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Withdraw circular allowing registration of homoeopaths with CCMP qualification: IMA

MUMBAI, Sept. 10 -- The Indian Medical Association (IMA), Maharashtra, has sought the immediate withdrawal of the state government's circular directing the Maharashtra Medical Council (MMC) to registe... Read More


BMC to outsource intensivists for 12 peripheral hospitals, activists highlight risks

India, Sept. 9 -- The BMC is set to outsource intensivists to manage 153 ICU beds across 12 peripheral hospitals in the city in order to provide critical care access to residents of the surrounding ar... Read More


Cooper Hospital buckles under health crisis

India, Sept. 6 -- The civic-run Dr RN Cooper Hospital in Juhu is in the grip of a severe crisis. Untreated biomedical waste is piling up in its backyard; housekeeping staff is picking up blood-soaked ... Read More


Cooper Hospital buckles under severe health crisis

MUMBAI, Sept. 6 -- The civic-run Dr RN Cooper Hospital in Juhu is in the grip of a severe crisis. Untreated biomedical waste is piling up in its backyard; housekeeping staff is picking up blood-soaked... Read More


Dialysis, immunisation, TB care hit as NHM employees' strike enters 15th day

India, Sept. 4 -- Two weeks of the strike by contractual staff under the National Health Mission (NHM) have severely disrupted public health services in Mumbai and across the state of Maharashtra. Ar... Read More


Dialysis, TB care hit as NHM workers strike enters day 15

MUMBAI, Sept. 4 -- Two weeks of the strike by contractual staff under the National Health Mission (NHM) have severely disrupted public health services in Mumbai and across the state of Maharashtra. Ar... Read More


Malaria, chikungunya cases surge in city; BMC steps up vector-borne disease drive

Mumbai, Sept. 3 -- The city has witnessed a sharp rise in vector-borne diseases this year, with malaria and chikungunya cases seeing the biggest jump, according to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporati... Read More


JJ resident docs sound alarm over crammed and unhygienic hostels

MUMBAI, Sept. 2 -- Resident doctors at the government-run JJ Hospital are demanding urgent expansion of hostel facilities. Due to a severe accommodation crunch, residents are often crammed together in... Read More


Over 2,300 patients treated at protest site as viral cases rise

Mumbai, Sept. 2 -- As thousands of protesters have persisted amid rain, contaminated food and water, and suffocating crowds, health concerns mounted at Azad Maidan on day four of the Maratha Morcha. T... Read More


Over 2,300 patients treated at protest site as cases of viral fever, throat aches surge

India, Sept. 2 -- As the thousands of protesters have persisted amid rain, contaminated food and water, and suffocating crowds, health concerns mounted at Azad Maidan on the fourth day of the Maratha ... Read More