Hospital

Mumbai doctors set up COVID-19 helpline, will answer your queries for free. Read about all the details you may need about it here.

The trust was trying to find a suitable donor for Jayakrishnan and the first step in that direction was to find someone from his family but Jayakrishnan is an orphan who has no family to speak of.

“The acid burnt my clothes, and it blurred my vision, almost as soon as it came in contact with my skin. The pain that is caused me was like nothing I had ever experienced before.”

Once at midnight, a patient came with a serious heart attack. I had no proper equipment. There no hospital nearby and critical care was 150km away. I was scared because I knew that if he died, I would be thrown out. But then, if he was treated he had 90% chance to live, and if not, 100% chance of death. I chose the former!"

The virus is known to cause inflammation of the brain, and progresses rapidly from an influenza-like illness to coma and death.

"The dream of my childhood friend and close relative has come true. At Kidwai, the beds for poor patients were always filled up. We decided to build an 800-bed unit in two phases."

The portable ventilator is both affordable and portable. It costs around Rs 35,000 and is controlled with an Android app.

“I did whatever it took in the beginning. I ran a tea stall for a while, and with the money I made, I started something new and so on. People in worse situations came to me, and that kept me going.”

“It is often believed that because generic medicines are cheaper, they are of poor quality. But that is not true.”

Attacked and wounded by terrorists in 2001, Nirbhay Singh had been suffering for 17 years, until a media report highlighted his plight.