Jharkhand Health Dept clears Chaibasa hospital blood bank in HIV transmission case

Chaibasa: Concerns over transfusion safety and blood bank protocols came under scrutiny after a family alleged that a woman contracted HIV following a blood transfusion during a caesarean delivery at Chaibasa Sadar Hospital.…

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NEET PG admissions 2025: CENTAC extends deadline for round 3 registrations, seat withdrawals

Puducherry: The Centralised Admission Committee (CENTAC), under the Directorate of Higher and Technical Education, Government of Puducherry, has announced an extension of the deadline for Round 3 registration for admission to PG…

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Minor document upload lapse shouldn’t cost NEET PG seat: HC directs MCC to consider NRI candidate

Ahmedabad: Granting relief, the Gujarat High Court recently directed the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) to consider the candidature of a NEET PG aspirant who failed to upload her NRI sponsor's…

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Allow meritorious PG doctors to defer bond service for super-speciality training: Supreme court tells states

New Delhi: The Supreme Court of India has suggested that state governments consider developing a mechanism to allow meritorious postgraduate medical students to undertake super-speciality courses by deferring the mandatory service…

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Patients in emergencies cannot wait for empanelled hospitals, Punjab and Haryana HC directs full reimbursement

Chandigarh: Ruling that patients cannot be forced to wait for admission to empanelled hospitals in emergency and life-threatening situations, the Punjab and Haryana High Court granted relief to a government employee…

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Kerala HC permits termination of over 31-week-old foetus with severe abnormalities

Kochi: The Kerala High Court has permitted the medical termination of a foetus over 31-week-old, diagnosed with congenital abnormalities of the brain and head. The court directed Kottayam Medical College to take immediate measures to constitute…

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PGI Chandigarh clears over Rs 12 crore pending arrears for contractual workers

Chandigarh: Following persistent demands and sustained protests by contractual workers, the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) Chandigarh has released pending arrears amounting to over Rs 12…

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Dr MK Shah Medical College orthopaedics resident doctors allege mental, physical harassment by Assistant Professor

Ahmedabad: Resident doctors of the Department of Orthopaedics at Dr M K Shah Medical College and Research Centre, Ahmedabad, have made serious allegations of physical and mental harassment against an…

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