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AMRI fire: Healthcare is nothing but a lucrative business in Bengal

While the debacle in AMRI Hospital is the latest in Bengal healthcare, frequent episodes of medical fiascos have continued unabated, points out Dr Kunal Saha More than 90 ailing citizens, almost......

Vote for the International Newsmaker of 2013

The year 2013 saw some major action, like the ouster of a president, the brutal attack on a Kenyan mall, the chemical attack in Syria, the shutdown in the United States, the death of a legend and......

'Govt hospital staff still think HIV is contagious'

26 years after the first HIV+ case in Tamil Nadu, patients continue to be shunned and discriminated against. Shobha Warrier brings you the plight of such women from across the state. It was in......

7 SHOCKING laws that haunt women in Saudi Arabia

In a historic move last week, Saudi Arabia passed a legal ban on domestic violence and other form of abuse against women. The law is the first of its kind in a nation that has been dubbed as one of......

AMRI fire: Indian doctors want to remain 'untouchable'

Members of the medical community and the powerful lobby of the Indian Medical Association have erupted in violent protests following the arrest of two of their senior colleagues in connection with......

25 countries providing most efficient healthcare systems

There are some countries that struggle to provide even basic healthcare, while there are others that offer excellent medical services. Let's take a look at some nations that have most efficient......

Can India's healthcare sector paint a happy picture?

In the din of a slowing economy, falling rupee, rampaging inflation, and incessant political manoeuvrings, India's list of challenges continues to grow. Of all these challenges, there is one......

Healthcare: Of misery tax, expansion and tragedy

For India's healthcare industry, expected to double to $100 billion by 2015, this year was marked by expansion and consolidation as well as painful moments of the Kolkata hospital fire. Besides,......

Indian govt spends only $32 per capita on healthcare!

An abysmally low government spending on health -- at $32 per capita -- characterises the poor state of healthcare in India which is facing a 'double burden' of diseases afflicting both the poor and......

Pranab withdraws service tax levy on healthcare

Bowing to demand from all quarters, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday announced withdrawal of the proposed 5 per cent service tax on airconditioned hospitals with more than 25 beds and......

Exclusive! Madhuri on why she left the US and came home

'Adulation has never affected me. It has always made me feel good, encouraged me.' 'It just makes me feel greedy. When people praise me, I feel I should do better than what I am doing.' In the......

PIX: Imran, Avantika take their baby home

First pictures of Baby Khan. Imran Khan and Avantika Malik took their newborn baby home from Hinduja Healthcare Surgical Hospital in Khar, a western suburb of Mumbai, on June 12. Their......

PIX: Ranveer Singh discharged from hospital

Ranveer Singh, who had been hospitalised on September 27 after he contracted dengue fever, was discharged at 10 pm on October 3. The actor gave everyone a thumbs-up as he walked out of......

PIX: Hrithik exits hospital, waves to his fans

Hrithik Roshan has been discharged from Hinduja Healthcare Surgical in Khar, a suburban hospital where he underwent a successful brain surgery to remove a blood clot. "I am fantastic," Hrithik said......

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