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Rhythma Kaul

Rhythma Kaul works as an assistant editor at Hindustan Times. She covers health and related topics, including ministry of health and family welfare, government of India.

Articles by Rhythma Kaul

Turned away from maternity centre, woman delivers on road

The MCD ordered an inquiry into an incident in which a 30-year-old woman was forced to deliver a baby on the road at the busy Jawala Nagar area of west Delhi on Monday night, reports Rhythma Kaul.

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Updated on Oct 14, 2008 11:40 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, New Delhi

Just 1% donate organs

The AIIMS trauma centre got 300 brain dead cases last year. But only 3 families agreed to donate organs. Rhythma Kaul reports.

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Updated on Oct 07, 2008 11:57 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, New Delhi

Is there a ban?

Ban on smoking in public came into effect but not one challan was issued. However, it wasn’t quite Gandhigiri that prompted smokers to become law-abiding citizens, report Sanchita Sharma, Rhythma Kaul and Tanya Ashreena. See Graphics

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Updated on Oct 03, 2008 08:12 PM IST
Hindustan Times | BySanchita Sharma, Rhythma Kaul and Tanya Ashreena, New Delhi

Fuming over the ban

They may not be as organised as their peers running pro-smoking movements in the US and Europe, but there are plenty of lovers of sutta, who are fuming over the ban on lighting up, reports Rhythma Kaul and Neha Bhayana.

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Updated on Oct 01, 2008 01:08 AM IST
Hindustan Times | ByRhythma Kaul and Neha Bhayana, New Delhi/mumbai

‘Terrorists’ died of gunshot wounds

“Atif Ameen and Mohammad Sajid, the alleged terrorists who were killed in the encounter at Batla House on September 19, died specifically of fire-arm injuries,” said one of the forensic experts, reports Rhythma Kaul.

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Updated on Sep 30, 2008 10:55 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, New Delhi

Restaurants, bars kick and scream

The blow will perhaps be the hardest for restaurant and pub owners. They fear falling footfall from October 2, when the ban on smoking in public places comes into effect, report Rhythma Kaul and Neha Bhayana.

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Updated on Sep 29, 2008 11:59 PM IST
Hindustan Times | ByRhythma Kaul and Neha Bhayana, Delhi/mumbai

Sept 13 blasts toll touches 25

The Death of 22-year-old Tahir at the Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital on Sunday took the death toll from the September 13 blasts to 25.

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Updated on Sep 29, 2008 01:07 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, New Delhi

2005 blast victims get on with life, positively

Diksha Poddar, 14, wants to be a doctor because she wants to return to humanity what she received from the ‘noble profession’ three years ago, report Rhythma Kaul/ Nivedita Khandekar.

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Updated on Sep 18, 2008 12:46 AM IST
Hindustan Times | ByRhythma Kaul/ Nivedita Khandekar, New Delhi

Erratic monsoon causes rise in dengue cases

The abnormal rise in dengue cases this season in Delhi and its adjoining areas can be blamed on the long and erratic rain pattern.

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Updated on Sep 17, 2008 11:21 PM IST
Hindustan Times | ByRhythma Kaul and Sanjeev K Ahuja, New Delhi

Shrapnels caused most injuries

This was in sharp contrast to the 2005 Sarojini Nagar attacks, where the number of dead went up sharply because of the cylinder explosion after the bomb blast, said doctors. A report by Rhythma Kaul.

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Updated on Sep 17, 2008 01:32 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, New Delhi

Family, friends of missing do the rounds of hospitals

Over the past three days, many have been going through hospitals’ lists of injured and dead over and over again looking for the names of their loved ones. Avishek G Dastidar and Rhythma Kaul report.

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Updated on Sep 15, 2008 11:47 PM IST
Hindustan Times | ByAvishek G Dastidar and Rhythma Kaul, New Delhi

Night of horror and hope

The sound of Saturday’s serial blasts has died out, but their bloody aftermath continues in the city’s hospitals, reports Rhythma Kaul/Swaha Sahoo.

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Updated on Sep 15, 2008 12:49 AM IST
Hindustan Times | ByRhythma Kaul/Swaha Sahoo, New Delhi

“I am not sure whether to rejoice for my life or cry for him”

Rajendra Gupta, a businessman from Pitampura, has been stony-faced since 6:30 pm — the time he heard of his wife’s death, report J Shroff, R Kaul & MD Gupta.

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Updated on Sep 14, 2008 01:36 AM IST
Hindustan Times | ByJaya Shroff/Rhythma Kaul/Moushmi Das Gupta, New Delhi

Victim’s family plans legal action against Utsav

The family of Anuj Aditya, who was declared dead because of cardiac arrest today, now their only aim is to see the culprit punished and a legal action is what they certainly plan, reports Rhythma Kaul.

