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Amid surge in Scrub Typhus cases, Maharashtra issues alert

India, Oct. 27 -- The Maharashtra Public Health Department has urged district officials to ramp up surveillance and control measures following a sharp rise in Scrub Typhus cases. This year, the state ... Read More


All contacts of Maha's first Mpox patient test negative

India, Oct. 26 -- In a breather for Maharashtra's health authorities, all contacts of the state's first confirmed monkeypox (Mpox) patient have tested negative for the infection, officials said on Sun... Read More


PMC collects over 18k tonnes of waste during Diwali festival

India, Oct. 26 -- The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has reported a significant surge in city-wide waste during the Diwali festival, with daily generation jumping by an average of 150 metric tonnes.... Read More


Lack of critical care at hospitals risking TB patients' lives

India, Oct. 22 -- As Maharashtra continues to face a severe shortage of intensive care facilities for critically-ill tuberculosis (TB) patients, the crunch is evident in Pune where the immunocompromis... Read More


Industries demand more security, night patrols in Bhosari MIDC area during Diwali holidays

India, Oct. 21 -- The Forum of Small-Scale Industries Association, Pimpri-Chinchwad, has urged the Pimpri-Chinchwad police commissioner to increase security measures and night patrols in the Bhosari M... Read More


Six doctors booked after HC orders probe into homicide, organ trafficking

India, Oct. 20 -- In a shocking case, six doctors in Ahmednagar (Ahilya Nagar) have been booked for culpable homicide, medical negligence, forgery, and violations of the Transplantation of Human Organ... Read More


Six doctors booked after high court orders probe into medical negligence

PUNE, Oct. 20 -- In a shocking case, six doctors in Ahmednagar (Ahilya Nagar) have been booked for culpable homicide, medical negligence, forgery, and violations of the Transplantation of Human Organs... Read More


Doctor sacked for reporting drunk on duty at rural hospital in Junnar

India, Oct. 20 -- A contractual medical officer from a rural hospital in Junnar was dismissed from his position by Pune district civil surgeon after being found intoxicated during duty hours, said the... Read More


Three booked for issuing fake lab reports using Karad doctor's credentials

India, Oct. 19 -- The Vaduj police late evening Wednesday registered a case against three unidentified persons from Dr B J Katkar Hospital in Vaduj, Satara, for allegedly forging the signature and reg... Read More


BJMC trains nurses for infection control practices to prevent HAIs

India, Oct. 19 -- BJ Medical College (BJMC) and Sassoon General Hospital (SGH) in Pune on October 15 conducted a training workshop "Breaking the Chain - Effective Infection Control Practices" for gove... Read More