Junior doctors in West Bengal resumed an indefinite 'total cease work' on Tuesday, escalating protests over the state government's "failure" to address key demands including enhanced hospital......
Junior doctors protesting the rape-murder of a colleague at RG Kar hospital ended their 42-day 'cease work' on Friday, announcing partial resumption of duties in essential services after a march to......
Hours after the Kolkata high court's direction, the Central Bureau of Investigation on Tuesday took over the investigation into the alleged rape and murder of a woman doctor at a state-run......
There was no let-up in nationwide protests on Monday by junior doctors over the alleged rape and murder of a medic in Kolkata, even as the Union health ministry approved 25 percent enhancement in......
More than 7,000 resident doctors at government colleges in Maharashtra went on strike on Monday over a range of issues, including the quality of hostels and filling of vacant posts of assistant and......
Among the innovations health insurance customers can look forward to in 2014 are products focusing on OPD (Out Patient Department) treatment, that is, treatment that does not require a stay in a......
Cases linked to surgery or recommended by the doctor among those considered. You have been advised physiotherapy for your chronic back ache and you opt for treatment at home. Chances are your......
Rs 3 lakh to Rs 5 lakh may have been sufficient seven-eight years ago, but would be inadequate today, especially for people living in metros, points out Sanjay Kumar Singh. Photograph: Adnan......
Insurers say they will have to study the available data to work out by how much premiums will have to go up to be able to cover mental illnesses as well The Insurance Regulatory and Development......
There is finally some good news for health insurance buyers. Insurers are now beginning to cover outpatient department (OPD) expenses. At least two players -- Apollo DKV and ICICI Lombard --have......