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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


BMC ran medical supplies tests sans licence for 8 yrs

MUMBAI, 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


Pay hike disparity sparks DNB resident doctors' protest at Cooper Hospital

India, Oct. 1 -- Resident doctors from Cooper Hospital took out a march in the hospital premises on Tuesday to demand a long-pending stipend hike and to protest against the discrimination between Dipl... Read More


DNB trainees protest pay disparity at Cooper Hosp

MUMBAI, Oct. 1 -- Resident doctors from Cooper Hospital took out a march in the hospital premises on Tuesday to demand a long-pending stipend hike and to protest against the discrimination between Dip... Read More


Survey to study feasibility of adding 5,000 medical seats across country

Mumbai, Sept. 30 -- The Federation of All India Medical Association (FAIMA) on Sunday launched a nationwide survey to collect responses of students and resident doctors on the central government's rec... Read More