Doctors oppose WB govt order on 72-hour private practice ban, demand withdrawal Written By Adity Saha27 Aug 2026 9:30 AM ISTKolkata: Following the State Health Department's order barring government doctors from private practice for 72 hours around their designated...
UP hikes MBBS, BDS intern stipend to Rs 25,000 Written By Adity Saha26 Aug 2026 1:15 PM ISTLucknow: In a major relief, MBBS and BDS interns undergoing training at government medical colleges in Uttar Pradesh will now receive more...
Reverse brain drain: Parliamentary panel suggests portal for Indian doctors abroad to register, serve in India Written By Adity Saha26 Aug 2026 9:30 AM ISTNew Delhi: A Parliamentary Committee on Health and Family Welfare has called for steps to encourage the reverse brain drain of Indian doctors....
NMC MARB required to decide on new PG medical course, seat increase applications within 6 months: MoS Health Written By Adity Saha23 Aug 2026 2:00 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Central Government has informed the Rajya Sabha that under the National Medical Commission (NMC), Act, 2019, the Medical...
Price cap on essential procedures, diagnostics- Parliamentary panel calls for healthcare cost reforms Written By Adity Saha19 Aug 2026 11:00 AM ISTNew Delhi: In its 176th report, a Department-related Parliamentary Committee on Health and Family Welfare has recommended that the central...
Resident doctors' duty hours under scrutiny: Health Ministry cites NMC's power to penalise medical colleges Written By Adity Saha15 Aug 2026 11:00 AM ISTNew Delhi: The Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Anupriya Patel, recently informed the Lok Sabha that the National Human...
26 States, UTs constitute State Mental Health Authority Fund: Centre to Rajya Sabha Written By Sanchari Chattopadhyay12 Aug 2026 9:45 AM ISTNew Delhi: As many as 26 States/Union Territories have constituted the State Mental Health Authority Fund under the Mental Healthcare Act, 2017,...
Hospital room charges should not exceed average 3-star hotel tariffs: Parliamentary panel Written By Adity Saha11 Aug 2026 4:00 PM ISTNew Delhi: A Department-related Parliamentary Committee on Health and Family Welfare has recommended that private hospitals in large metropolitan...
Tamil Nadu budget 2026-27: Rs 23,357 crore allocated to health sector Written By Sanchari Chattopadhyay8 Aug 2026 3:30 PM ISTChennai: The Tamil Nadu government has allocated Rs 23,357 crore to the Health and Family Welfare Department in the 2026-27 Budget, marking an...
86,360 PG medical seats in India, no plan to convert Diploma seats into DNB: Health Minister tells Parliament Written By Kajal Rajput8 Aug 2026 2:32 PM ISTNew Delhi: India currently has 86,360 postgraduate medical seats, with Karnataka accounting for the highest number at 10,092, the Union Health...
Supreme Court calls for uniform national policy on compulsory rural service for medical students Written By Barsha Misra8 Aug 2026 1:26 PM ISTNew Delhi: There should be a uniform policy for the compulsory rural service to be rendered by medical students, the Supreme Court of...
HC upholds Haryana policy allowing all inservice doctors to apply for MD, MS admissions under 40 percent reservation Written By Adity Saha6 Aug 2026 6:50 PM ISTChandigarh: The Punjab and Haryana High Court has upheld the Haryana Government's September 2024 policy allowing all in-service government...
