Only 2% of the students who got admission into government and self-financing medical colleges in Tamil Nadu had cleared the mandatory NEET exam without coaching, as revealed by
In order to meet the demand for specialists, the state government is contemplating to sponsor the education of doctors and appoint them in government hospitals, said Health Minister
A recent report by the US based Centre for Disease Dynamics, Economics and Policy (CDDEP) has made a shocking revelation. Terminally ill patients suffering from treatable diseases in
India ranks 158th out of the 195 countries for its investments in education and health care as measurements of its commitment to economic growth, says the first-ever scientific
The Lancet reported that every year nearly 16 lakh Indians die due to poor quality care. That’s about 4,300 deaths every day due to poor treatment. Out of
The ambitious National Health Protection Mission will offer 1,347 treatment packages, for which the poor and marginalised sections of the society would receive up to Rs 5 lakh
By Prasanth Manghat, CEO of NMC Health The Indian government’s big and bold vision for India’s health care needs is going to be realised through the ambitious ‘Ayushman
A major effort will have to be made to strengthen the IT structure of the scheme that will automatically detect fraud and trigger an alert against malpractice. Corporate
The Union Health Ministry has received an alert on a potential public health crisis due to the sudden disappearance of “qualified” personnel to sign lakhs of pathology reports
State government doctors are opposing the Centre’s move to raise the retirement age of its doctors from 60 to 65 years to address the shortage of doctors. Karnataka
