Data from the Health Ministry shows that India is experiencing a rapid rise in cancer cases, largely due to lifestyle changes, tobacco use, poor dietary habits, and inadequate physical activity. File Photo: Twitter/@MoHFW_INDIA The Health Ministry has begun a nationwide survey to assess the gaps in district hospitals which will now facilitate the upcoming daycare … Read more
Baby milk formula should have plain packaging in hospitals, the regulator has said following a probe into the market. Baby milk brands often provide hospitals with formula below cost, because once parents start using a brand, they tend to stick with it. In addition, parents should be allowed to buy baby milk formula using loyalty … Read more
K. Annamalai. File | Photo Credit: S. Siva Saravanan BJP Tamil Nadu president K. Annamalai on Friday (February 14, 2025) criticised the ruling DMK government for failing to take steps to fill vacancies of doctors in government medical college hospitals. In a social media post, Mr. Annamalai expressed shock over the death of a four-year-old … Read more
Getty Images Hospitals in England have just had their busiest week of this winter so far. More than 98,000 patients, on average, were in hospital beds each day last week – the highest level this winter – with 96% of adult beds occupied. It comes as Norovirus cases continue to climb – with nearly 1,000 … Read more
BBC Flooding in the basement is one of many incidents at the Princess Alexandra Hospital The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Essex has been plagued by problems with its ageing buildings and equipment in recent years. It has regular difficulties with floods and sewage leaks across its site, which dates back to the 1960s. There have … Read more
Hospitals in England have been “hit by a surge” of norovirus – the winter vomiting bug – adding to mounting pressure on the NHS, health officials say. Data shows there were 784 patients a day in hospitals with the virus last week. This is up almost 80% on the same period the year before. Health … Read more
Minister for Health C. Damodar Raja Narasimha and Health Secretary Christina Z. Chongthu along with members of the Telangana Aarogyasri Network Hospitals Association during a meeting on January 20, 2025. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The Telangana Aarogyasri Network Hospitals Association (TANHA) has ended its 10-day strike, which saw the suspension of Aarogyasri admissions in … Read more
MARTIN MCQUADE / BBC Amarjit Kaur and Mandip Singh Matharoo’s daughter Asees was stillborn in January 2024 The deaths of at least 56 babies, and two mothers, at an NHS trust over the past five years may have been prevented, the BBC has found. The two maternity units at the Leeds Teaching Hospitals (LTH) NHS … Read more
The number of people with flu in hospital in England has quadrupled over the last month and is rising “at a very concerning rate”, NHS chiefs warn. Latest data shows there were 5,000 patients with the virus being treated in hospital at the end of last week – almost 3.5 times higher than the same … Read more
Getty Images Two NHS hospital trusts in London are using AI technology to see if they can spot type 2 diabetes in patients up to a decade in advance of the condition occuring. Imperial College and Chelsea and Westminster hospital NHS foundation trusts have started training the AI system – called Aire-DM – that checks … Read more