Kota doctors reinstated, families demand probe reports
Three doctors suspended in May after five pregnant women died and seven developed kidney failure within 13 days at New Medical College Hospital and JK Lon Hospital in Kota have been reinstated.…
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Jharkhand to hire 306 specialist doctors via bidding process
Jharkhand's health department will recruit 306 specialist doctors through a bidding process to fill vacancies in government hospitals. Advertisements were issued on 1 October, and applications open from 8 October to 31…
Punjab employees strike over DA arrears, Mann to meet unions
Over three lakh Punjab government employees joined a mass strike on Thursday, disrupting services at hospitals, dispensaries and educational institutions, over unpaid dearness allowance (DA) arrears totaling Rs 20,161 crore. Nearly four…
Lung cancer myths challenged: early detection saves lives today
Dr. Rajesh Shinde of Apollo Hospitals busts the three most damaging myths about lung cancer in India: that it is always a death sentence, that only smokers get it, and that warning…
India’s female vaccinators climb mountains to keep polio at bay
Shameema, 45, and Tanzeela, 28, walk over 20 km a day carrying ice-packed cool boxes to vaccinate Gujjar and Bakarwal children in the pine forests of Pulwama, Kashmir. They are among 2.5…
Bengal gets Rs 3,000 crore health boost, Ayushman rollout from July
West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari announced the state has received sanction of about Rs 3,000 crore from the Centre this fiscal for revamping public healthcare, with Rs 500 crore already transferred.…
Tamil Nadu MBBS graduates face scarce jobs and low pay
Thousands of MBBS graduates in Tamil Nadu are caught between scarce government jobs and low pay in private hospitals, The Federal reports. M Senthil Kumar, who graduated in 2020, works a contractual…
