The cheapest degree abroad may not be in English and Indian students are finally figuring that outIndian students are shifting their focus to European and Japanese universities. This trend is driven by lower tuition fees and the necessit...
30 May, 2026, 12.20 PM IST
Going online helps Pakistan's women doctors back to workThousands of Pakistani women doctors are returning to practice through telemedicine. This initiative connects home-based doctors with patie...
29 Apr, 2026, 11.16 AM IST
'Hospital infra isn't sole determinant of better care, outcomes also matter,' says Max Healthcare ChairmanMax Healthcare has significantly increased its bed capacity to 6,500 with a new Saket facility. This expansion targets both domestic patien...
17 Apr, 2026, 07.20 AM IST
Home nursing, oxygen, physio - health insurance covers only 60–180 days after hospitalisation; here’s how to plan the restHome nursing, physiotherapy, oxygen support—health insurance can cover these for 60-180 days after discharge, with conditions. The rest of ...
06 Apr, 2026, 10.46 AM IST
The ‘non-tech’ careers that will define the AI decade and why admissions committees are quietly prioritising human-centred proofThe future demands professionals who translate technology into tangible outcomes, not just those who understand code. Admissions committees...
27 Mar, 2026, 12.31 PM IST
Indian Army recruitment: Army is looking to hire nursing staffCandidates will be appointed for a period of five years and will be eligible for monthly salary and allowances admissible to Lieutenants as...
14 Dec, 2023, 12.39 PM IST
India-Pakistan match: Cricket enthusiasts look at hospitals as an alternative to hotels in AhmedabadNon-Resident Gujaratis (NRGs) attending the India-Pakistan cricket match in Ahmedabad have found an unconventional solution to the issue of...
21 Jul, 2023, 02.23 PM IST
Make rural health jobs more alluringThe three-tier system — health sub-centres (SC), primary healthcare centres (PHC) and CHCs — is characterised by paucity and absenteeism. E...
25 Jan, 2023, 11.16 PM IST
India's doctor-population ratio of 1:854 better than WHO standard of 1:1000: MoS tells LS"Assuming 80 per cent availability of registered allopathic doctors and 5.65 lakh AYUSH doctors, the doctor-population ratio in the country...
22 Jul, 2022, 09.04 PM IST
Jamia Hamdard University begins admission process; here's a quick guide for aspirantsStudents who have just finished their boards and are looking for a University offering undergraduate courses can apply. UG, PG and various ...
27 Jun, 2022, 06.25 PM IST
SC refuses to order additional mop up round for filling nursing courses for 2021-22A vacation bench of justices M R Shah and Aniruddha Bose dismissed the pleas of St Stephens Hospital College of Nursing and Angela Biju see...
10 Jun, 2022, 01.24 PM IST
Delhi government asks private hospitals not to admit coronavius patientsLast week, three major network hospitals — Fortis Healthcare, Apollo and Max Healthcare — had announced setting up of isolation wards and o...
31 Mar, 2020, 12.01 AM IST
Arts & commerce students may get to do BSc nursingThe four-year course was till now open only to students who finished Class XII with science. They had to then clear a competitive entrance ...
03 Jan, 2020, 11.21 AM IST
Steps taken for release of arrested fishermen by Sri Lankan navySteps were taken for the release of 10 fishermen of Karaikal, arrested by Sri Lankan navy last month, Puducherry Fisheries Minister P R Siv...
09 Jan, 2016, 12.11 PM IST
India has 19 health workers for every 10,000 people"WHO norms provide for 25 per 10,000 people. Additionally, there are 7.9 lakh AYUSH practitioners registered in the country (approximately ...
13 Mar, 2015, 04.12 PM IST
- Let's go down to Med School
India has a demand for 2.5m heart surgeries a year and all the heart hospitals in the country put together are currently handling only abou...
07 Jul, 2006, 01.42 AM IST
- Kerala nurses its US dreams
Nursing has been a big attraction for Kerala’s youth in the past few years, thanks mainly to the demonstrated track record of the professio...
19 Jun, 2006, 12.15 AM IST