What Will Happen When ‘Hospitals Infect’ You?
Siddharth Anand Hospitals in India have a high burden of infections in their intensive care units (ICU) and general wards,…
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‘Secret Tests’ At Many ‘Sex Determination’ Clinics In Hyderabad
A pregnant woman, who was part of a decoy operation, went to Jyothi Reproductive Health Care Centre, Ameerpet,…
India’s Drug Problem And The Rising Health Care Cost
What if I told you there was a way to reduce household out of pocket expenditure by about…
Inside The ‘Dangerous Business’ Of ‘Rent-a-Womb’ And ‘Baby Factory’ In India
Gestational dormitories. Routine C-sections. Quintuple embryo implants. Brave New World? Nope, surrogacy tourism. India legalized surrogacy in 2002…
Why ‘Palliative Care’ Is ‘Not Getting Attention’ In Hyderabad Hospitals?
Palliative care is a holistic treatment, not just medical diagnosis. We deal with their socio-economic issues and their…
Are Schools In Hyderabad Prepared To Tackle An ‘Asthma’ Emergency?
This World Asthma Day, we talk about the public health threat asthma poses especially among school children, and…
‘Keeping A Job’ While Battling A ‘Mental Illness’ Is A Nightmare In Hyderabad
A case of sheer corporate mental illness and workplace culture developed by daily office pilitics, work pressure, proper…
Do We Have ‘Patients’ Rights Charter’ To Provide Protection Against ‘Hospital Malpractices’ In India?
The discussion around the draft charter has highlighted the fault lines between patients’ rights activists and medical doctors.…
Doctors ‘Shamelessly’ Lying On Women To Perform ‘Unwarranted Hysterectomies’
In Chapla Naik, a tiny village in Karnataka’s Kalaburgi district close to the state border with Telangana, two…
‘The Invisible ‘Baby Makers’ Of Hyderabad’
For the women who donate eggs, the lure of easy money often turns into a death trap. When…