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Updated on Sep 14, 2008 12:52 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Delhi

Aditya’s family prays for life, organ donation too on mind

The family of Anuj Aditya, 25, is praying that he pulls out of his near-death state. If he doesn’t, they are considering donating his organs.

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Updated on Sep 12, 2008 12:47 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, New Delhi

Doctors take scar-less way to woman’s heart

Denise Ireland, 41, was worried about the hole in her heart, but more about the prominent scar an open-heart surgery would result in, writes Rhythma Kaul. Doctors take scar-less way to woman’s heart

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Updated on Sep 11, 2008 01:09 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, New Delhi

Attacking docs could get you 3 years in jail

The Delhi Cabinet clears a Bill for prevention of violence against medical care professionals and vandalism at hospitals, report Anuradha Mukherjee and Rhythma Kaul.

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Updated on Sep 09, 2008 12:32 AM IST
Hindustan Times | ByAnuradha Mukherjee and Rhythma Kaul, New Delhi

Hospitals ready for dengue cases

With one dengue death having been reported and the dengue positive cases crossing the 100 number mark, hospitals in the Capital are gearing up to tackle any untoward situation, report Rhythma Kaul & Sanjeev K Ahuja.

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Updated on Sep 08, 2008 01:07 AM IST
Hindustan Times | ByRhythma Kaul/Sanjeev K. Ahuja, New Delhi/gurgaon

LNJP gets genetic lab for babies

The genetic laboratory in LNJP hospital will test newborn babies for various congenital diseases, which if diagnosed and treated on time, can save a lot of young children an unhealthy future, reports Rhythma Kaul.

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Updated on Sep 04, 2008 12:23 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, New Delhi

Is Haryana hiding real dengue figures?

While the official number is over 200, unofficial figures coming from private hospitals tell a different tale altogether. Rhythma Kaul reports.

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Updated on Sep 01, 2008 12:50 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, New Delhi

Fever isn’t always dengue

Parents of ill children top the anxiety charts, forcing doctors to ask people to take it easy. Not every fever is dengue, they say, reports Rhythma Kaul.

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Updated on Aug 28, 2008 11:06 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, New Delhi

‘No room for fear in our profession’

It was a satisfying day for the four Delhi Police personnel who were injured in the encounter. Despite the pain, they smiled at their achievement.

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Updated on Aug 26, 2008 12:19 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, New Delhi

MBBS student arrested for Jaipur attacks

The Medical fraternity in Jaipur is perturbed over the SMS Medical College link in the terror trail after police picked up one of its MBBS students, Abrar Ali, reports Arvind Sharma/Rhythma Kaul.

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Updated on Aug 19, 2008 12:52 AM IST
Hindustan Times | ByArvind Sharma/Rhythma Kaul, Nawai (tonk, Rajasthan)/new Delhi

Indian kids respond poorly to chemotherapy: Study

Indian children suffering from a common form of leukaemia respond poorly to chemotherapy as compared to their western counterparts, found a study at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS).

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Updated on Aug 15, 2008 10:33 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, New Delhi

Beware! Gastroenteritis can be dangerous

Gastroenteritis is the inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract, caused by common viruses, bacteria and parasites. The usual symptoms are acute diarrhoea accompanied by vomiting, abdomen pain and, occasionally, fever.

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Updated on Aug 12, 2008 11:40 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, New Delhi

AIIMS doctors to get special training in accident cases

Come next year, the country will see its first batch of advanced trauma life support (ATLS) staff, ready to handle trauma patients.

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Updated on Jul 30, 2008 12:33 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, New Delhi

‘I want to forget that day’

That’s what Supratim Dutta, who survived after a five-feet-long iron rod pierced his body, said after checking out of AIIMS after 18 days.

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Updated on Jul 29, 2008 11:55 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, New Delhi

Overworked? Just chill, doc

Now, the AIIMS has plans for a 5-day basic Art of Living (AOL) Foundation course for its doctors who are buckling under the pressures of work, reports Rhythma Kaul.

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Updated on Jul 26, 2008 10:59 PM IST
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Pati, Patni aur woes: Don’t hide diabetes

As if other pressures weren’t enough to break modern-day marriages, more and more Delhi couples are parting ways due to the diagnosis of insulin dependent type-I diabetes, reports Rhythma Kaul.

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Updated on Jul 25, 2008 01:16 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, New Delhi

AIIMS rejigs key campus panels; many doctors see red

In a memorandum issued on Friday, July 18, AIIMS administration intimated of changes made to the 18 committees functional for various purposes on the campus, reports Rhythma Kaul.

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Updated on Jul 22, 2008 01:56 AM IST
None | By, New Delhi
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