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Six-month oral regimens for drug-resistant TB found cost-effective: ICMR study

India, Feb. 13 -- A six-month, all-oral treatment for multidrug-resistant and rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis (MDR/RR-TB) is more cost-effective and delivers better health outcomes than the longer r... Read More


Maha Institute of Virology project to begin next month

India, Feb. 13 -- The state health department will begin work on its ambitious Maharashtra Institute of Virology (MIV) in Pune from next month. The project aims at strengthening the state's diagnostic... Read More


As most transplant centres inactive, Maha launches drive to boost deceased organ donation

India, Feb. 12 -- The public health department of Maharashtra has launched a focused drive to boost deceased organ donation, admitting that more than half of the state's registered transplant centres ... Read More


Cabinet clears 'My Village, Healthy Village' scheme to boost healthcare

India, Feb. 12 -- The Maharashtra state cabinet on Tuesday approved an ambitious public health drive, "My Village, Healthy Village," aimed at transforming rural healthcare through community participat... Read More


15-year-old delivers baby alone at Pune home; man arrested under POCSO

India, Feb. 10 -- In a disturbing case, a 15-year-old minor from Pune gave birth at home without any assistance and reportedly cut the umbilical cord herself. The family discovered the newborn after n... Read More


Yerawada Mental Hospital to establish dedicated ICU, OT

India, Feb. 10 -- In a first for a state-run psychiatric facility, the Regional Mental Hospital (RMH) in Yerawada has proposed to establish a dedicated intensive care unit (ICU) and operation theatre ... Read More


Sharad Pawar's condition stable, say doctors

Pune, Feb. 10 -- Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) president Sharad Pawar's condition was stable and there was no cause for concern, said doctors at Ruby Hall Clinic on Monday, hours af... Read More


Sharad Pawar's condition stable, say doctors

Pune, Feb. 10 -- Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) president Sharad Pawar's condition was stable and there was no cause for concern, said doctors at Ruby Hall Clinic on Monday, hours af... Read More


Sharad Pawar admitted to Pune's Ruby Hall Clinic, condition stable

India, Feb. 10 -- Nationalist Congress Party-Sharadchandra Pawar (NCP-SP) president Sharad Pawar was admitted to Ruby Hall Clinic (RHC) on Monday after complaining of cough, fatigue and mild breathing... Read More


PCMC to scrap existing contract of water project, appoint new contractor

India, Feb. 9 -- Amid a continuing water crisis in the twin city of Pimpri-Chinchwad, the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) has decided to terminate the contract for the long-delayed Bhama... Read More