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Medical workers treat patients infected with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a hospital in New Delhi

India’s Healthcare Workers Are at the Frontline – and the Back of Our Minds

Dr Faiz Abbas Abidi, Dr Rajnish Raj and Dr Garima Mishra 31/07/2020

They don't need to be worshipped or labelled "corona...

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Mumbai Runs Out of Hospital Beds for Suspected COVID-19 Patients, Starts a ‘Waitlist’

The Wire Staff 14/05/2020

While 1,750 hospital beds were added in the first...

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Should All Patients Admitted to Hospitals Be Tested for COVID-19?

Dr Akshay Baheti 06/05/2020

While a negative result may lull the healthcare workers...

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Delay of Medical Care to the Injured by Police Is Unconstitutional

Sarojini Nadimpally, Veena Johari, Yogesh Jain, Amar Jesani, Gargi Mishra and Deepa Venkatachalam 24/12/2019

Police entering hospitals can have a detrimental effect on...

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India’s Healthcare Should Not Go Down the Dangerous US Model Path

Soham D. Bhaduri 09/12/2019

In a recent NITI Aayog report, essential areas like...

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Healthcare Spending Is Losing out to Health Insurance, Say Activists

The Wire Staff 06/02/2019

Concerned activists are worried that the misplaced focus on...

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Swine Flu Cases in Delhi on the Rise, Over 1,000 Reported in January

"All hospitals have been asked to keep ventilators ready,...