Ridhima Gupta is a health correspondent with Hindustan Times. She covers Delhi's hospitals, government policies and other health topics. She has a keen interest in covering stories with a particular focus on gender and children’s issues.
Articles by Ridhima Gupta
Delhi’s first govt tissue bank to open at MAIDS after 5 yrs of wait
Previously, MAIDS had to source grafts internationally, costing ₹20,000-25,000 for 0.5 cc, making surgeries prohibitively expensive, officials said
Updated on Jan 02, 2025 06:24 AM IST
We aim to compete with world’s top medical institutions: Delhi AIIMS director
An interview with the director of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in the national capital
Updated on Dec 27, 2024 06:00 AM IST
Doctors being trained to tackle health issues due to excessive microplastic use
Microplastics are tiny plastic particles, less than 5mm in size, formed from the breakdown of larger plastics or produced for industrial use.
Updated on Dec 26, 2024 05:06 AM IST
Drugs shortage at Delhi govt hospitals to soon end after health dept clears dues
A health department official said that the government can now provide 600 of the 800 essential drugs needed at the city’s government hospitals
Updated on Dec 24, 2024 05:30 AM IST
Ridhima Gupta
Trans person struggles to receive disability benefits
Orphaned decades ago, Rubi, who goes by a single name, survived by begging at traffic signals but in recent years, a burden of tuberculosis and asthma severely affected their health.
Updated on Dec 23, 2024 06:04 AM IST
Ridhima Gupta
Thalassemia patients at Delhi govt hospitals reel under shortage of drugs
Delhi thalassemia patients face a dire shortage of the essential injection Desferal, causing panic and desperation as alternatives fail to suffice.
Updated on Dec 12, 2024 10:58 PM IST
Ridhima Gupta
Burdened by patient load, MRIs at AIIMS have years-long wait
AIIMS – which has seven MRI machines, all of which run 24x7 — is able to carry out 200-plus MRI scans in a day. Yet, with an overwhelming patient load of 15,000 outpatients per day, even these efforts fall short
Updated on Nov 27, 2024 06:24 AM IST
Ridhima Gupta
Patients awaiting AIIMS treatment in Delhi suffer toxic air
AIIMS receives at least 10,000 patients at its outpatient departments every day, many of whom are left with no choice but to wait outside—sometimes for days or even weeks—until they can get a bed for treatment
Updated on Nov 25, 2024 05:34 AM IST
Ridhima Gupta
Delhi pollution clinic sees sharp rise in patients with health issues
Operational since October 2023, it is a specialised facility at RML Hospital that addresses pollution-related health issues
Updated on Nov 19, 2024 05:12 AM IST
Ridhima Gupta
Emergency medicine shortage hits patients at Delhi’s GTB Hospital
For families already under immense stress, the added burden of sourcing medications outside, coupled with the financial strain associated with it, it’s a breakdown of the safety net that the public healthcare system is meant to provide
Updated on Nov 14, 2024 05:58 AM IST
Ridhima Gupta
The right alternative
The Happy Seeder eliminates the need to burn rice stalks that causes smog.
Updated on Nov 22, 2012 11:04 PM IST
Ridhima Gupta and E Somanathan
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