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Metro Blood Bank runs out of blood stock

India, June 3 -- The Metro Blood Bank in Pune district, run by the public health department, has run out of blood stock; a matter of serious concern for patients and hospitals. The blood bank has had ... Read More


Maharashtra govt issues SOP for Covid management

India, June 3 -- The Maharashtra government on Monday issued revised guidelines for Covid-19 management across the state. All healthcare facilities have been directed to prepare and test 5% of influen... Read More


Govt includes Japanese Encephalitis vaccination in national immunization programme

India, June 2 -- The state public health department has included the Japanese Encephalitis (JE) vaccine as part of the routine immunization programme for Pune, Raigad, and Parbhani districts. Dr Sand... Read More


All PHCs in Pune district to be smart PHCs

India, June 2 -- In an initiative to improve rural healthcare, the Pune district administration has decided to upgrade all 108 primary health centres (PHCs) into Smart PHCs. The project is the joint i... Read More


PCMC, housing societies lock horns over defunct STPs

India, June 1 -- A major conflict is brewing between the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) and several housing societies over non-functional sewage treatment plants (STPs). The civic body ... Read More


ICMR-NIV Pune inaugurates high performance computing facility

India, June 1 -- PUNE The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) launched its first High Performance Computing (HPC) facility at the ICMR-National Institute of Virology (NIV) Pune on Saturday. The ... Read More


PCMC to set up new fire station in Bhosari MIDC

India, May 31 -- After several years of delay, the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) is set to build a dedicated fire station for Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) in B... Read More


Men should also take HPV vaccine: Experts

India, May 31 -- Health experts said that males can spread human papillomavirus (HPV) to their female partners and are also at risk. While HPV is often associated with cervical cancer in women, it als... Read More


No relief for 3 Pune's BJMC PG students accused of ragging 4 junior resident doctors

India, May 30 -- In a firm stance against ragging in medical institutions, the Maharashtra Medical Education Department has upheld the six-month suspension of three second-year postgraduate (PG) stude... Read More


Pune Porsche case doctor held in kidney racket

India, May 30 -- More than two years before he allegedly tampered with blood samples to help a Pune teenager escape drunk-driving charges in the infamous Porsche hit-and-run case, Dr Ajay Taware was s... Read More