The Uttar Pradesh government has decided to launch a campaign to identify unscrupulous government doctors referring patients to private hospitals or asking them to buy medicines from open market, health minister Sidharth Nath Singh said. read more

Stating that attending to public health is of high priority, “perhaps the one at the top”, the Uttarakhand High Court on Friday directed the state government to ensure that doctors remain available round the clock at their designated posting, failing... read more

Around 7,000 people in the state were found to be unaware of the fact that they were suffering from tuberculosis, a communicable disease that might have spread to others. read more

The idea is to help women, especially those in their first pregnancy, bear the pain and reduce maternal mortality. read more

A book on the emigration experiences of Indian women in the US should be a recommended read for all women intending to make that move read more

Babies, even those who are premature, underweight or sickly, should be exclusively breastfed, from the maternity ward and ideally for two years, UN agencies said on Wednesday. read more

The state government has found that sanitation and health facilities in some tea plantations are abysmal and workers are susceptible to treatable ailments such as tuberculosis, anaemia, hypertension and leprosy. read more

Ideally, it is the responsibility of the civic chief to ensure adequate staff is available to handle the equipment before procuring them. read more

Despite adequate medical infrastructure, facilities remain underutilised due to lack of manpower, say health officials. read more

Patient undergoes a 20-minute procedure with flexible bronchoscopy to remove the foreign body. read more

The awards recognise innovative projects and programmes that have significant impact on communities. read more

Devin Kelley, who was given a bad conduct discharge by the air force after being court-martialled, escaped from Peak Behavioral Health Systems in New Mexico, months after he was accused of abusing his ex-wife and her child. read more

After intervention of two advisors to the chief minister, the hospital management agreed on performing Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scan on the patient on Tuesday. read more

The lone mental health clinic in the rebel-held north of Syria serves nearly 140 inpatients and outsiders who are traumatised with psychological scars from the horrors of the country’s six-year war. read more

The eight persons including a woman were released by Pakistan in 2007 but nobody was there to greet them on this side of the border. read more