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Nearly 3,000 Indians died waiting for organs in 5 years; over 82,000 still on transplant waitlist

December 11, 2025 4:08 pm

Data provided by the Union health ministry in Parliament shows that Maharashtra tops the organ transplant waitlist with 20,553 patients, followed by Gujarat and Tamil Nadu.

This doctor moved to Canada to become a filmmaker 3 years ago, drew salary every month at GB Pant hospital

September 07, 2025 9:11 am

Sources said the Union Health Ministry has also sought details from the Foreigners Regional Registration Office for information on Subberwal’s visits to India during the period under scrutiny.

Over Rs 1,607 crore released for digital health infrastructure at PGIMER, Chandigarh in 5 years: Centre

August 08, 2025 3:39 pm

Digital upgrades, such as the transition to Hospital Information System 2.0, are underway at PGIMER, Chandigarh, the Union Health Ministry informed the Parliament.

Amid row over Tirupati laddoos, Health Minister Nadda seeks report, says govt will take suitable action

September 20, 2024 6:19 pm

The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Friday agreed to hear a petition filed by senior YSRCP leader Y V Subba Reddy on September 25 over the controversy.

What are 'cocktail' drugs and why has Health Ministry banned 156 of them?

August 24, 2024 1:04 pm

One of the prominent pain-relief medicines on the list is Aceclofenac 50mg + Paracetamol 125mg tablet.

Centre asks medical colleges to have local attire for convocations

August 24, 2024 7:31 am

The instruction will be applicable to all the Central government-run medical colleges, the All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) across the country, and institutes of national importance such as the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research-Chandigarh (PGIMER).

Ministry bans 156 ‘irrational’ fixed dose combination drugs with immediate effect

August 23, 2024 7:18 am

No therapeutic justification, they may pose health risk, finds experts committee.

Mpox outbreak risk low, keeping eye on travellers: Health Ministry

September 26, 2024 10:06 pm

Since WHO first declared the outbreak a public health emergency of international concern in 2022, a total of 30 cases were detected in India with the last case being reported this March, the health ministry said in a statement.

Health Ministry trashes reports highlighting high number of ‘zero dose children' in India

July 18, 2024 10:56 pm

The accurate and complete narrative of the immunization efforts of the government can be gauged through comprehensive understanding of the relative data and programmatic interventions, the ministry added.

Govt assures continued funding for hospitals being converted into medical colleges

July 10, 2024 11:14 pm

India's medical education network has expanded multifold with more focus and investments towards professional education and quality, it added.

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Doctors' strike affect health serives in Delhi

June 22, 2015 5:50 pm

Around 2,000 doctors at 20 hospitals in the national capital on Monday (June 22) launched an indefinite strike.

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