Is India Winning the War Against Rising Non-Communicable Diseases? The latest health statistics paint a concerning picture: diabetes, heart disease, and cancer rates are climbing, impacting millions across the country. From rural healthcare access to the burgeoning urban health crisis, challenges remain significant. This week, we delve into the crucial initiatives underway – government policies, technological advancements in telemedicine, and the rising role of preventative healthcare – that aim to address this national health emergency. Experts weigh in on the effectiveness of current strategies and the critical need for increased public awareness campaigns targeting lifestyle diseases. Are these efforts enough? Explore Abtak.com's in-depth coverage on healthcare in India and discover the vital information you need to protect your well-being and the future of public health. Stay informed; stay healthy.
BENGALURU: The National Medical Commission (NMC) has allotted 422 additional postgraduate medical seats this year to Karnataka medical colleges, taking the total to 2,116 seats this year. Karnataka Medical Education Minister Sharan Prakash Patil said the notification on the number of additional seats allocated for PG medical courses is yet to be uploaded online. "We had asked NMC for 572 PG seats, but they have approved 422, which is good. Last year, the total number of seats was 1,694. Besides, NMC is yet to determine the enhancement of seats in private medical colleges. Once they are allocated, the government will get its share of seats in private medical colleges," he added. He said majority of seats have been given to the clinical medical department. He said that 312 seats have been allocated to clinical, 60 to para-clinical and 50 to pre-clinical. Under the clinical department, 64 seats are given to MD paediatrics, 63 to anaesthesia, 52 to obstetrics and gynaecology, and 58 to general surgery. On government's share of medical seats in deemed-to-be universities, he said, "These universities have clearly told us that they will not give a share of seats to the government.
CHENNAI: The National Medical Commission has given a conditional approval for the year 2025-2026 to 35 government medical colleges for which show cause notices were issued in May. According to official sources, all the 35 colleges got the approval on the condition that they rectify the shortage of staff and other deficiencies specified in four months. The NMC had sent show cause notices to 35 out of 36 government medical colleges, including Stanley Medical College and Omandurar Medical College, ...Read More >
Lucknow, Jul 14 (PTI) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday said the state's health services must be made future-ready to keep pace with global advancements and effectively respond to emerging challenges. He was speaking at the foundation stone laying and inauguration ceremony of various health projects worth Rs 1,000 crore at King George's Medical University (KGMU) here. Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak, who also holds the Health portfolio, and Medical Education Minister Mayankeshwar Sharan Singh were present on the occasion. The chief minister said institutions like K ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 6 (PTI) Non-teaching specialists or consultants with 10 years of experience at government hospitals can now be appointed as associate professors, while those with two years can serve as assistant professors without the mandatory senior residency, in a move to widen the pool of eligible faculty. The new regulations by the National Medical Council (NMC) also stipulate that non-teaching government hospitals with over 220 beds can now be designated as teaching institutions, The previous 2022 regulations allowed non-teaching doctors to become assistant professors after two years in ...Read More >
The Delhi High Court is reviewing a plea against a notification that raises the limit of non-medical faculty for teaching MBBS students. The petition argues that this change dilutes medical education standards. It seeks to overturn certain provisions of the National Medical Commission's 2025 regulations. The Delhi High Court has issued a notice to the Central government regarding a plea challenging an amendment that raises the permissible limit of non-medical faculty for teaching Anatomy, Physio ...Read More >
Bengaluru: A 31-year-old general surgeon has been arrested for allegedly killing his wife, also a doctor, six months after her death was initially believed to be from natural causes. Police said the case took a turn after a Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) report confirmed the presence of an anaesthetic substance in the victim's organs. Dr Mahendra Reddy, a general surgeon at Victoria Hospital in Bengaluru, was arrested following the forensic report that found traces of Propofol, a controlled anaesthetic used only in hospitals, in the body of his wife, Dr Kruthika M Reddy, 29, a dermatologis ...Read More >
