Nurses working at healthcare centres have been instructed by their union to refrain from carrying out a number of jobs as part of industrial action called over a row over triaging of patients.

The decision to perform patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) ligation is controversial. Patient selection is oftentimes poorly standardized, leading to delays in referral and inappropriate intervention. A ...

With Karnataka’s fresh Covid-19 cases increasing manifold over the p ast month, the state’s monit oring and surveillance eff orts have also increased to ensure medical infrastruct ure is not ...