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'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


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

Mumbai, 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, fo... Read More


Wadia Hospital now offers treatment for kids with heart disease who survived to adulthood

India, Oct. 2 -- 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


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

MUMBAI, Oct. 2 -- 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


FDA to act against surrogate, misleading ads for infant foods across hospitals, seminars, conferences

India, Sept. 30 -- After taking on restaurants, clubs, and gymkhanas, the FDA has now shifted its focus to taking action against food for infant nutrition, such as infant formula and milk foods. Invo... Read More