Mumbai: Resident doctors across Maharashtra are grappling with faculty shortage, poor academic supervision, increasing workload and lack of adequate infrastructure, according to a recent survey conducted by the Federation of All India Medical Associations (FAIMA). Though overburdened, resident doctors do not have access to any grievance redressal mechanism or mental health support systems. On the contrary, they are forced to manage rising patient loads with minimal supervision and limited academic support, in violation of guidelines issued by the National Medical Council (NMC), the Central Ma ...Read More >
Srinagar, Jun 7 (PTI) Authorities on Saturday barred Eid prayers from taking place at the Eidgah ground and the Jama Masjid in the old city here, while Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq claimed that he was put under house arrest. "Anjuman Auqaf Jama Masjid Srinagar deeply regrets to inform that the authorities have once again disallowed Eid-ul-Adha prayers at the Eidgah as well as at the historic Jama Masjid in Srinagar by closing the gates of the mosque and deploying police personnel outside," the management of the historic mosque said in a statement. ...Read More >
VIJAYAWADA: The State government on Friday accorded approvals to a slew of industries. Among those are Krishnapatnam Power Corporation Limited (KPCL), which is set to establish a 350 MW Solar and Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) in Thamminapatnam and Mommidi villages of SPSR Nellore district with a Rs 1,225 crore investment, creating 575 jobs. Furthermore, the government also waived off a Rs 54 crore extension of time fee, contingent on project completion within two years as per the Andhra Pradesh Integrated Clean Energy Policy-2024. The government also allocated 22.80 acres at MPSEZ in N ...Read More >
New Delhi: Non-teaching specialists or consultants with 10 years of experience at government hospitals can now be appointed as associate professors, while those with two years can serve as assistant professors without the mandatory senior residency, in a move to widen the pool of eligible faculty. The new regulations by the National Medical Council (NMC) also stipulate that non-teaching government hospitals with over 220 beds can now be designated as teaching institutions. The previous 2022 regulations allowed non-teaching doctors to become assistant professors after two years in 330-bed non- ...Read More >
The wife, Kruthika M Reddy, reportedly fell ill and was rushed to the nearby hospital in Ayyappa Layout, Munnekolalu. The doctors examined her and confirmed that she was brought dead. Six months after the death of a 29-year-old dermatologist from Bengaluru, Marathahalli Police have arrested the victim's husband, a fellow doctor, for allegedly murdering his wife by injecting anaesthetic drugs, police said on Wednesday. According to the police, the husband, Dr Mahendra Reddy, allegedly overdosed ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 9 (PTI) The talent and capability of today's graduates will take the country to new heights on the global stage, said Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Thursday, while speaking at the 18th convocation of Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University (GGSIPU). "Today's graduates are the real drivers of Viksit Bharat," she said at the event held at the university's East Delhi campus in Surajmal Vihar. A total of 26,649 degrees were conferred on students, including 124 PhDs, 11 MPhils, 2,873 postgraduate, 22,455 undergraduate, 477 MBBS and 709 MD/MS and DM/MCh degrees. Universit ...Read More >
Chennai: A young doctor pursuing his postgraduate medical degree was found dead inside his car near Poomparai, a remote forested area close to Kodaikanal in Tamil Nadu. The deceased, identified as Dr. Joshua Samraj, was reportedly under financial stress and allegedly died by suicide after administering intravenous (IV) fluids to himself. According to officials, Dr. Samraj was pursuing an MD (Doctor of Medicine) degree in Salem and was also working at a hospital in Madurai. His car was spotted parked in the remote location for three consecutive days, prompting local residents to alert the poli ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Citing months of unpaid stipends, poor infrastructure, and faculty shortages, junior doctors from all 34 government medical colleges in Telangana will go on an indefinite strike starting June 30. In a letter to the director of medical education, the Telangana Junior Doctors Association (TJUDA) said repeated appeals since November 2024 had gone unanswered. "Junior doctors are the backbone of government hospitals. We're working 36-hour shifts under extreme pressure without receiving what's rightfully ours," the letter stated. Stipend payments for senior residents, postgraduates and ...Read More >
