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Pritha Chatterjee
Pritha Chatterjee is a journalist and research assistant in the department of social and behavioural sciences, at Harvard University.
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DMER team visits hospital,confirms rule violationSubscriber Only
August 14, 2010 04:57 IST
A day after Newsline reported on postgraduate courses at St George Hospital being run without permanent faculty...
Sat, Aug 14, 2010Unchecked for years,St George Hospital flouts PG guidelinesSubscriber Only
August 13, 2010 01:54 IST
The BMC-run KEM Hospital has come under the Medical Council of India (MCI) scanner twice in six months but the state-run St George Hospital has not been inspected in the past three years.
Fri, Aug 13, 2010Cleared test,format now void: worries for 30,000 doctorsSubscriber Only
August 12, 2010 02:40 IST
The fate of at least 30,000 doctors who qualified through the National Common Entrance Test (CET) for postgraduate diploma courses since 2008 hangs in the loop after a Bombay High Court...
Thu, Aug 12, 2010Bypassed by implant makers & doctors,city chemists cry foulSubscriber Only
August 11, 2010 00:26 IST
City chemists will approach the state health department over an alleged nexus between manufacturers of surgical implants and doctors. They say that contravening Medical Council of India guidelines...
Wed, Aug 11, 2010On air,stories of people who stood by those with HIVSubscriber Only
August 10, 2010 00:41 IST
A mother-in-law fighting for her daughter-in-law,who was HIV+ and was denied rights in the family,a husband who supported his wife selflessly when her immune system collapsed...
Tue, Aug 10, 2010Seven Hills starts separate OPD for patients from civic hospitalsSubscriber Only
August 03, 2010 00:28 IST
Almost a month after it began functioning,the Seven Hills Hospital in Andheri East has started a new Out Patient Department to cater exclusively to patients referred by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation hospitals.
Tue, Aug 03, 2010Peace GamesSubscriber Only
August 01, 2010 05:55 IST
Slogans,parades,placards and speeches. All these and more have been tried for spreading peace.
Sun, Aug 01, 2010Rawal,Sampat address a burning need,pledge to donate skinSubscriber Only
July 26, 2010 04:11 IST
As an actor,Paresh Rawal,with his vast repertoire,is a role model for many. Now he and his wife Swaroop Sampat are hoping to set an example in the real world,by taking the rare pledge of donating their skin....
Mon, Jul 26, 2010Botox brings hopes to cerebral palsy patients,academy for free injections in govt hospitalsSubscriber Only
July 26, 2010 00:28 IST
The Indian Academy of Cerebral Palsy has decided to press the Health authorities to provide free Botox injections to cerebral palsy patients in government hospitals.
Mon, Jul 26, 2010A year after polls,state medical council non-starterSubscriber Only
July 22, 2010 02:09 IST
Its been a year since the much-awaited elections to the Maharashtra Medical Council were held,but the members of the medical ethics watchdog have not held a single meeting.
Thu, Jul 22, 2010Nagpada Police Hospital runs out of work?Subscriber Only
July 20, 2010 01:46 IST
The Nagpada Police Hospital,the nodal health centre for the police force in Byculla,seems to have no patients to attend,as a visit would reveal.
Tue, Jul 20, 2010Most out of hospital,rest under observation but out of dangerSubscriber Only
July 16, 2010 23:54 IST
Amit Singhal,27,had just started work as a preventive officer in Customs. A fortnight into his first job,he was on his first night shift at Mumbai Port when a cylinder leaked chlorine.
Fri, Jul 16, 2010No masks,2 breathing suits firemen chose not to useSubscriber Only
July 15, 2010 00:14 IST
The 14 Mumbai Port firemen who first reached the leak spot say they were not equipped to handle the crisis: none had masks,and their station have only two breathing suits,head-to-toe outfits that help them go long periods with low oxygen.
Thu, Jul 15, 2010
Breathless at daybreakSubscriber Only
July 15, 2010 00:10 IST
Tonoy Mandal,23,one of many workers at the Mumbai Port,was woken up by a coughing and panting co-worker at 3 am,after a cylinder had started leaking chlorine.
Thu, Jul 15, 2010Sent back by civic hospital,woman gives birth on streetSubscriber Only
July 14, 2010 00:18 IST
A 20-year-old woman delivered on the street outside the BMCs maternity clinic in Mahim on Monday after allegedly being denied admission.
Wed, Jul 14, 2010
H1N1 no longer localised,new strategy is vigilance all overSubscriber Only
July 13, 2010 23:56 IST
Last years strategy against H1N1 included identifying areas where the virus was most rampant and tackling it in those specific pockets.
Tue, Jul 13, 2010Peripheral hospitals not in sound health: studySubscriber Only
July 13, 2010 00:36 IST
A study by CEHAT (Center for Enquiry into Health and Allied Themes) reveals some alarming statistics on the citys peripheral hospitalsRajawadi,KB Bhabha (Kurla) ,Cooper and MT Aggarwal Hospitals.
Tue, Jul 13, 2010Railway colonies report the most malaria casesSubscriber Only
July 12, 2010 02:08 IST
Weeks after BMC announced a collaborative effort with the railways for joint anti-malaria operations,officials at the health department confirm that railway residential colonies in the city are still reporting the highest malaria cases.
Mon, Jul 12, 2010
Pvt lab in JJ Hospital: employee unions oppose state decisionSubscriber Only
July 07, 2010 00:20 IST
The states decision to open a private pathology laboratory on the premises of the JJ Hospital in Byculla has provoked an outcry from various employee unions.
Wed, Jul 07, 2010Private clinics shut,KEM gets an afternoon surge of patients at OPDSubscriber Only
July 06, 2010 00:27 IST
By Monday afternoon,the fever OPD at the premier King Edward Memorial Hospital in Parel stood out in the otherwise desolate hospital.
Tue, Jul 06, 2010H1N1 vaccine for pregnant women: BMC for it,state govt plays safeSubscriber Only
July 04, 2010 02:04 IST
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation and the state government differ on whether to administer H1N1 vaccine to pregnant women or not.
Sun, Jul 04, 2010
X-ray,CT scan,MRI units: only 1 in 5 certified radiation-safeSubscriber Only
July 01, 2010 00:08 IST
Only 21 per cent of the radiological diagnostic machines in Maharashtra are registered with the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board for following radiation safety norms,as per the institutions estimates.
Thu, Jul 01, 2010
Health centre knee-deep in trouble,year after yearSubscriber Only
June 29, 2010 00:14 IST
Following heavy rains,the King Edward Memorial hospitals 30-year-old urban health centre in Malad is once again unusable.
Tue, Jun 29, 2010Advanced HIV test on kids: early detection ensures early treatmentSubscriber Only
June 29, 2010 00:10 IST
A trial method by the Mumbai District Aids Control Society has helped in early diagnosis of HIV in children born to HIV-positive mothers.
Tue, Jun 29, 2010Slumdwellers throng Arogya Abhiyaan health campsSubscriber Only
June 25, 2010 00:40 IST
Kalyani Rane,36,a resident of Kewnipada slum in Andheri West,says she hates visiting the nearest health post run by Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation because it is very crowded.
Fri, Jun 25, 2010Journalism of Courage
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