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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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Protests and strikes against violence towards doctors after Kolkata attack

Doctors across India will organise protests and strikes today in support of a medicos’ stir in West Bengal. Thursday witnessed the third day of the doctors’ strikes in the state which was triggered by an attack on Dr Paribaha Mukherjee, an intern at the Nil Ratan Sircar (NRS) Medical College and Hospital in state capital …

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As monsoon season looms, hospitals prepare for dengue cases

With the summer upon us, India’s monsoon season is looming and, with it, the prospect of outbreaks of mosquito-borne infectious diseases such as dengue fever. In preparation, the Union Health Ministry is calling on government-run hospitals to set up dedicated centres on their grounds for the treatment of dengue cases. “As rising temperatures and natural …

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AIIMS Rishikesh in controversy over HIV misdiagnosis

The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Rishikesh, Uttarakhand has found itself at the centre of controversy after it falsely diagnosed a patient with HIV. The consumer forum in Haridwar imposed a fine of Rs 60,000 on the institute following a complaint lodged by Naseem Ali in January 2015. The previous year, Ali …

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