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‘Changes in stipend payment for medical interns may require further talks’
1+ hour, 42+ min ago (439+ words) Public health activists and students" unions have been claiming that the interns in private medical colleges are paid less compared with their counterparts in government medical colleges...
Comprehensive Cancer Care Centre in Tiruppur all set for commissioning
2+ hour, 43+ min ago (225+ words) Published - February 21, 2026 08:31 pm IST - TIRUPPUR A little over two years after work on Comprehensive Cancer Care Centre attached to the Government Medical College Hospital, Tiruppur, began, at the initiative of Rotary and Public Welfare Trust, Tiruppur, under the Namakku Naame…...
Kerala government offers to pay for service of professionals during deceased organ donation procedures
2+ hour, 44+ min ago (249+ words) Published - February 21, 2026 08:31 pm IST - Thiruvananthapuram The Kerala government has decided to provide professional fees to various categories of health care workers, ranging from medical specialists to technicians and grief counsellors, whose services are engaged during deceased donor organ donation and…...
CAQM tightens norms for industries to curb pollution
3+ hour, 33+ min ago (267+ words) The Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR and Adjoining Areas (CAQM) on Saturday proposed a stricter particulate matter (PM) emission limit of 50 milligrams per normal cubic metre (mg/Nm) for industries across Delhi-NCR, replacing the earlier 80 mg/Nm standard…...
Drug inspectors seize drugs, materials worth ₹8 lakh in NTR dist.
3+ hour, 44+ min ago (248+ words) Published - February 21, 2026 07:30 pm IST - VIJAYAWADA Officials of the Drugs Control Administration in NTR district carried out inspections and special enforcement drives against unlicensed medical practice in Vijayawada and nearby areas on February 20 and 21, seizing drugs and related material worth "8 lakh....
Pan India Gastro Enterology Research Study group launched at Digestive Diseases conference
4+ hour, 2+ min ago (164+ words) Published - February 21, 2026 07:12 pm IST - CHENNAI Pan India Gastro Enterology Research Study Group (PAGERS), which would enable multi-centric studies in digestive diseases, was launched at the 14th International Digestive Diseases Conference that got under way in the city on Saturday. The three-day…...
Students urged to stay away from drugs
4+ hour, 28+ min ago (202+ words) Published - February 21, 2026 06:47 pm IST - PENUKONDA An awareness programme for students was conducted by the police at Seva Mandir Zilla Parishad High School in Parigi in Sri Sathya Sai district, on Sunday. The awareness programme focused on drug abuse, road safety,…...
Re-examine decision on discontinuing State-level operations of Elder Line: forum
5+ hour, 48+ min ago (272+ words) Published - February 21, 2026 10:26 pm IST - Thiruvananthapuram The Senior Citizens Friends Welfare Association has flayed the Union government decision to discontinue the State-level operations of "Elder Line" (14567) helpline for the elderly. Kerala had the highest life expectancy owing to the quality of…...
Nadda launches indigenous tetanus and adult diphtheria (Td) vaccine at CRI, Kasauli
6+ hour, 22+ min ago (132+ words) Published - February 21, 2026 04:52 pm IST - CHANDIGARH Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda on Saturday (February 21, 2026) launched the indigenously manufactured tetanus and adult diphtheria (Td) vaccine at the Central Research Institute (CRI) in Kasauli, Himachal Pradesh. Describing the indigenous launch of the vaccine as…...
‘Rising blood cancer burden underscores need for early detection and advanced care’
6+ hour, 53+ min ago (254+ words) Published - February 21, 2026 09:21 pm IST - HYDERABAD Dignitaries at the inauguration of Deccan Hematolink 3.0, the largest international conference on AI-driven advancements in blood cancer diagnosis and treatment, inaugurated by Dr. G. S. Rao, managing director, Yashoda Group Hospitals, in Hyderabad, on Saturday. The growing…...