Pritha Chatterjee is a journalist and research assistant in the department of social and behavioural sciences, at Harvard University.
June 24, 2010 23:16 IST
Even though the King Edward Memorial Hospital announced its subsidised liver transplant programme,nearly a month ago,the hospital is yet to send an application for licence to the State Zonal Transplant Coordination Committee.
Thu, Jun 24, 2010June 22, 2010 00:50 IST
In an attempt to tackle H1N1 cases in the city,the civic hospitals will administer Tamiflu to suspected swine-flu patients,without waiting for confirmation reports.
Tue, Jun 22, 2010
June 20, 2010 01:01 IST
The first showers are usually associated with getting drenched,and coming home to the regular chai pakodas. But for some nature enthusiasts,the onset of monsoon spells adventures.
Sun, Jun 20, 2010June 19, 2010 00:10 IST
A pregnant woman died on Thursday after she slipped and fell off a train at Dadar railway terminus.
Sat, Jun 19, 2010June 16, 2010 23:57 IST
Two nurses of Kasturba Hospital had complained of dizziness after taking the H1N1 vaccine on June 12. One felt faint immediately after the shot; the other complained eight hours later...
Wed, Jun 16, 2010June 16, 2010 00:07 IST
Some drugs with proven side effects,banned in several developed nations,continue to be sold over the counter at several chemists in the city.
Wed, Jun 16, 2010June 15, 2010 02:57 IST
When Parikshit Jha (48) went out for dinner with his family this Saturday,he did more than satiate his palate.
Tue, Jun 15, 2010June 14, 2010 04:18 IST
With monsoon making its annual visit,the residents of Pushpavihar Leprosy Colony in Dahisar are waiting for authorities to fulfill their 30-year-old promise of providing new homes to them.
Mon, Jun 14, 2010June 13, 2010 03:05 IST
A month after the Shiv Senas record-breaking blood donation drive in Goregaon,some banks in the city are already running short of blood.
Sun, Jun 13, 2010
June 08, 2010 23:25 IST
An H1N1 patient was moved out of the ICU of Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General Hospital in Sion on Monday and kept in a room easily accessible to any visitor.
Tue, Jun 08, 2010June 06, 2010 03:47 IST
A day after the civic-run Kasturba Hospital received 2,000 doses of the indigenous H1N1 vaccine...
Sun, Jun 06, 2010June 05, 2010 01:23 IST
A day after the civic-run Kasturba Hospital received 2,000 doses of the indigenous H1N1 vaccine,doctors at the hospital admitted that the earlier batch of imported vaccines meant for vaccination of healthcare professionals remained untouched.
Sat, Jun 05, 2010June 04, 2010 00:42 IST
Forty-nine-year-old Dharmesh Shetty was apprehensive about his joint replacement surgery when doctors told him about the significant blood loss during the procedure.
Fri, Jun 04, 2010June 02, 2010 23:47 IST
Thirty-six-year-old Yasmeen Khan who travelled from Goregaon on Tuesday to get the ulcers on her feet operated at the Bombay Hospital was in for a disappointment after it was postponed to June 12 without prior notification.
Wed, Jun 02, 2010




