Former Jharkhand Chief Minister Arjun Munda has written to Chief Minister Hemant Soren, demanding a fair and time-bound probe into the alleged death of a tribal woman, Budhan Purti, due to medical negligence in Khunti district....
Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology Dr Jitendra Singh on Sunday called for a nationwide ‘Jan Andolan’ against cancer, diabetes, obesity and other non-communicable diseases, saying India's response to the growing burden of lifestyle disorders must extend be...
As many as four children died due to measles-like symptoms in Bangladesh in the 24 hours till 8 am (local time) on Sunday, raising the total number of confirmed and suspected measles-linked deaths to 788 in the country, local media reported....
The Tamil Nadu government has initiated steps to significantly expand nursing education by introducing around 1,500 new B.Sc. Nursing seats in government medical colleges across the state from the next academic year....
The series of postpartum health complications in Rajasthan's Jodhpur has continued, with five more women developing serious medical conditions after childbirth over the past two days. All five are currently undergoing treatment at Umaid Hospital, taking the total number of similar cases reported in the...
Kerala Health Minister K. Muraleedharan on Saturday announced that Community Kitchens will be introduced in government hospitals to streamline the distribution of free meals to patients and their attendants, while ensuring transparency and eliminating political branding from the process....
The Ahmedabad Civil Hospital has recorded its 248th organ donation after the family of a 53-year-old brain-dead man from the city's Bapunagar area consented to donate his organs, allowing three patients awaiting transplants to receive life-saving treatment....
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognisance of the reported maternal deaths in Rajasthan's Bhilwara and Banswara districts and issued a notice to the Chief Secretary of the Rajasthan government, seeking a detailed report within two weeks....
A major controversy has erupted in Jamtara district of Jharkhand following the death of a pregnant woman and her newborn allegedly due to medical negligence....
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Friday highlighted the inauguration of 45 new Ayushman Jan Arogya Mandirs, vowing to take the number of the city's neighbourhood health centres from 415 to 1,100 in the coming months....
