Doctors' burnout due to 24-36 hour shifts! Parliamentary panel calls for Clinical Duty hour regulation policy with mandatory rest, monitored rosters Barsha Misra5 April 2026 11:00 AM ISTNew Delhi: Taking note of the huge vacancies in the posts of faculty members and residents at the central government medical institutes, a...
Bombay HC refuses to quash criminal proceedings against doctor in patient data leak case Barsha Misra5 April 2026 9:30 AM ISTNagpur: The Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court recently denied quashing an FIR against a doctor, accused of using leaked patient data to grow...
Will NMC's MBBS student feedback system improve medical education quality? Here's what doctors say Barsha Misra4 April 2026 3:46 PM ISTNew Delhi: The online feedback system for MBBS students, which was recently introduced by the National Medical Commission (NMC) to collect...
Surgery delay: WB medical council finds surgeon guilty of medical negligence, issues notice Adity Saha4 April 2026 9:30 AM ISTKolkata: The West Bengal Medical Council (WBMC) recently found a city-based surgeon prima facie guilty of medical negligence in connection with the...
1,28,976 MBBS, 68,175 PG medical seats in India, highest in Karnataka: Health Ministry gives breakup in Parliament Adity Saha3 April 2026 5:52 PM ISTNew Delhi: India has 1,28,976 MBBS seats and 68,175 postgraduate medical seats for the academic year 2025-26, Union Minister of State for...
Mere bribe demand is an offence! HC refuses to quash criminal proceedings against govt doctor Adity Saha3 April 2026 9:30 AM ISTJabalpur: Observing that it is immaterial whether a public servant receives, accepts, or attempts to obtain an undue advantage directly or through a...
No special stray round for NEET PG 2025, admissions beyond February 28th invalid: NMC Barsha Misra2 April 2026 3:44 PM ISTNew Delhi: Clarifying on PG medical admissions 2025-26, the Postgraduate Medical Education Board (PGMEB) of the National Medical Commission...
Maharashtra caps resident doctors' duty hours at 48 per week, enforces 1992 residency scheme Adity Saha2 April 2026 9:30 AM ISTMumbai: After it recently came to light that around 300 resident doctors leave their postgraduate seats in Maharashtra's government medical...
NMC approved 265 of 443 medical college applications in 5 years, 43 in 2025-26: Govt tells Parliament Adity Saha1 April 2026 6:08 PM ISTNew Delhi: According to information shared by the National Medical Commission (NMC), a total of 443 applications were received over the last...
NCISM mandates state registration for AYUSH teachers Adity Saha1 April 2026 9:30 AM ISTNew Delhi: Medical teachers working in Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani and Sowa-Rigpa medical colleges are now required to obtain either temporary or...
NMC clears 49 additional DM, MCh seats for 2025-26 after appeals Adity Saha31 March 2026 1:19 PM ISTNew Delhi: Through a recent notice, the National Medical Commission (NMC) approved additional super speciality seats in medical colleges...
300 medicos leave PG seats in Maha, 25 suicides reported- Doctors flag 24-36 hour duties as systemic failure Adity Saha31 March 2026 9:30 AM ISTMumbai: Around 300 resident doctors are leaving their postgraduate seats in government medical colleges in Maharashtra every year,...
