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healthcare provider news

Partners and parents to in-laws and friends: Tips to support pregnant women

Emotional support during pregnancy could be more important than prenatal vitamins. Here's how partners, parents, in-laws and friends can help.
Updated on May 19, 2025 07:33 am IST

Mental health of healthcare professionals: Tips to tackle burnout in caregivers

Mental health of healthcare professionals: Tips to tackle burnout and ensure wellness of our caregivers
Published on Aug 20, 2024 02:46 pm IST

Bengaluru municipality workers to get ‘Parivard Card’ aimed at enhancing health

Pourakarmikas of Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP). (PTI)
Published on Jun 12, 2024 11:19 am IST

Covid-19: Delhi hospitals start increasing ICU capacity

Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal inaugurates Ambedkar Nagar Hospital, in New Delhi on August 9.
Updated on Sept 16, 2020 10:32 am IST

Chandigarh among 4 UTs on Digital Health Mission grid

Among the first systems to be rolled out will be the digital health identifier, ‘swasthya account’, which will help individuals create their identity in the national healthcare system for ease of access to their personal health information
Updated on Jul 20, 2020 11:40 pm IST

Yatharth Group of Hospitals launches Noida Extension’s first MRI & CT scan facility

MRI & CT rooms so beautiful, that you will not want to come out.
Updated on Apr 27, 2020 06:02 pm IST

UK shuts company owned by Indian entrepreneur

A UK-registered company whose sole director is Mumbai-based entrepreneur Shadab Shaikh has been wound up in British courts. (Representative Image)
Updated on Feb 10, 2020 08:40 pm IST

Social isolation can increase risk of osteoarthritis. Here’s how

The researchers said that their study shows that osteoarthritis increases the risk of social isolation.
Updated on Oct 17, 2019 03:23 pm IST

Two Bihar doctors, punished for operating patient’s gall bladder instead of leg, cry foul

One of the two doctors penalised for medical negligence has since superannuated and the other is serving in the Bihar health services
Updated on Sept 15, 2019 08:34 pm IST

Why we need community health providers

The NMC Bill has reignited debates about on qualifications of CHPs
Updated on Aug 13, 2019 12:54 pm IST

New website may help eliminate suicidal thoughts

Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT) is a form of psychotherapy that combines behavioural science and Buddhist principles on mindfulness and acceptance.
Updated on May 03, 2019 10:16 am IST

How medical apps give access to patients

The evolution of healthcare mobility solutions has been on the rise due to the constantly growing medical requirements.
Updated on Mar 16, 2019 03:14 pm IST

Patients experience emotional response to diagnosis and ‘feel dirty’

Patients who were able to speak to infection preventionists reported receiving constructive information and feeling reassured about their condition, whereas patients who did not, reported feeling dismissed by staff members.
Updated on Aug 17, 2018 11:06 am IST

Paying nurses more will make business unviable: Private hospitals to Delhi high court

The Delhi high court had recently said that healthcare “has become lucrative business”.
Published on Aug 08, 2018 03:49 am IST

Legal dilemma, missing details in draft advisory to cap profits of private healthcare providers

The Nursing Homes Act, currently in operation, gives power to the government to cancel the licence of facilities that do not adhere to minimum standards such as floor area for every bed, proportion of doctors, nurses and staff with the bed strength.
Updated on Jun 01, 2018 12:28 pm IST

Patient care, follow-up is important for full recovery after brain injury

Here’s why post hospital care is needed for brain injury treatment.
Updated on May 27, 2018 03:30 pm IST

Dealing with dementia: Love, respect and quality home care can help

Patients with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia deserve our love and respect.
Published on May 24, 2018 01:58 pm IST

Mothers of babies with congenital heart defects at risk of heart problems later in life

Healthcare providers, like obstetricians, who treat and follow mothers in the early stages of dealing with children who have heart defects can help women understand and minimise their risk, say researchers.
Updated on Apr 02, 2018 06:06 pm IST

What’s the right time to introduce solids to your baby? Here are some answers

Babies, who were never breastfed or breastfed for less than four months, were most likely to be introduced to foods too early.
Updated on Apr 02, 2018 04:28 pm IST

5 common health problems that can affect you after 40

Regular screening for common ailments is critical as most health conditions go unchecked and start showing signs only at an advanced stage.
Updated on Mar 31, 2018 04:55 pm IST