Anonna Dutt is a health reporter at Hindustan Times. She reports on Delhi government’s health policies, hospitals in Delhi, and health-related feature stories.
Articles by Anonna Dutt
Delhi: Over-the-counter painkillers easy to ban but easier to buy
Many chemists in Delhi on Wednesday sold without prescription two medicines that interfere with platelet production in human blood, unmindful of the Delhi government’s ban on over-the-counter sale of these drugs in view of a spurt in dengue cases.
Updated on Aug 13, 2015 02:09 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Anonna Dutt, Hindustan Times
AIPMT re-test: Most students relieved at getting another chance
Pre-med aspirants appeared for the All India Pre-Medical Test (AIPMT) on Saturday for the second time this year after the Supreme Court scrapped the results of May 3 examination following large-scale irregularities.
Updated on Jul 25, 2015 06:53 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Anonna Dutt, New Delhi
Corruption, shortage of medicine and beds key problems at GB Pant
Medicines such as sorbitrate and mononitrate prescribed to people with heart disease to dilate blood vessels, alprazolam to treat anxiety disorders, and propranolol to treat high blood pressure were just some CPA-supplied medicines that have not been available at GB Pant hospital for the past three months.
Updated on Jul 10, 2015 11:59 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Anonna Dutt, New Delhi
Endless queues, violent attendants plague Lok Nayak Hospital
Threats and violence are part of the daily grind of doctors at the emergency department of the hospital located at Delhi Gate in central Delhi. At any given time of the day, 8-9 doctors are present to handle a daily inflow of about 400 patients -- all in a rush to get treated.
Updated on Jul 09, 2015 03:07 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Anonna Dutt, New Delhi
Filth, biomedical waste: Issues plaguing Kalawati Saran hospital
Hygiene matters: Delhi’s biggest hospital for children lacks cleanliness, exposing patients to deadly infections.
Updated on Jul 09, 2015 03:10 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Anonna Dutt, New Delhi
Home guards deputed in govt hospitals for doctors’ safety
Concerned about the safety of doctors’ security, the CM promised the Federation of Resident Doctors Association (FORDA) 500 home guards after incidents of violence against hospotal staff across Delhi.
Updated on Jun 28, 2015 12:04 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Anonna Dutt, New Delhi
Delhi govt withdraws order on two-finger test on rape victims
The Delhi government has put on hold a controversial advisory to hospitals to not completely ban the per vaginal examination, also known as the two-finger test, of victims of sexual assault because of the divided opinion on the procedure.
Updated on Jun 08, 2015 11:20 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Anonna Dutt, New Delhi
Delhi: Five years later, Mayapuri is still as unsafe as ever
The last big radiation scare in Delhi was reported five years ago when one person was killed and eight others were hospitalised after exposure to radioactive substances at the Mayapuri scrap yard in west Delhi.
Updated on May 30, 2015 01:11 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Anonna Dutt, New Delhi
Outstation patients are worst-hit in Capital heat
As the city continues to reel under a blistering heat wave which has claimed over 800 lives across India, the worst affected are outstation patients who — with no other accommodation — are forced to live on scorching platforms outside hospitals, sometimes for months on end.
Updated on May 27, 2015 01:33 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Ashni Dhaor and Anonna Dutt, New Delhi
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