17+ hour, 3+ min ago   (531+ words) Pune, 13th September 2026: Ahead of the Ganeshotsav festival, concerns over food adulteration have increased after Alphox-200, an industrial chemical, was reportedly detected in milk samples in Maharashtra, according to information from the Maharashtra State Public Health Laboratory. Laboratory sources said this…...

6+ day, 3+ hour ago   (312+ words) Pune, 8th September 2026: Pune is facing a growing blood shortage, with the city collecting only 700-800 blood bags a day against an estimated daily requirement of around 1,500 bags. The situation has put additional pressure on blood banks, particularly amid rising dengue cases…...

6+ day, 16+ hour ago   (469+ words) Pune, 7th September 2026: With unhealthy lifestyle changes fueling a rise in diabetes and obesity in India and across the world, awareness about diabetes must begin during adolescence, said senior medical experts Dr. Sanjay Gupte and Dr. Jayant Navrange. They stressed the…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (305+ words) Pune, 3rd September 2026: The District Animal Cruelty Prevention Committee has directed government departments and local bodies to ensure timely action on complaints of animal cruelty and step up preventive measures to reduce such incidents across the district. A meeting of the…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (318+ words) Pune, 2nd September 2026: With critically ill patients increasingly being referred to Sassoon General Hospital when ICU beds are already occupied, the hospital administration has appealed to referring doctors and relatives to check bed availability before bringing patients to the facility. A…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1074+ words) The institute said it received a demand letter from the students on August 31. Director Prof. Sunil Bhagwat subsequently informed students, faculty and staff that the administration was working on mechanisms to address the demands while taking into account student safety,…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (196+ words) Pune, 1st September 2026: Surgeon Vice Admiral Manish Honwad, VSM, on Tuesday assumed charge as the Director and Commandant of the Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC), Pune. An alumnus of AFMC, Honwad completed his MBBS from the institution in 1989 and later pursued…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (488+ words) Pune, 31st August 2026: The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with RampMyCity to improve accessibility at public infrastructure across the city, with CSR support from Bajaj Finserv. Under the first phase of the initiative, 50 wheelchair access…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (199+ words) Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is a significant metabolic disorder with disproportionately high burden in obese South Asian populations, yet not all obese individuals develop the disease. This study identified the metabolic, inflammatory, and pharmacological markers associated with prevalent T2D in obese Indians using…...

2+ week, 18+ hour ago   (315+ words) Pune, 30th August 2026: Pune has witnessed a sharp rise in swine flu (H1N1) cases, with the number of reported cases increasing from 35 in July to 225 in August, according to Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) data. Medical experts have advised citizens to avoid crowded…...