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City sees uptick in malaria, dengue, and chikungunya cases

India, Aug. 2 -- The city has recorded a significant surge in vector-borne diseases this year, with malaria, dengue, and chikungunya cases rising between January and July 2025, according to the BMC's ... Read More


City sees uptick in dengue, malaria cases

MUMBAI, Aug. 2 -- The city has recorded a significant surge in vector-borne diseases this year, with malaria, dengue, and chikungunya cases rising between January and July 2025, according to the BMC's... Read More


BMC relaunches Aapli Chikitsa scheme after seven-month pause

India, Aug. 1 -- The civic administration will relaunch its Aapli Chikitsa Yojana, a subsidised diagnostic testing scheme, on Friday. It will be available across 100 municipal health facilities, after... Read More


Aapli Chikitsa to be relaunched in hosps

MUMBAI, Aug. 1 -- The civic administration will relaunch its Aapli Chikitsa Yojana, a subsidised diagnostic testing scheme, on Friday. It will be available across 100 municipal health facilities, afte... Read More


Fix stipend delays, pay disparity: Senior resident doctors give ultimatum to gov

India, July 31 -- The Maharashtra Senior Resident Doctor Association (MSRDA), representing over 5,000 doctors, has threatened a state-wide agitation if its three key concerns are not addressed immedia... Read More


Fix stipend delays, pay disparity: Resident doctors' ultimatum to gov

Mumbai, July 31 -- The Maharashtra Senior Resident Doctor Association (MSRDA), representing over 5,000 doctors, has threatened a state-wide agitation if its three key concerns are not addressed immedi... Read More


Dr Sudhir Medhekar reinstated as Cooper college's academic dean three days after removal

India, July 27 -- The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Friday reinstated Dr Sudhir Medhekar as the academic dean of HBT Medical College and Dr RN Cooper Municipal General Hospital, just thr... Read More


Hiring of full-time nurses to begin in August

MUMBAI, July 27 -- After an eight-day strike that paralysed non-emergency services in government hospitals across the state, the Maharashtra State Nurses Association (MSNA) has temporarily called off ... Read More


Dr medhekar reinstated as cooper academic dean, probe on

MUMBAI, July 27 -- The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Friday reinstated Dr Sudhir Medhekar as the academic dean of HBT Medical College and Dr RN Cooper Municipal General Hospital, just th... Read More


DMER to start full-time nurse recruitment in August; MSNA calls off strike after state assurances

India, July 26 -- The Maharashtra State Nurses Association (MSNA) has suspended its state-wide strike after receiving assurances from the state medical education department that full-time recruitment ... Read More