Amid reports of many private medical colleges charging exorbitant fees for hostel accommodation and making it mandatory to stay, the National Medical Commission has said that colleges can’t compel resident doctors to stay...
There is a need to significantly increase medical seats in both undergraduate and postgraduate courses, a parliamentary committee said, noting that the government’s existing scheme of establishing new medical colleges...
The World Health Organization in its latest estimate on the global burden of cancer has estimated that about 1 in 5 people develop cancer in their lifetime, approximately 1 in 9 men and 1 in 12 women die from the disease. In...
The disruption of India’s food systems during the Covid-19 pandemic was associated with a steep rise in malnutrition among children as the lockdown impacted their nutritional status, according to a study. Researchers...
In a significant medical achievement, a team of doctors at Fortis Memorial Research Institute, Gurugram, successfully treated a 31-year-old woman with a rare and malignant left eye tumour, known as Choroidal Melanoma. This...
Sir Ganga Ram Hospital is sad beyond words to learn of the demise of Prof Verma , whom we all knew and his contribution for over 4 decades as a teacher and as a Senior colleague. His scholarship and intellectual acuity...
The highly anticipated Asia’s largest congregation of health writers and influencers is back with its 8th edition – the National Health Writers & Influencers Convention (NHWIC-2024).Scheduled for February 21st to...
The Department of Neurology, AIIMS Delhi, in collaboration with IIT-New Delhi has initiated a study on customization and adaptation of the treatment strategies for patients with Aphasia, which is commonly known as the loss...
A preliminary inquiry into the alleged ‘fake lab tests’ done on ghost patients at Mohalla Clinics by the Anti-Corruption has revealed that 65000 ghost patients underwent pathological tests at clinics through private labs...
The All India Institute of Medical Sciences has announced the establishment of ‘ Ayushman Suvidha Kendras’ at all blocks, center of the hospital from March 31 this year. “The hospital has decided to open...
