Patient dies after stretcher catches fire at PGIMER

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 28, 2011, 16:24

A patient, who was being revived with electric shocks at the Post-Graduate Institute of Medical and Research (PGIMER) here, died after a short circuit led to his stretcher catching fire, police said on Tuesday.

Patient gets drunk on sanitizer in Aussie hospital

Last Updated: Sunday, June 19, 2011, 14:22

A man who drank six bottles of alcohol-based hand sanitizer while being treated in an Australian hospital for alcoholism has sparked calls for the anti-bacterial gels to be better secured.

Patient info in clinical trial not to be shared: CIC

Last Updated: Monday, April 4, 2011, 21:15

Data about patients participating in clinical trials cannot be shared, the CIC has held while dismissing an RTI plea seeking details of stalled Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine trials in the country.

Doctor held for allegedly trying to rape patient

Last Updated: Thursday, February 10, 2011, 20:12

A doctor was arrested in Aligarh on the charge of trying to rape a 12-year-old girl who had gone to his clinic for a check-up.

Doctor rapes ICU patient in Navi Mumbai

Last Updated: Monday, October 18, 2010, 14:02

A 26-yr-old doctor of a pvt hospital in Navi Mumbai was arrested for raping a woman admitted to ICU of the hospital.

Patient dies after jumping from hospital 2nd floor in Mumbai

Last Updated: Monday, August 16, 2010, 23:53

A patient undergoing treatment at the civic-run KEM Hospital allegedly committed suicide by jumping from the second floor of the hospital at Parel in central Mumbai today, police said.

National Cancer grid to reduce patient flow to Mumbai

Last Updated: Friday, July 30, 2010, 15:34

A national Cancer grid has been proposed by the Department of Atomic Energy to introduce uniform standards of care and reduce patient flow to its `mother` hospital in the city.

Patient attacks nurse: Trainee Nurses boycott work

Last Updated: Friday, May 7, 2010, 20:17

About 165 trainee nurses at Nagpattinam Government Hospital resorted to a strike on Friday, condemning the attack on their colleague by one of the in-patients, police said.

Delhi radiation patient may undergo bone marrow transplant

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 27, 2010, 17:38

Radiation patient Deepak Jain is likely to undergo a bone marrow transplant at the Army Hospital Research and Referral following no improvement in his condition, doctors said on Tuesday.

Indian-origin nurse jailed in Oz for having sex with patient

Last Updated: Thursday, April 8, 2010, 11:46

An Indian-origin male nurse has been jailed for having sex with a patient at a Melbourne youth mental health centre, a media report said Thursday.

Japan unveils willing dental patient -- a robot

Last Updated: Thursday, March 25, 2010, 18:20

Few people would want to be guinea pigs for aspiring dentists but Japan has found an always-willing patient -- a robot.

Man involved in snatching Rs 3 lakh from kidney patient held

Last Updated: Thursday, March 18, 2010, 00:46

A 42-year-old man, allegedly involved in more than 50 criminal cases including the recent snatching of Rs three lakh from a kidney patient outside AIIMS, was arrested here, police said today.