India's medical education is set for a big change. The National Medical Council has new rules. These rules allow more experienced doctors to become professors. Government hospitals with 220 beds can now be teaching centers. The goal is to increase the number of medical seats. This will help India get more doctors and improve healthcare.Non-teaching specialists or consultants with 10 years of experience at government hospitals can now be appointed as associate professors, while those with two year ...Read More >
Pune: Hospitals in Pune have started reporting an increase in dengue cases among children following recent heavy rainfall and intermittent showers. Conditions are now ripe for mosquito breeding, experts said, as they warned citizens to ensure there's no waterlogging or stagnant pools near homes and offices. "Dengue is typically seen first in children as they often play outside," said Dr Sagar Lad, a senior neonatologist and pediatric intensivist at Jehangir Hospital and Sahyadri Hospital, Shastrinagar. Dr Lad said he's seen at least three children admitted for dengue this week, with all of the ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 14 (PTI) The National Medical Commission (NMC) has directed all medical colleges to publish the complete course-wise fee structure and details of stipends paid to interns, junior residents, and senior residents on their official websites. In a public notice, the NMC said non-compliance will result in the issuance of a show-cause notice, imposition of financial penalties, withdrawal of course recognition and suspension of admissions. The public notice mentioned that the Supreme Court, in its April 29, 2025 judgment titled State of Uttar Pradesh and Ors. vs. Miss Bhavna Tiwari a ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The National Medical Commission (NMC) has, yet again, taken a U-turn over the issue of medical colleges and institutions not paying stipends to their interns and postgraduate scholars. In the latest notice issued July 11, the statutory body that regulates medical education, professionals, and research in India, said all medical institutions must submit the complete course-wise fee structure and details regarding stipend payment to MBBS interns, junior residents and senior residents, etc. The notice warned that non-compliance will result in the issuance of show-cause notices, finan ...Read More >
Haryana NEET UG 2025: The Haryana Department of Medical Education and Research has officially announced the seat allotment result for the Haryana NEET UG 2025 Counselling on their official website. The candidates who had participated in the counselling process will be able to check their seat allotment status by visiting the website. As per the official data, a total of 4,071 candidates have been allotted seats in the Haryana NEET Under Graduate 2025 round 3 counselling. Now, the students have to complete further steps to secure their admission. Those students who will be allotted seats in t ...Read More >
New Delhi- For thousands of Indian students unable to secure a medical seat at home, studying MBBS abroad often appears as a practical alternative. But a fresh advisory by the National Medical Commission (NMC) suggests that this route may be far riskier than it seems. In a detailed alert issued on April 1, the Commission has warned that students enrolling in non-compliant foreign medical colleges could find themselves ineligible to practise medicine in India, despite completing their degrees. The advisory, issued by the Under-Graduate Medical Education Board (UGMEB), builds on a series of wa ...Read More >
KOCHI: Justice N Nagaresh of the Kerala High Court on Friday expressed displeasure over the suspended Kerala University registrar describing "Bharat Mata" as "a lady holding a saffron flag" in the petition challenging the disciplinary action against him. Registrar K S Anil Kumar was suspended by the vice-chancellor in-charge for cancelling permission for a June 25 event scheduled to be attended by Governor Rajendra Arlekar. He had cited the display of a controversial image of "Bharat Mata" carrying a saffron flag on the dais at the Senate Hall, Thiruvananthapuram as the reason for withdrawing ...Read More >
Chennai: Madras high court has clarified that private self-financing medical colleges are required to pay only a stipend, and not a full salary, to in-service govt doctors pursuing postgraduate or super-specialty courses under the govt quota.A division bench of Justice R Subramanian and Justice K Surender passed the order while partly allowing a batch of appeals moved by Karpaga Vinayaga Medical College and others. They challenged a single judge's order that directed private colleges to pay salaries to in-service doctors studying in their institutions.The appeals were moved based on a GO dated ...Read More >
