India is facing a shortage of heart donors – in what comes as bad news for its many citizens who are in need of a life-saving heart transplant. “Heart transplant remains the gold standard for the treatment of end-stage heart failure,” said a study published in 2017. Data as to the prevalence of heart failure […]
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Mental health in schools get a shot in the arm from AIIMS
The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi will conduct sessions focused on mental health in schools in the national capital, aimed at bolstering awareness among students and encouraging them to follow habits to promote their own wellbeing. The AIIMS initiative, which will run in twenty schools both privately and publicly run, will […]
CPWD offers assistance to Health Ministry for building AIIMS
All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) are premier medical institutes, with expanded numbers of such institutes in the country featuring in the Centre’s plans to upgrade medical education and improve public health overall. Now the Central Public Works Department (CPWD) has offered assistance to the Health Ministry to assist in building them. “It is […]
Colistin resistance: AIIMS sounds the alarm
In yet another concerning insight into India’s growing drug resistance epidemic, the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi has sounded alarms over colistin resistance among patients. The Trauma Centre at the facility has reported that, of 846 people studied who were infected with the Klebsiella pneumoniae bacterium, 22 did not respond to […]
Oral health awareness: AIIMS and Health Ministry partner up
In an effort to raise oral health awareness in India, the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) and the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare have collaborated to launch a digital program called ‘e-DantSeva’. The platform, in the form of a website and mobile app, will provide information concerning the government-run National Oral […]
Environmental toxins: AIIMS issues warning
A grave warning has been issued by doctors at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) about the sheer number of people with dangerous levels of environmental toxins in their systems. AIIMS physicians tested 216 severely ill patients for whom there was no clear reason behind their ailment. Of these, 32 (14.8 percent) displayed […]
Arun Jaitley stadium: Tribute to India’s late Finance Minister
The Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium will be renamed in honour of leading BJP politician Arun Jaitley, who died on Saturday at the age of 66. The former Union Finance Minister was admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) earlier this month, complaining of ‘breathlessness and restlessness’. A statement issued by AIIMS affirmed […]
Tip of the iceberg: What the AIIMS fire tells us about India’s hospitals
The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi resumed services at the beginning of the week following the outbreak of a fire over the weekend. No fatalities or injuries were reported in the blaze, which reportedly originated due to a short circuit. According to reports, the fire broke out on the first and […]
DMA gives support to NMC Bill
The Delhi Medical Association (DMA) has offered praise for the controversial National Medical Commission (NMC) Bill, in a marked departure from the criticism it has faced from much of India’s medical fraternity. “We are of the opinion that the NMC Act is good for society,” stated president of the DMA Dr Girish Tyagi. “It will […]
AIIMS, Safdarjung doctors call off strikes – but more are to come
The controversy over the National Medical Commission (NMC) Bill shows no signs of dissipating, even as resident doctors at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) and Safdarjung Hospital in Delhi have called off their strikes in protest of the law. Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan met with the protesting resident doctors at […]