The Medical Counselling Committee has reopened the window for NEET-PG 2025 candidates to convert from Indian to NRI status before the final counselling round to fill vacant postgraduate medical seats.
National Green Tribunal demands answers from CPCB and states after media reports reveal sewage contamination in drinking water across multiple cities, raising serious health concerns.
Haryana's health department revised its directive on hospital CCTV surveillance, prohibiting cameras in ICUs and patient rooms. The move follows privacy concerns and aligns with national healthcare standards.
The Bangalore Hospice Trust has inaugurated a Centre of Excellence for Advance Care Planning. This facility will integrate advance care planning into multiple medical specialties including oncology and geriatrics.
The West Bengal Health Recruitment Board faces allegations of unfair practices in assistant professor selections, with controversial North Bengal lobby doctors appearing on merit lists.
Delhi government shifts four long-stalled hospital projects to PPP model to ensure completion by 2027 after Rs 1,000 crore expenditure without functional hospitals.
Dr Baba Saheb Ambedkar Medical College in Delhi operates with only 49 teaching faculty against a required 114, creating a 57% deficit that breaches National Medical Commission standards for MBBS education.
Bihar's health department plans to upgrade all community health centers to specialty hospitals and district hospitals to super-specialty facilities in five years under Saat Nishchay-3.
Mangaluru MLA D Vedavyas Kamath criticizes the government for not paying contract healthcare and ASHA workers for months. He inaugurated a renovated health centre in Padil.
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta inaugurated 81 new Ayushman Arogya Mandirs, bringing the total to 319 in the capital. The expansion aims for 1,100 centers across Delhi, with ministers launching facilities in multiple constituencies.
A shocking video shows rats scurrying in the orthopaedic ward of Gonda Medical College, causing panic among patients. Authorities have ordered an investigation into the incident.
After two counselling rounds, nearly 18,000 PG medical seats remain unfilled, prompting NBEMS to reduce cut-offs drastically, with some categories at zero percentile.
A central ESI team visited Visakhapatnam to assess feasibility for establishing Andhra Pradesh's first ESI medical college at the Malkapuram hospital, potentially starting within two years.
NBEMS dramatically lowers NEET-PG eligibility percentiles to address specialist shortages. Unreserved category cutoff drops from 50 to 7, reserved categories to zero.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh emphasized the government's dedication to providing quality healthcare to all citizens, especially in remote and island territories, during a virtual address at a multi-speciality health camp in Lakshadweep.
Maharashtra's public health department launches special menopause clinics in Pune and other government hospitals to provide comprehensive care for women facing health issues during menopause.
Punjab's fleet of hi-tech ambulances delivers advanced emergency care, reducing response times and improving survival rates in critical situations across the state.
A 61-year-old retired Indian Army soldier's family donated his organs after a fatal accident, saving four lives including a young mother and serving soldier through transplants in Delhi and Lucknow.
Leading scientists and clinicians from around the world convened in Kolkata for the GCC-EZOS 2026 conference, focusing on personalized cancer diagnosis and treatment through genomics and AI.
King George Medical University faces allegations of a 'love jihad' network, campus vandalism, and resident doctors' protests. The incident has sparked anger and concern among students and alumni.
In a remote forest area of Chhattisgarh, ITBP personnel transformed their paramilitary camp into an emergency labour room to assist a pregnant tribal woman who couldn't reach the hospital 42 km away.
The Delhi government will inaugurate 81 new Ayushman Arogya Mandirs on January 14, expanding free neighbourhood healthcare services across the city.
The Indian government plans to reclassify hair transplants as surgical procedures, requiring only qualified dermatologists and plastic surgeons to perform them. This move aims to curb malpractice in the $252 million industry.
An inquiry committee investigating a pregnant woman's death at SMS Hospital in Jaipur has blamed five junior staff for a wrong blood transfusion, clearing senior officials despite past similar incidents.
A water supply malfunction flooded the ICU at SMS Hospital's trauma centre in Jaipur, forcing the relocation of 14 critically ill patients. Officials have ordered immediate safety inspections.
A committee investigating the death of a pregnant woman at SMS Hospital in Jaipur found she died from a wrong blood type transfusion. It blamed five junior staff, clearing senior officials, despite similar past incidents.
A mob led by BJP leader Aparna Yadav disrupted KGMU Lucknow after a doctor's arrest. This follows similar incidents at SMVDIME Jammu, raising concerns about communalization in medical education.
Kerala police intensify investigation after cotton gauze discovered inside a 21-year-old woman 75 days post-delivery at Wayanad government medical college hospital. Case registered against doctor and nurses.
A team of eye specialists from Army Hospital Research and Referral, Delhi, led by Brigadier Sanjay Mishra, will organize mega eye camps in Gorakhpur and Lucknow. The camps will serve veterans, serving personnel, and civilians with advanced eye care.
Following the Bhagirathpura water contamination incident, schools across Indore have implemented rigorous water safety measures, including regular testing and transparent communication with parents.