India's medical education is set for a big change. The National Medical Council has new rules. These rules allow more experienced doctors to become professors. Government hospitals with 220 beds can now be teaching centers. The goal is to increase the number of medical seats. This will help India get more doctors and improve healthcare.Non-teaching specialists or consultants with 10 years of experience at government hospitals can now be appointed as associate professors, while those with two years can serve as assistant professors without the mandatory senior residency, in a move to widen the ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, Oct 25: Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh today highlighted the rapidly changing paradigm of medical education in India as also that of health care, pointing to a transformative decade that has made healthcare in India more accessible, affordable, and inclusive. Addressing the Foundation Day and College Convocation of the University College of Medical Sciences (UCMS) as chief guest, Dr. Jitendra Singh awarded MBBS and MD degrees upon undergraduate and postgraduate students. The Minister observed that medical education in India has witnessed a paradigm shift in the past decade with ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, J P Nadda, on Saturday addressed the 50th Annual Convocation Ceremony of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here, commending the institution's contribution to medical education, research and patient care. Congratulating the graduating batch, Nadda urged young doctors to "serve with empathy, uphold the highest standards of ethics and embrace innovation" to address the nation's evolving healthcare needs. Nadda highlighted the remarkable growth of India's medical sector over the past decade, noting that the country now boa ...Read More >
"For the Nuh district, higher remuneration has been approved to attract specialists. Doctors with MBBS and diploma qualifications will be paid Rs 1.5 lakh per month, while those with MBBS and MD/MS/DNB qualifications will receive Rs 2 lakh per month," she said, according to an official statement. The health minister said the government aims to ensure better and timely healthcare services for all citizens of the state. Appointment of specialist doctors in government hospitals will not only impro ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Apr 6 (PTI) Haryana Health Minister Arti Singh Rao on Monday said that 195 specialist doctors will be recruited on a contractual basis in government hospitals to address the shortage of specialists. The minister said the recruitment process will be transparent and merit-based. "For districts other than Nuh, specialist doctors with MBBS and diploma qualifications will be paid Rs 1 lakh per month, while those with MBBS and MD (doctor of medicine)/MS (master of surgery)/DNB (a postgraduate master's medical qualification) qualifications will receive Rs 1.5 lakh per month. "For the N ...Read More >
Chennai - Rainbow Children's Hospital, India's leading Paediatric multi-specialty and perinatal care hospital chain, has achieved a landmark in the nation's medical history by performing India's first live Paediatric liver transplant for Progressive Familial Intrahepatic Cholestasis Type 13 (PFIC 13). The procedure was carried out on an eight-year-old boy from Thoothukkudi at the hospital's state-of-the-art Center of Excellence for Paediatric Liver Transplant. Alongside this national first, the team successfully completed two additional rare Paediatric liver transplants on infants under one ye ...Read More >
Ahmedabad: The central got has approved a major expansion of postgraduate (PG) medical seats across the country ahead of the new admission cycle, adding over 11,000 seats in govt and self-financed medical colleges.In Gujarat, more than 250 additional PG medical seats have been sanctioned across various govt and medical society-run institutions. State govt officials said the move was aimed at meet the growing demand for specialist doctors and strengthening both medical education and healthcare inf ...Read More >
Bengaluru: The police claim that they have come across a message sent by Bengaluru surgeon Mahendra Reddy to his lover moments after he allegedly killed his wife Kruthika with a lethal dose of anaesthetics on April 23 this year. Kruthika was also a doctor and the couple worked at a hospital in the city. Mahendra has since been arrested. According to NDTV, forensic analysis of his phone revealed a chilling message he sent to his lover shortly after the crime. The message, sent via a digital payment app, read: "I killed my wife for you." It has been reported that the 32-year-old general surge ...Read More >
New Delhi: A Hyderabad-based paediatrician's decade-long campaign against sugar-loaded beverages falsely marketed as oral rehydration solutions (ORS) has resulted in a major regulatory breakthrough. Dr Sivaranjani Santosh's consistent advocacy led the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) to ban the use of the term 'ORS' on any food or beverage that does not meet the World Health Organisation's (WHO) prescribed formulation. Who is Sivaranjani Santosh? Dr Sivaranjani Santosh is a paediatrician at the Magna Centres for Obesity, Diabetes, and Endocrinology in Hyderabad's Film Na ...Read More >