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Viral: US Restaurant Worker Caught Slamming Frozen Meat On Pavement Near Garbage Heap
After the video went viral, investigators discovered major violations, including a cockroach infestation, improper sanitisation of utensils and equipment, and a failure by staff to demonstrate basic food-safety knowledge.
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Safety Lapses, Weak Oversight Being Probed Into Cough Syrup Deaths: Report
Officials are investigating whether safety lapses in the supply of a pharmaceutical ingredient were responsible for contaminating cough syrup that has killed at least 24 children in recent months, according to three people familiar with the matter.
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Rajasthan Medical Body Bans 7 Firms, 40 Medicines In 2025 For Substandard Quality
Rajasthan Medical and Health Department, intensifying its focus on strengthening healthcare quality and ensuring better services for the public, is adopting a zero-tolerance policy toward negligence or irregularities.
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Karnataka Funds Private Hospitals In Bengaluru To Treat Dog Bites
The Karnataka government on Wednesday revised the order for giving compensation for injuries and deaths caused by stray dog bites in Bengaluru. The order has been issued for the Greater Bengaluru Region.
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9 Of 14 Get Eye Infections After Cataract Surgery At Chhattisgarh Hospital
Nine people have developed eye complications after they underwent cataract surgeries at a government hospital in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh, prompting the health department to order an inquiry, officials said on Wednesday.
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Delhi Minister Warns Hospitals On Medicine Shortages, Sets 10-Day Deadline
Delhi Health Minister Pankaj Kumar Singh on Saturday issued a warning to the heads of all government hospitals, demanding that medicine shortages be addressed within 10 days, amid ongoing concerns over supply gaps and patient complaints.
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Measles Outbreak Raises Concerns In US As Traveller Exposes Others At Newark Airport
The health department has urged individuals who were at the airport during the specified time to monitor for symptoms.
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Illegal Pre-Birth Gender Tests, Abortions Racket Busted In Karnataka
A joint operation by the Karnataka Health Department and police has busted an illegal female sex determination and foeticide racket in Hanuganahalli, near Bannur in Mysuru.
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Punjab Factory Busted For Manufacturing Fake Desi Ghee: Here's How It's Made
Police have arrested four individuals in connection with the racket of manufacturing fake ghee.
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Sunken Eyes, Frail Skin: 4-Month-Old Dies Of Malnutrition In Madhya Pradesh
Doctors said Hussain weighed barely two and a half kilograms, while a healthy child of his age should weigh at least five.
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As Madhya Pradesh Grapples With Cough Syrup Deaths, Another Lapse Emerges
Even as Madhya Pradesh continues to grapple with the deaths of 23 children in the Chhindwara toxic cough syrup tragedy, another case of alleged negligence by the health department has come to light, this time involving lakhs of children
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Karnataka Bans Cough, Cold Syrups For Children Under 2 Years
The Karnataka Health Department on Monday issued an advisory to healthcare institutions in the state not to prescribe or dispense cough and cold syrups to children below the age of two, following child deaths in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan.
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Amid Cough Syrup Deaths, Kerala Bans All Medicines For Children Under 12 Without Prescription
The Kerala Health Department on Monday ordered that no medicines should be given to children under 12 without a doctor's prescription, a move taken in the wake of concerns over certain cough syrups.
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Rajasthan Health Department Rules Out Government Cough Syrup Link In Child Deaths
The Rajasthan Health Department has clarified that the recent deaths of two children in Bharatpur and Sikar districts were not caused by cough syrup distributed under the state's free medicine scheme, according to an official statement.
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Indian-Origin Doctor Jailed For 168 Months In US For Fraud, Drug Distribution
An Indian-origin doctor has been sentenced to 168 months in prison for "orchestrating conspiracies to commit health care fraud, US Department of Justice has said.
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Viral: US Restaurant Worker Caught Slamming Frozen Meat On Pavement Near Garbage Heap
After the video went viral, investigators discovered major violations, including a cockroach infestation, improper sanitisation of utensils and equipment, and a failure by staff to demonstrate basic food-safety knowledge.
-
Safety Lapses, Weak Oversight Being Probed Into Cough Syrup Deaths: Report
Officials are investigating whether safety lapses in the supply of a pharmaceutical ingredient were responsible for contaminating cough syrup that has killed at least 24 children in recent months, according to three people familiar with the matter.
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Rajasthan Medical Body Bans 7 Firms, 40 Medicines In 2025 For Substandard Quality
Rajasthan Medical and Health Department, intensifying its focus on strengthening healthcare quality and ensuring better services for the public, is adopting a zero-tolerance policy toward negligence or irregularities.
-
Karnataka Funds Private Hospitals In Bengaluru To Treat Dog Bites
The Karnataka government on Wednesday revised the order for giving compensation for injuries and deaths caused by stray dog bites in Bengaluru. The order has been issued for the Greater Bengaluru Region.
-
9 Of 14 Get Eye Infections After Cataract Surgery At Chhattisgarh Hospital
Nine people have developed eye complications after they underwent cataract surgeries at a government hospital in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh, prompting the health department to order an inquiry, officials said on Wednesday.
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Delhi Minister Warns Hospitals On Medicine Shortages, Sets 10-Day Deadline
Delhi Health Minister Pankaj Kumar Singh on Saturday issued a warning to the heads of all government hospitals, demanding that medicine shortages be addressed within 10 days, amid ongoing concerns over supply gaps and patient complaints.
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Measles Outbreak Raises Concerns In US As Traveller Exposes Others At Newark Airport
The health department has urged individuals who were at the airport during the specified time to monitor for symptoms.
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Illegal Pre-Birth Gender Tests, Abortions Racket Busted In Karnataka
A joint operation by the Karnataka Health Department and police has busted an illegal female sex determination and foeticide racket in Hanuganahalli, near Bannur in Mysuru.
-
Punjab Factory Busted For Manufacturing Fake Desi Ghee: Here's How It's Made
Police have arrested four individuals in connection with the racket of manufacturing fake ghee.
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Sunken Eyes, Frail Skin: 4-Month-Old Dies Of Malnutrition In Madhya Pradesh
Doctors said Hussain weighed barely two and a half kilograms, while a healthy child of his age should weigh at least five.
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As Madhya Pradesh Grapples With Cough Syrup Deaths, Another Lapse Emerges
Even as Madhya Pradesh continues to grapple with the deaths of 23 children in the Chhindwara toxic cough syrup tragedy, another case of alleged negligence by the health department has come to light, this time involving lakhs of children
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Karnataka Bans Cough, Cold Syrups For Children Under 2 Years
The Karnataka Health Department on Monday issued an advisory to healthcare institutions in the state not to prescribe or dispense cough and cold syrups to children below the age of two, following child deaths in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan.
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Amid Cough Syrup Deaths, Kerala Bans All Medicines For Children Under 12 Without Prescription
The Kerala Health Department on Monday ordered that no medicines should be given to children under 12 without a doctor's prescription, a move taken in the wake of concerns over certain cough syrups.
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Rajasthan Health Department Rules Out Government Cough Syrup Link In Child Deaths
The Rajasthan Health Department has clarified that the recent deaths of two children in Bharatpur and Sikar districts were not caused by cough syrup distributed under the state's free medicine scheme, according to an official statement.
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Indian-Origin Doctor Jailed For 168 Months In US For Fraud, Drug Distribution
An Indian-origin doctor has been sentenced to 168 months in prison for "orchestrating conspiracies to commit health care fraud, US Department of Justice has said.
