VN Desai Hospital flip-flops on shutting; patients worried

MUMBAI, Oct. 10 -- A message written in chalk on the notice board at the civic-run VN Desai Hospital in Santacruz (East) on Thursday had made Anees Sayyed, 28, panic. Sayyed, whose day-old son was in ... Read More

FDA seizes rRs.r67-K chemically ripened bananas at APMC

India, Oct. 7 -- The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Tuesday seized 1,394kg of bananas worth Rs.67,814 from the APMC Turbhe Fruit Market after finding that the fruit was being artificially ripen... Read More

FDA seizes Rs.67K chemically ripened bananas at turbhe APMC

Mumbai, Oct. 7 -- The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Tuesday seized 1,394kg of bananas worth Rs.67,814 from the APMC Turbhe Fruit Market after finding that the fruit was being artificially ripe... Read More

Listed corporate hospitals levy inflated costs on hapless patients: Study

India, Oct. 6 -- The citizen-led Jan Swasthya Abhiyan (JSA) is demanding an investigation into alleged anti-competitive practices and violations of competition law by private corporate hospitals, lead... Read More

'Probe inflated costs at corporate hospitals'

MUMBAI, Oct. 6 -- The citizen-led Jan Swasthya Abhiyan (JSA) is demanding an investigation into alleged anti-competitive practices and violations of competition law by private corporate hospitals, lea... Read More

Public hospital surgeries double in 5 years, govt cites efforts put into upgradation

India, Oct. 5 -- The number of surgeries in government hospitals across the state has almost doubled in the last few years, from 3,45,000 in 2020-21 to 6,50,00 in 2024-25 (see graphic). The numbers re... Read More

Public hosp surgeries double in 5 yrs, but is healthcare improving?

MUMBAI, Oct. 5 -- The number of surgeries in government hospitals across the state has almost doubled in the last few years, from 345,000 in 2020-21 to 650,00 in 2024-25. The numbers represent minor a... Read More

AQI rises to 110

India, Oct. 3 -- The city's overall air quality index (AQI) registered a sharp spike on Friday, climbing from 79 the previous day to 110. The highest AQI in the city was recorded in Worli, at 180, fol... Read More

Mumbai AQI at 110, to rise further due to Super El Nino effect

India, Oct. 3 -- The city's overall air quality index (AQI) registered a sharp spike on Friday, climbing from 79 the previous day to 110. The highest AQI in the city was recorded in Worli, at 180, fol... Read More

Wadia opens doors for adults who've had congenital heart disease since childhood

MUMBAI, Oct. 3 -- Bai Jerbai Wadia Hospital for Children, Mumbai's only public charitable superspeciality hospital for kids, on Tuesday threw open its Grown-up Congenital Heart Disease (GUCH) or Adult... Read More

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