An awareness campaign on tuberculosis, similar to polio, is necessary to curb the easily preventable disease, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said. Speaking at the launch of National Forum on Tuberculosis, Dikshit said: …
The five-year-old rape victim who’s admitted at AIIMS is showing significant improvement over the last 24 hours and was even able to interact with her parents. ‘She slept well on Saturday night, and is alert, conscious and …
Delhi Chief Minister Shiela Dikshit on Friday underwent a surgery for sinusitis in a city hospital, doctors said. Dikshit, 75, was operated for functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS) at Fortis Escorts Heart Institute. …
The Delhi government has decided to provide Rs.54 crore to Rajiv Gandhi Super Specialty Hospital for its completion and up gradation under the norms of Green Building Concept. The decision was taken in a cabinet meeting presided …
Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Wednesday launched the Delhi State Cancer Institute Centre at Janakpuri Super-Speciality Hospital.She said the government intended to make the unit in the west Delhi hospital a comprehensive …
An Indian trainee physiotherapist who was gang-raped in New Delhi Dec 16 arrived on Thursday at a Singapore hospital for further treatment and was in an ‘extremely critical condition’. The Indian High Commission assured that …
The home ministry on Wednesday ordered an inquiry into the circumstances in which the statement of the 23-year-old gang-rape victim was recorded the first time Dec 21 after allegations of police interference in the process. The …
Cardiac diseases not only affect individuals but also the country's economy and their prevention is not only a medical necessity but a social imperative, Vice President Hamid Ansari said Thursday. ‘Cardio-vascular diseases not …
Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit underwent angioplasty procedure here Tuesday, a hospital official said. 'Angioplasty surgery was performed Tuesday. It was performed at 8.30 a.m. and it went on for over an hour. The surgery …
The Delhi High Court has asked the central and Delhi governments to apprise it on the steps taken for framing guidelines to prevent sexual abuse of children in schools and educational institutions. Issuing notice, a division …
For Gulli Devi, 55, even breathing is a pain. Every time she does so, she groans as it is accompanied by sporadic coughing. Suffering from silicosis, the reed-thin woman fends for herself as her husband and son died due to the …
The Delhi Cabinet decided to expand the umbrella of people who come under the popular Delhi Arogya Kosh, a health scheme which provided financial aid to the poor for medical treatment. Earlier the annual family income limit for …
The Delhi government added a fleet of 70 new smaller ambulances that will be able to ferry patients from congested areas. With the introduction of this fleet, the number of ambulances in the city has increased to 101. Delhi CM …
Delhi became the first state in the country to provide a life-long financial assistance ranging from Rs 1,000-2,500 a month to poor people infected with HIV/AIDS. People with HIV/AIDS on anti-retroviral treatment will get Rs …
