The new centre will ensure high-quality diabetes care and easy supply of insulin for those in need, as a lot of people, most of whom are heavily reliant on the public healthcare system, will have access to it said Prof Tariq Mansoor, vice chancellor, AMU.
A 53-year-old home guard in Uttar Pradesh was recently shocked to find that his left kidney was allegedly removed at a private hospital in Aligarh on the pretext of performing surgery to remove kidney stone. The matter came to light when Suresh Chandra, deputed at the chief development officer's (CDO) office in Kasganj, recently suffered intense pain in the lower abdomen. Ultrasound report showed that his left kidney was missing. On being apprised by the victim, the CDO has ordered a probe into the matter
The crunch of specialist doctors in medicine, paediatrics, anaesthesia, orthopaedics and general duty officers has been hitting the hospital’s functioning. The hospital records suggested that all eight posts of general physician are lying vacant.
Patients cured of black fungus, but having uncontrolled diabetes are exposed to reinfection. At least 10 such cases have surfaced in Agra where uncontrolled diabetes resulted in reinfection of black fungus.
UP’s health department has set up a probe after the owner of a prominent private hospital in Agra was caught on camera purportedly saying that on the morning of April 26 he got the oxygen supply of critical patients snapped for five minutes "as an experiment to know who all are going to survive".
According to DA officials, two raids led by drug inspectors Raj Kumar Sharma and Anil Anand, were conducted simultaneously at the pharmacy in Balkeshwar, under New Agra police station, and a house in Vijaynagar Ratanpura, under Hariparvat police station.
A surprise inspection by the chief medical officer (CMO) on Wednesday revealed poor state of healthcare services in rural areas of the district.
In a shocking case, 14 patients, including five children, suffering cough and fever were allegedly prescribed tuberculosis (TB) treatment drugs by quacks.
The district health department has decided to crack the whip after strict orders from the state government for compilation of data relating to notified diseases.
In all 53 kids are being treated at local Charra community health centre and two private hospitals. District magistrate CB Singh admitted that villagers had fallen sick due to water contamination in the village.
Relatives of an accident victim assaulted a doctor at Soron community health centre on Thursday night after he allegedly fell on the patient in an inebriated state. The doctor rubbished their claims and said he was "attacked by unruly men".
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