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Maharashtra FDA launches state-wide inspection of cough syrups

India, Oct. 10 -- The Maharashtra Food and Drug Association (FDA) on Thursday ordered the shutdown of medical sales of 88 vendors and issued show-cause notices to 107 others for selling cough syrups w... Read More


Rat menace persists at Cooper Hospital, 6 patients bitten in last 2 months

India, Oct. 10 -- Despite repeated assurances of strict sanitation drives, the rat menace continues to plague the civic-run Cooper Hospital. Right to Information (RTI) activist Chetan Kothari has clai... Read More


Six FIRs in last two months over rat bites at Cooper Hospital

Mumbai, Oct. 10 -- Despite repeated assurances of strict sanitation drives, the rat menace continues to plague the civic-run Cooper Hospital. Right to Information (RTI) activist Chetan Kothari has cla... Read More


FDA launches state-wide inspection of cough syrups

Mumbai, Oct. 10 -- The Maharashtra Food and Drug Association (FDA) on Thursday ordered the shutdown of medical sales of 88 vendors and issued show-cause notices to 107 others for selling cough syrups ... Read More


18-month-old in coma after civic-run hospitals turn him away

India, Oct. 7 -- For 27-year-old Shikha Devi from Thane, the last two weeks have been filled with fear and helplessness as she tried to save her 18-month-old son Priyanshu. The toddler is now in a co... Read More


Fewer bond posts force MBBS grads to pay hefty fines, delay higher edu

MUMBAI, Oct. 7 -- Even as government MBBS seats in Maharashtra have risen from 4,080 in 2020 to 5,140 in 2025, medical interns say the applicant-to-vacancy ratio for compulsory bond service has worsen... Read More


18-month-old boy in coma after civic-run hospitals turn him away

MUMBAI, Oct. 7 -- For 27-year-old Shikha Devi from Thane, the last two weeks have been filled with fear and helplessness as she tried to save her 18-month-old son Priyanshu. The toddler is now in a co... Read More


Fewer bond posts force state MBBS grads to pay penalties, delay PG admission

India, Oct. 6 -- Even as government MBBS seats in Maharashtra have risen from 4,080 in 2020 to 5,140 in 2025, medical interns say the applicant-to-vacancy ratio for compulsory bond service has worsene... Read More


Fewer bond posts force MBBS grads to pay hefty fines, delay higher edu

MUMBAI, Oct. 6 -- Even as government MBBS seats in Maharashtra have risen from 4,080 in 2020 to 5,140 in 2025, medical interns say the applicant-to-vacancy ratio for compulsory bond service has worsen... Read More


BMC ran quality checks on medical supplies sans licence for 8 years

India, Oct. 3 -- For more than eight years, the civic administration potentially risked the health and lives of patients as it did not have a licence to test medical devices, drugs and other supplies ... Read More