The health sector has been allocated Rs 89,155 crore in the Union Budget 2023-24, a hike of around 13 per cent over Rs 79,145 crore allocated in 2022-23, with the government also announcing a mission to eliminate sickle cell anaemia by 2047.
Union ministers Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, Thaawarchand Gehlot, Ravi Shankar Prasad and Santosh Gangwar, Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal, BJP national general-secretary Arun Singh and party MP Maneka Gandhi also visited the hospital to know about his wellbeing.
A study carried out by the All India Institute of Medical Sciences showed that 15 per cent of patients who took antibiotics for various diseases suffered from diarrhoea, termed as antibiotic-associated diarrhoea. The disease, caused by specific bacteria called clostridium difficile, can be life-threatening in extreme circumstances, Prof Rama Chaudhry of the micro-biology department of AIIMS, under whose supervision the study was carried out, told PTI.
Singh was admitted to the hospital at 2200 hours on Wednesday and has been diagnosed to be suffering from acute Cholecysitis (stomach ailment) associated with Diabetes and cardio-artery disease, breathing trouble and kidney problem.
The apex court gave the direction while hearing the petition filed by Nahar Singh Yadav, secretary of the Ghaziabad Bar Association, in this regard.
In a new twist to the Shopian case, forensic scientists have found that one of the two victims was a virgin, thereby ruling out the possibility of a rape. A special CBI forensic team on Monday collected samples from the bodies of the two women after exhuming them nearly four months after the incident. Forensic scientists from the AIIMs, who accompanied the CBI team, have found the hymen of 17-year-old Aasiya Jan was intact.
Bharatiya Janata Party has sought the resignation of Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss in the wake of a Supreme Court judgment striking down the law that enabled All India Institute of Medical Sciences director P Venugopal's removal from office. BJP Vice President Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said, "It is a judicial treatment for the unhealthy attitude of the Health Minister."
A Parliamentary Committee has taken exception to the premier All India Institute of Medical Sciences not having any separate indoor facilities earmarked for female patients. There are 85 beds available in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at AIIMS. On an average, 40 per cent patients admitted in private wards are females. The same holds true for the total indoor hospital clientele.
Justice P Anil Kumar, however, permitted the institute to go ahead with its scheduled meeting for Wednesday.
'I am not a mother and never had an abortion either, so I had to understand motherhood and child loss from anecdotal experiences of others.'
Taking suo motu cognisance of a newspaper report, the rights panel also sought a report from the AIIMS director within a week.
An All India Institute of Medical Sciences staffer and two girls have been detained after the police allegedly recovered a set of question papers, suspected to be that of the AIIMS entrance test, from them. "We have detained three persons, including one Meena Aggarwal, who is an AIIMS staffer, on Sunday night. We are interrogating all of them," police said. However, the entrance test began this morning as scheduled, AIIMS spokesperson Y K Gupta said.
The copies of the new charges will be circulated not only to Venugopal but also to all governing body members of the premier institute and its faculty.
Between 1993 and 2003, AIIMS did not hold its regular selections because of agitations and litigation by the faculty objecting to reservations for SC, ST and OBC candidates in faculty selections
As per the advice of doctors, 84-year-old Vajpayee is being admitted at AIIMS for routine follow up and investigations, a release issued by the former prime minister's office said.
Surjan Singh Bhandari passed away at 4.25am, his brother Commandant Uttam Singh told PTI in Ahmedabad.
Former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee was on Sunday discharged from the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences as doctors declared him fit to go home after 26 days of stay at the Intensive Care Unit, family sources said.
More boys than girls with cancer in India are being diagnosed with the disease and the probable cause for this is gender bias in society, according to a study published in The Lancet Oncology.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was discharged from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences on Sunday, more than a week after he underwent a successful coronary by-pass surgery at the prestigious hospital.
As Prime Minister Manmohan Singh came out of the Intensive Care Unit on Wednesday, a surgeon looked behind with pride and satisfaction how the 11-hour coronary bypass surgery went as per plan and not a step was missed. The dissection of the heart especially since the prime minister was undergoing a second bypass was listed by one of the surgeons as among the most complicated part of the operation at All India Institute of Medical Sciences on Saturday.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who underwent a coronary by-pass surgery, is recovering well, doctors attending on him said on Monday. Referring to the prime minister's diet, D'Silva said Dr Singh had taken coconut water and porridge on Monday morning.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who underwent surgery of the prostate gland at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, is recovering well and is likely to be discharged on Monday.
"The procedure was performed to treat benign prostatic hypertrophy of the prostate (benign enlargement of the prostate gland)," Prime Minister's Media Adviser Sanjaya Baru said.
It will be the first time in the history of independent India that a prime minister is absent at a Republic Day parade.
He died at AIIMS in New Delhi at 9.45 pm, hospital sources said.
Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss, who was to leave for Bhutan this morning to attend a WHO meeting, cancelled his trip apparently due to the crisis.
According to the striking doctors, Health Minister Ambumani Ramadoss is responsible for the current situation.
The former PM was admitted with complaints of drowsiness and giddiness
Communist Party of India general secretary A B Bardhan, who was taken ill while on way to flood-hit Saharsa and Madhepura districts in Bihar, was flown to the national capital on Monday where he was admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences.
The Bhartiya Janata Party is missing its most vocal face, Sushma Swaraj, during the current session of Parliament as she is down with infection since the past three weeks and has been admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi.
George Fernandes undergoes neurosurgery at AIIMS
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his monthly 'Mann Ki Baat' radio broadcast, urged people to reduce their oil intake by 10% as a step towards fighting obesity. He highlighted the rising obesity rates in India and globally, emphasizing the need for healthier lifestyles. Modi also shared messages from Olympic medalist Neeraj Chopra and boxer Nikhat Zareen, who urged people to adopt healthy habits and avoid fried food. Cardiac surgeon Dr. Devi Shetty highlighted the medical seriousness of obesity and linked it to excessive carbohydrate intake and oil consumption. Modi concluded by challenging 10 people to reduce their oil intake and pass the challenge on to 10 others.
Noted Hindi writer Nirmal Verma dead.
The Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research, Bhopal (IISER) is inviting applications from science students for its 5-year BS-MS programme and 4-year BS in Engineering Sciences and Economic Sciences.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi took second dose of COVID-19 vaccine at the AIIMS in New Delhi, and asked those eligible for the shot to take it soon to defeat the virus.
A battle is on between Ramadoss, who is the president of the institute, and Venugopal since last year when the apex body of the institute had recommended the dismissal of the director, which was stayed by the court.
Gupta, who had taken over as governor of Madhya Pradesh in May last year, is survived by his wife and two sons.