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'I just wish we were in a better financial position': 26-year-old MBBS graduate works 19 hours a day after father's heart attack, but can't pursue his PG degree. Ankur Warikoo shares the reasonA 26-year-old MBBS graduate is working 19-hour days, juggling two jobs to repay family medical debts and support his parents. Despite his g...
After losing her 6-year-old son to cancer, grieving mother found a purpose bigger than pain: ' Every time a child opens their eyes...'A doctor's profound grief over losing her young son to a rare cancer has inspired her to dedicate her life to helping others. After her son...
Doctors seek implementation of NExT for MBBS studentsDoctors and faculty are pushing for the National Exit Test, or NExT, to be introduced soon. This exam aims to replace multiple current test...
Delhi HC dismisses plea against lowered NEET-PG cut offThe Delhi High Court has dismissed a plea challenging the reduced NEET PG cut-off marks for medical postgraduate admissions. The court emph...
NEET-PG qualifying percentile revised: Govt lowers cut-off score at -40 out of 800The Centre has revised NEET-PG 2025 cut-offs to fill over 18,000 vacant postgraduate medical seats. Percentiles for general, EWS, SC, ST, a...
Delhi HC dismisses challenge to regulation capping maximum attempts to clear 1st year MBBSThe court's order came on petitions by some MBBS students who had exhausted their four attempts and sought another chance to take the exami...
Prescribe to fill med seats going vacantIndia clearly needs to increase its pool of qualified doctors. The admission system must be such that it maximises admission of qualified a...
Experts suggest programme to train MBBS graduates in the UKUnder these programmes, two years of training each in India and the UK provide necessary competencies to these MBBS doctors to become fully...
Retired Odisha banker cracks NEET, now a first-year MBBS studentPradhan, whose ageless exploit is being described as a rare event in India's medical education history, says he wants to serve people as lo...
Foreign-trained Indian docs seek exemption from mandatory exam, say could add 20,000 medicsAccording to government rules, any Indian citizen possessing a primary medical qualification awarded by a foreign institution who wants pro...
Maharashtra: Medical PG aspirants face bond hurdleOver 5,000 MBBS doctors from the state who have not completed their one-year bond service in rural areas will face serious hurdles in obtai...
Gujarat: Only 530 doctors served in rural areas in five yearsOut of more than 4,300 MBBS students who passed out from state-run medical colleges between 2009 and 2014 in Gujarat, only 530 served in go...
Heart and lung diseases are the top killers in the countryAccording to WHO, the top ten causes of death in India are Ischemic heart disease, chronic obstructive lung disease and sundry other diseas...
China becomes the largest contributor of MBBS doctors to IndiaChina is today the largest contributor of MBBS doctors to India followed by Russia, Ukraine and Nepal, according to data collated by the Na...
Modi government plans exit exam for MBBS doctorsThe move by the health ministry comes in the wake of concerns over the quality of doctors being produced in the country.
Medical Council of India to restore 6,387seats in government collegesMCI chairperson Jayshreeben Mehta said all the state governments have given an undertaking that they will comply with the guidelines.
Lured by cheaper fee structure, wannabe medicos opt Chinese medical collegesAn MBBS course from a govt medical college in China will cost about Rs 15-20 lakh. In India, just the tuition fee and donation will amount ...
- West Bengal passes controversial health bill
The West Bengal government on Wednesday passed the controversial Rural Health Regulatory Authority Bill 2009 in the state assembly by major...
Bigger scam in PG courses not out yetThe scam gets bigger, more brazen as medical graduates embark on specialisations necessary for a successful career.
- Desi docs bitten by phoren bug
According to a visa consultant, the volume of doctors going to the US has increased in the last two years.