Malda crib death toll rises to 27

The total number of crib deaths at the Malda College and Hospital since Saturday increased to 27 after the death of four more children. While three children died on Wednesday morning, another died......

23 malnourished kids die in Malda hospital in four days

With the death of four children on, altogether 23 crib deaths were reported from Malda Medical College and Hospital in Malda district since Saturday, hospital sources said. Superintendent of the......

Crib deaths not due to medical negligence: Mamata

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday dismissed the opposition charge that the recent crib deaths in state-run hospitals in Malda and Murshidabad were due to medical negligence. "In......

Carl E Taylor, a crusader for public health

Carl E Taylor, an internationally reputed healthcare expert born in Landour (now in Uttarakhand) and a lifelong lover of India, died in the United States last month of prostate cancer. Taylor, 93,......