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The 18 AIIMS institutions, which have 4,850 sanctioned faculty posts in 2026-27, have 1,645 vacancies, or about 34% of the sanctioned strength. The data furnished by Minister Anupriya Patel also show a decline in the number of sanctioned posts in some institutions
Read article →The findings are particularly relevant for India, where cardiovascular disease accounts for nearly one-third of all deaths and often affects people at younger ages than in many other countries
Read article →Foreign capital should be encouraged in the manufacture of medical devices, consumables and specialised medicines for rare diseases, while its application in the direct operation and acquisition of hospitals needs greater scrutiny, the report by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health and Family Welfare says
Read article →Identifying and addressing health risks in both prospective parents could improve reproductive and pregnancy outcomes, experts say
Read article →The Doctors’ Association for Social Equality on Wednesday criticised Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Speaker J.C.D. Prabhakar’s reported anti-abortion remarks, saying they undermined women’s reproductive rights and urging him to refrain…
Read article →‘Knockout’ genes, where a person has a loss-of-function variant that has disrupted both copies, identified on a mass scale in a recent Pakistani study, offer researchers the opportunity to study whether the absence causes disease, is beneficial, or produces no effect
Read article →The High Court cited a verdict its Division Bench in Jabalpur had earlier delivered, clarifying that under the provisions of the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act, 1971, survivors of sexual assault, rape, or incest, with pregnancies up to 24 weeks, who want to undergo an abortion do not require judicial proceedings under Article 226 of the Constitution
Read article →The Baiga community, a Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVTG), is known for its ancient practices and rituals, with members of the group often opting for faith healing over modern medicine
Read article →The arrest of a retired government doctor by the Kolhapur police on July 31 for allegedly orchestrating a sophisticated female foeticide ring shows that illegal abortion networks continue to operate in secret across the State
Read article →Donald Trump called the announcement a ‘major victory for parents’ rights, religious and constitutional rights, and for the gold standard science’
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