India Lacks Centralised National Database for Hospital-Acquired Infections: Centre
India does not have a centralised national system that records hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) across individual healthcare institutions, Union Health Minister…
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People’s Lives at What Cost? Water Contamination Incidents Across India Raise Public Health Concerns
Hundreds of people falling ill and several deaths linked to contaminated drinking water across multiple states have once again raised…
No AIIMS Planned for Meerut; Centre to Upgrade LLR Medical College with Super-Speciality Block
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has stated that there is currently no plan to set up a new…
Government to Launch 10 Minute Ambulance for Emergency Response – Nitin Gadkari
The central government is working on a plan to deploy specialised ambulances capable of reaching road accident sites within 10…
OMFS Allowed Limited Aesthetic, Hair-Restoration Procedures in Cranio-Maxillofacial Region- Health Ministry
The Union Ministry of Health has clarified that Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (OMFS) are permitted to perform certain aesthetic surgical…
Bill to Protect Doctors from Violence Introduced in Rajya Sabha
In response to growing incidents of violence against healthcare workers, MP Fauzia Khan has introduced a private member’s bill in…
Oncologist Supports Parliamentary Panel’s Call to Make Cancer a Notifiable Disease in India
A prominent oncologist based in New York has expressed strong support for a recent recommendation by a parliamentary committee to…
NMC Begins Process to Fill Key Vacancies, Says Chairperson Dr. Abhijat Sheth
The National Medical Commission (NMC) has begun the process of filling several key vacant positions, Chairperson Dr. Abhijat Sheth has…
Parliamentary Panel Pushes for Affordable, Accessible Cancer Care
A parliamentary committee has urged the government to make cancer care more affordable by standardising diagnostic package prices and expanding…
Licensing Delays Driving Medical Device Makers Abroad, Says Parliamentary Panel
A significant number of medical device manufacturers have shifted their operations to Vietnam and Malaysia due to prolonged delays, unpredictable…
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