Month: February 2026

Court flags need for policy flexibilityNew Delhi: The Supreme Court has suggested that state governments consider evolving a mechanism to allow meritorious postgraduate medical students to…

Allegations trigger official probeChaibasa: Concerns over blood transfusion safety resurfaced after a family alleged that a woman contracted HIV following a blood transfusion during a caesarean…

Court’s sharp remarks on healthcare lapsesPatna: The Patna High Court has strongly criticised the functioning of unregistered private nursing homes in Bihar, describing negligence in such…

12 fatalities reported over three yearsJaipur: The Rajasthan government has told the Legislative Assembly that medical negligence, including lapses in blood transfusion safety, led to 12…

Allegations trigger controversyVaranasi: A major controversy has surfaced at Banaras Hindu University (BHU) after resident doctors of the Department of Neurosurgery alleged extreme workload, toxic work…

Allegations of unregistered practiceMumbai: A Telangana-registered pathologist has been accused of signing pathology reports for multiple laboratories across Maharashtra despite not being registered with the Maharashtra…

Medical emergency on stageIndore: A 40-year-old woman doctor suffered a cardiac arrest while addressing delegates at an international urology conference in Indore on Saturday. She collapsed…

Concern raised over taxation policyNew Delhi: The United Doctors Federation (UDF) has expressed concern over the Goods and Services Tax (GST) imposed on assistive devices required…

Complaint triggers police actionPuducherry: A government doctor has been arrested by Puducherry police on charges of cheating an auxiliary nurse midwife (ANM) of ₹1 crore and…

Relief to government employeeChandigarh: The Punjab and Haryana High Court has ruled that patients cannot be compelled to wait for admission to empanelled hospitals in emergency…