Category Archives: Health Services

Who can Donate Blood to which Group & receive Blood from which Group?

Posted on August 29, 2012 by admin
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Give treatment free of cost to poor, SC to pvt hospitals

Posted on September 2, 2011 by admin

Legal Correspondent New Delhi, September 1 The Supreme Court today directed Delhi’s private hospitals, built on subsidised land, to provide treatment free of cost to the poor by reserving 25 per cent of the outpatient department (OPD) and 10 per … Continue reading →

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Cardiac patients get new hope in cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT)

Posted on July 14, 2011 by admin

New therapy set to bring smiles for cardiac patients Chandigarh, June 7.Till six months ago 45-years-old Radhe Shyam, businessman from Karnal, was bed-ridden and dependent on others to take him for daily ablutions or even move around house. Today he … Continue reading →

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Fortis is the best hospital, say patient, staff

Posted on June 29, 2011 by admin

Tribune News Service Mohali, June 28 Prem Suri (73), one of the most serious and longest staying patients at Fortis Hospital, Mohali, shared her personal experience during a special event organised by the hospital management, as a part of its … Continue reading →

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Cutting-edge medical care to aid of septuagenarian

Posted on June 19, 2011 by admin

Tribune News Service Chandigarh, June 18 From being confined to bed and counting his last days to attending board meetings and going for evening walks, 78-year-old Kehar Singh, a retired IFS officer, has overcome the oddities of life with specilised … Continue reading →

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Federation opposes recruitment of 1,214 docs through PU

Posted on June 16, 2011 by admin

Tribune News Service Patiala, June 15 The Doctors Federation of India (The Docsfed) has strongly opposed the move of the Punjab Government regarding the recruitment of 1,214 doctors (574 specialists, 500 medical officers and 140 dental doctors) through the Panjab … Continue reading →

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Cancer relief fund: Health minister oblivious of facts

Posted on June 16, 2011 by admin

Anupam Bhagria Tribune News Service Ludhiana, June 15 The state health department has initiated a Centrally sponsored scheme for cancer patients under which those living Below Poverty Line or from Schedule Caste families will be given Rs 1.5 lakh each … Continue reading →

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Only six doctors for 17 dispensaries in Patiala

Posted on June 12, 2011 by admin

Gagan K. Teja/TNS Patiala, June 11 Notwithstanding the fact that the total number of dispensaries operational in the city is 17, the Department of Health and Family Welfare has deputed only six doctors. To add to the woes of the … Continue reading →

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Booster dose for state health services

Posted on June 11, 2011 by admin

Jangveer Singh Tribune News Service Chandigarh, June 10 The state Health Department is set to recruit 1,214 doctors, including specialists and dental doctors, besides 2,363 para-medical staff for primary health centres and 42 new hospitals. The department, seeking Chief Minister … Continue reading →

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