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For inmates, stay in this jail is a kick in the teeth

A dental camp conducted at the high-security Arthur Road prison on Thursday, by the state-run St George Hospital, revealed that out of around 2,500 inmates, 74 per cent have broken teeth, while 62 per

03 Sep 2016 6:10 AM

The official who was injured on Wednesday

Chilli powder water thrown on officials

Water mixed with chilli powder thrown on a team of BMC officials by a woman resident during a demolition drive at ward number 207, Byculla east, on Wednesday entered the eyes of an assistant engineer

01 Sep 2016 1:40 AM

Radiologists to join nation-wide strike from today

Beginning Thursday, radiologists from across India will join an indefinite strike in protest of certain provisions of the PC & PNDT (Pre-Conception & Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques) Act, 1994, which,

01 Sep 2016 1:37 AM

A pandal erected in Matunga is seen obstructing a footpath

Ganesh pandals causing unholy mess on suburb streets, say locals

Several footpaths in the suburbs have been encroached upon or dug up ahead of the Ganpati festival, inconveniencing locals and disrupting vehicular traffic.

01 Sep 2016 1:21 AM

Rat bites leave Nair patient bloodied

In a telling example of poor administration in civic-run hospitals, a diabetic patient at Nair Hospital was allegedly bitten by rats, leaving him bloodied, which made the facility’s administrators see

30 Aug 2016 6:10 AM

Two Samaritans have their eye on a noble cause

As part of an ongoing eye donation awareness week that started on August 25, two women are working towards influencing people to donate their eyes after their death so that the blind can regain vision

29 Aug 2016 1:40 AM

All pain, no gain for 13-year-old Govinda

Amid reports of blatant violation of Supreme Court guidelines with regards to Dahi Handi celebrations on Thursday comes news of three Govindas, including a 13-year-old boy from Dombivali, sustaining m

27 Aug 2016 4:58 AM

Civic clinics to get upgraded

In order to ease the overload on the major civic hospitals, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) the 183 health posts in the city will have facilities of basic healthcare and lab testing.

25 Aug 2016 2:58 AM

In this file photo, acclaimed novelist Zadie Smith is shown signing a book for a fan in Treasure Beach, Jamaica.— AP

DHS probing 2 hospitals

Thane-based Jupiter Hospital and Parel-based Global Hospital have come under the scanner of the state Directorate of Health Services (DHS), which will ascertain whether or not there was any foul play

24 Aug 2016 6:49 AM

Maharashtra panel to finalise SOP on transplants

The state government on Monday issued government resolution (GR) instituting a 16-member committee headed by health minister Deepak Sawant to finalise standard operating procedure (SOP) on organ trans

23 Aug 2016 1:06 AM

Saina Nehwal out of action for four months

Ace shuttler Saina Nehwal underwent a knee surgery at the Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital (KDAH) in Mumbai on Saturday.

21 Aug 2016 4:03 AM

Kidney scam: Scanner on top official

State health minister Dr Deepak Sawant on Thursday admitted to The Asian Age that there were major flaws in the manner in which top official Dr B.K.

19 Aug 2016 2:30 AM

Plans afoot to prevent violence against doctors

Alarmed at the growing instances of patients’ relatives targeting doctors at state-run and private hospitals, plans are afoot to put in place a set of measures to prevent such acts of violence in futu

19 Aug 2016 2:16 AM

Soon, new rules for organ donations

In light of the kidney transplant scam that was recently detected by the Mumbai police, the state health department will unveil a fresh set of measures to rule out any foul play in organ donations, es

19 Aug 2016 2:00 AM

Family of dead man vandalise hospital

Angry relatives of a 32-year-old man, who died at Noor Hospital in Kurla, vandalised the hospital accusing it of negligence.

18 Aug 2016 5:45 AM

City doctors wary of surgeries

City doctors will not be undertaking any new surgery or transplant for at least a week till the health ministry reforms the existing norms so that doctors are relieved from the responsibility of verif

16 Aug 2016 9:04 AM

Assault case: JJ resident doctors to resume work

State medical education minister Girish Mahajan held a meeting late on Saturday evening with six resident doctors of JJ Hospital’s obstetrics and gynaecology department who had complained, on Thursday

15 Aug 2016 1:37 AM

Doctors want state to alter ethical panel rules

Even as the medical fraternity in the city grapples with the alleged kidney transplant racket in LH Hiranandani Hospital, a group of nephrologists and urologists on Saturday called on state health min

14 Aug 2016 2:22 AM

‘DHS member was shielding doctors in kidney scam’

As the investigation into an illegal kidney racket continues — with five doctors from Dr LH Hiranandani Hospital in Powai having been arrested — sources confirmed the role of a few doctors from other

13 Aug 2016 2:20 AM

Government to spread awareness on organ donation before camp

With Organ Donation Day being celebrated today, the state government has issued a resolution, asking the medical education department to hold a three-day organ donation camp from August 30.

13 Aug 2016 2:18 AM

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