Health

KEM hospital recently got approval for a 24×7 cath lab, learnings from which will eventually be applied to other hospitals in the city.

It has been more than a month since the measles outbreak in Mumbai and so far 14 have died. A look at the complex interplay of various factors behind this.

Here’s how the city’s walk-in Non-Communicable Disease (NCD) Centres — set up in hospitals under BMC, to arrest lifestyle diseases — are operating.

The state government, in collaboration with BMC, carries out a TB and leprosy survey on an annual basis. Here’s how it happens on the ground.

India’s National Tobacco Control Programme aims at helping a tobacco user quit. How effective is this policy in Mumbai?

What can you do if you find that the food product you have purchased is adulterated or spoilt? How do authorities check food adulteration?

Much has been written about Alzheimer’s, but it’s also important to discuss the impact of care giving on family members and professionals.

Scarcity of resources in Mumbai’s public hospitals like KEM Hospital results in heavy out-of-pocket expenditure for many seeking treatment here.

Age-wise classification of cause of death in Praja Foundation’s health report for Mumbai throws up alarming figures. What could be the reasons?

Every monsoon, public health is threatened by water-borne diseases in Mumbai. BMC starts preparing for it two to three months in advance.

As cases of COVID in Mumbai rise, data suggests that there might not be cause for worry. However, experts warn against unmasking.

In the backdrop of the state medical teachers’ strikes, doctors at JJ Hospital in Mumbai claim that their demands remain unfulfilled.