killed.
Tue, Nov 22, 2011
November 22, 2011 02:02 IST
The toll in the Nand Nagri fire incident climbed to 14 on Monday as another victim succumbed to injuries at Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital.
Tue, Nov 22, 2011
November 22, 2011 01:35 IST
Amid the confusion outside the mortuary at GTB Hospital on Monday,Mohammad Amin cut a lonely figure.
Tue, Nov 22, 2011November 21, 2011 01:35 IST
Forty-six patients of the Nand Nagri tragedy were rushed to GTB Hospital in Dilshad Garden and five were taken to Lok Nayak Hospital on Sunday evening.
Mon, Nov 21, 2011November 19, 2011 03:27 IST
Bhagwan Porwal,rescued more than an hour after he was trapped in the gap between a rail coach and the platform at Nizamuddin railway station on Wednesday night
Sat, Nov 19, 2011November 16, 2011 00:53 IST
Vittorio De Sicas neorealist Bicycle Thieves,Satyajit Rays iconic Pather Panchali and the more recent Taare Zameen Par by Aamir Khan,which celebrate the triumph of the human spirit,will soon light up the silver screen in Tihar Jail.
Wed, Nov 16, 2011November 16, 2011 00:44 IST
Delhi government has decided to bring its own hospitals under the scanner.
Wed, Nov 16, 2011
November 14, 2011 03:47 IST
Finding the prevalence of hypothyroidism in women in the city at over 14 per cent in the first three months of pregnancy in a study,doctors have recommended that Delhi government introduce compulsory thyroid screening for pregnant women.
Mon, Nov 14, 2011November 12, 2011 02:56 IST
For the last 10 days,AIIMS has been running short on an essential drug used for managing cardiac emergencies.
Sat, Nov 12, 2011
November 10, 2011 02:05 IST
A performance review of the citys private hospitals has rated 25 facilities as poor on compliance of the order for reserving 10 per cent of the total bed strength for patients from economically weaker sections
Thu, Nov 10, 2011November 09, 2011 03:06 IST
Medical researchers,however,say this is a sign of better vigilance.
Wed, Nov 09, 2011November 09, 2011 01:07 IST
Over two years after a Delhi High Court order made it mandatory for hospitals to follow standard operating guidelines for medical examination of rape victims,AIIMS is yet to start providing standard kits for collection and storage of samples procured from victims.
Wed, Nov 09, 2011November 09, 2011 00:35 IST
The Maulana Azad Medical College,which takes pride in its student-friendly approach to education,has come out with a notification to help students who face the risk of being barred from MBBS examinations in November- December owing to low attendance.
Wed, Nov 09, 2011
November 08, 2011 04:24 IST
An RTI reply has revealed that Vikas Yadav,sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering Nitish Katara in 2008,has been allowed to leave jail 66 times on medical grounds,59 of them to AIIMS.
Tue, Nov 08, 2011November 06, 2011 01:22 IST
The mystery person who allegedly beat up his 10-year-old house help brutally,has turned out to be a faculty member at Jamia Milia Islamia.
Sun, Nov 06, 2011November 05, 2011 02:19 IST
The Delhi Government on Friday suspended two senior officials from the Health department for irregularities in purchases for hospitals in 2010.
Sat, Nov 05, 2011





