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Staff crunch cripples 64 FRUs, raising concerns over maternal and child health

India, Feb. 23 -- As many as 64 of the 236 First Referral Units (FRUs) across Maharashtra are currently non-functional due to staff shortage of specialised doctors and infrastructure-related issues, t... Read More


All healthcare workers to undergo special training from March in Maha

India, Feb. 23 -- The Maharashtra Public Health department will roll out the 'Comprehensive Primary Health Care (CPHC)' training programme across the state from next month, aiming to strengthen grassr... Read More


Sharad Pawar hospitalised in Pune for mild dehydration, condition stable

India, Feb. 23 -- Nationalist Congress Party (SP) president Sharad Pawar was admitted to Ruby Hall Clinic (RHC) on Sunday due to mild dehydration, hospital officials said. Doctors treating Pawar said... Read More


Sharad Pawar in hosp for mild dehydration

Pune, Feb. 23 -- Nationalist Congress Party (SP) president Sharad Pawar was admitted to Ruby Hall Clinic (RHC) on Sunday due to mild dehydration, hospital officials said. Doctors treating Pawar said t... Read More


State begins verification of post-Covid avascular necrosis cases after patient complaints

India, Feb. 22 -- The Maharashtra public health department has issued directions to all deputy directors across the state to submit records along with medical board opinions on cases of avascular necr... Read More


Stray dogs attack child at housing society in Kirkatwadi; PMC launches action

India, Feb. 21 -- A minor narrowly escaped serious injury after being attacked by a group of stray dogs inside a housing society in the Kirkatwadi area on Friday. The incident, which occurred at Chait... Read More


Health officials initiate parallel probe into pathology reports signed by deceased doctor

India, Feb. 20 -- Officials from the public health department and Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) have initiated a parallel investigation into the controversy wherein pathology reports of patients we... Read More


Probe sought after pathology reports reveal dead doctor's signature

India, Feb. 19 -- For patients waiting anxiously for their laboratory test results that guide further treatment, the discovery that their pathology reports were signed by a doctor months after his dea... Read More


Legal hurdles stall property tax hike in Pimpri-Chinchwad

India, Feb. 19 -- The expected property tax hike in Pimpri-Chinchwad has been stalled due to legal and procedural hurdles, with the civic administration making it clear that there will be no increase ... Read More


PMC probes suspected water contamination after 13 students fall ill at MMIT Pune

India, Feb. 17 -- Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) health officials on Monday visited Marathwada Mitra Mandal's Institute of Technology (MMIT) in Lohegaon after 13 students from the college hostel had... Read More