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NMC chief says AI won't replace your doctor, but change medical education forever: Here's why

May 18, 2026 5:08 pm

Speaking at the conference, Dr Abhijat Sheth, Chairperson of the National Medical Commission (NMC) and President of the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (MBEMS), said AI is already becoming an integral part of healthcare.

UN recognition of antibiotic abuse offers India an opportunity

October 23, 2024 10:35 am

The National One Health Mission, a cross-ministerial effort, has mapped existing surveillance programmes and laboratory capabilities and aims to plug gaps. The UN mandate is an opportunity to refine and reshape India’s AMR activities

120 district hospitals assessed, only 2 meet health standards, finds ministry

June 28, 2024 9:04 am

The assessment has been conducted through a digital toolkit — ODK. The outcome of the assessment will be made available on the IPHS dashboard, which will be launched by Union Health Minister J P Nadda on Friday.

G20 presidency: India helps build consensus on key health priorities

August 17, 2023 2:42 am

This platform will focus on creating an equitable research and development as well as manufacturing network for vaccines, drugs, and diagnostics, especially in the global South, officials said.

Express View on Ayushman Bharat: A health warning

July 21, 2023 8:15 am

Investigation in implementation of scheme points to need to plug loopholes, give a human touch

Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission: Making healthcare accessible, the digital way

January 05, 2023 10:28 am

Under the scheme, citizens can link, store, and share their health records, which creates a longitudinal health history for patients, allowing doctors to provide better diagnoses and treatment.

Five healthcare trends to look forward to in 2022

February 11, 2022 10:55 am

Now, patients have become more involved, increasing their participation to enhance the treatment journey.

Key expectations of life science and healthcare industry from Budget 2022-23

January 28, 2022 11:03 pm

The advent of emerging technology viz. Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) etc. in the healthcare industry especially in the telemedicine start-ups, needs larger financial support from the government.

Demand for healthcare roles increased by 6%, telecom and construction sectors show decline in job postings: Report

January 18, 2022 10:02 am

As India grappled with the new Covid-19 variant Omicron and the understaffed healthcare industry, data from the Index indicates that the demand for medical professionals spiked in the month of December 2021 with a 6 per cent month-on-month growth (Dec 2021 vs Nov 2021).

Doctors jobs hard to fill, job postings for ‘registered nurses’ increased by 12% over a year: Report

October 08, 2021 4:42 pm

Along with nurses, job postings for physicians (7 per cent), laboratory technicians (6 per cent), pharmacists (5 per cent) and nurses (4 per cent) also showed a steady increase. 

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