Apollo Pharmacy to add 250 outlets every year

Last Updated: Sunday, October 20, 2013, 13:03

Apollo Pharmacy, a part of Chennai-based healthcare major Apollo Hospitals, has said it would add 250 outlets every year.

SC seeks response from Centre, states on mental hospitals

Last Updated: Friday, October 18, 2013, 16:27

The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Centre and state governments to file their response within three weeks on a plea for improving the condition of mental hospitals.

Rising medical costs pinching Indian pockets

Last Updated: Thursday, September 19, 2013, 18:20

While the common man faces acute shortage of hospital beds and doctors, the rising medical expenses haven’t helped their cause.

Pvt hospitals, doctors join stir against AP bifurcation

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 18, 2013, 14:02

Over 125 private hospitals remained closed in East Godavari district, while private doctors joined the protests against the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh.

Medical services hit as resident doctors go on strike in Raj

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 17, 2013, 14:56

Medical and health services were affected in government-run hospitals as thousands of doctors went on an strike to protest against the alleged manhandling of medicos by a patient`s relatives at Bikaner`s PBM hospital recently.

9000 government doctors boycott work in Rajasthan

Last Updated: Monday, September 16, 2013, 16:34

Nearly 9,000 government doctors across the state on Monday boycotted work for two hours to press for their demands of time-bound promotions and hike in rural allowance, a doctors` body said.

HC irked as doctors fail to join rural health centres

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 4, 2013, 20:58

Bombay HC expressed anguish after it was informed that despite issuance of orders to 225 post graduate doctors to join district hospitals and rural health care centres, only 90 have joined.

Docs end stir, resume work wearing black bands

Last Updated: Saturday, August 31, 2013, 20:13

Doctors across hospitals in the city, who had boycotted their work since last week in protest against the arrest of their colleagues, on Saturday rejoined duties.

Doctors boycott work for second consecutive day in Kanpur

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 28, 2013, 22:50

Doctors across hospitals in Kanpur on Wednesday continued their agitation and boycotted work for three hours.

Iraq seeks India`s help in upgrading healthcare system

Last Updated: Sunday, August 25, 2013, 12:41

Prime Minister of Iraq, Nouri Al Maliki has said that his country is looking for India`s cooperation in the area of healthcare, in the training of its doctors, paramedical staff, hospitals and also in manufacturing drugs.

Tripura infant with `two heads` gets new life

Last Updated: Monday, August 19, 2013, 16:31

An eight-month-old Tripura infant got a new lease of life after doctors in a Kolkata hospital successfully removed in a rare, five-hour operation a second head growing on top of his head, a doctor said.