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Health Minister JP Nadda Reviews India’s Preparedness Amid Global Monkeypox Alert
In light of the World Health Organization (WHO) declaring Monkeypox a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) on August 14, 2024, the...
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Union Health Ministry Assures Doctors of All Possible Efforts to Ensure Safety
In the wake of a troubling incident involving a resident doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, representatives from the...
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Kolkata Rape Protest: IMA’s Nationwide Strike On August 17 – What’s Open, What’s Closed
All hospital services except for emergency care to be shut down on Saturday amid outrage over Kolkata attack.
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Ministry of Health Mandates FIR Filing Within 6 Hours to Address Violence Against Healthcare Workers
The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare has taken a significant step to protect doctors and healthcare staff in government hospitals from increasing...
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Kolkata Rape Murder Case: IMA Announces Nationwide Withdrawal of Medical Services in Protest On August 17
In the early hours of August 9, 2024. A young postgraduate student of chest medicine was brutally rape and kill. While on duty...
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Pune Sees a Surge in Extra-Pulmonary TB Cases
Health experts have observed a growing trend of Extra-Pulmonary TB (EPTB) cases in Pune. According to the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC), the city...
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Ludhiana Health Department Urges Hospitals to Confirm Dengue Cases with Elisa Test
The health department has issued new guidelines requiring all hospitals, clinics, and laboratories to conduct the ELISA test for confirming dengue cases. This...
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Kolkata Horror: Doctor Brutally Raped, Murdered; Autopsy Reveals Gruesome Details
The Kolkata Police have handed over the post-mortem report to the family of the doctor who was brutally raped and murdered inside Kolkata's...
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