Can a cough reveal lung disease? Swaasa AI uses cough sound analysis to screen respiratory disordersAI-powered platform Swaasa is using cough sound analysis through smartphones to help screen respiratory diseases such as COPD, asthma and p...
07 May, 2026, 05.30 PM IST
'Chappal Phaad Ke': From welfare to wave, what cost TMC in West BengalBJP has ended 15 years of TMC rule in West Bengal, securing a majority by appealing to women voters with welfare promises and highlighting ...
04 May, 2026, 11.47 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
ET Opinion | The STEM Multiplier: Preparing India’s youth to leadIndia is embracing STEM education to prepare for a future shaped by automation and digitalization. New roles combining technology and human...
27 Apr, 2026, 07.20 PM IST
Supreme court panel defines minimum ICU standards, outlines staffing norms and infrastructure requirementsThe Supreme Court has mandated minimum standards for ICUs, covering infrastructure, equipment, and staffing. States must submit action plan...
27 Apr, 2026, 02.32 PM IST
JD Vance's dodgy H-1B sleight of handUS policies are impacting foreign-trained doctors. Claims of widespread H-1B visa fraud are not fully supported by government data. Recent ...
17 Apr, 2026, 11.37 PM IST
PM discusses Covid fightback with doctors across the countryDuring the discussion, the Prime Minister said the decision to vaccinate frontline warriors, including doctors and members of the medical f...
17 May, 2021, 08.51 PM IST
Doctors should practice in rural India for one year compulsorily, says Parliamentary committeeSeparately, it also said graduates from government medical colleges must practice in the country for a “minimum compulsory period.”
20 Mar, 2018, 09.51 PM IST
Maharashtra government plans to implement rural service bond for doctors retrospectivelyNotably, the Directorate of Medical Education and Research (DMER) had earlier this month cancelled the registration of over 4,500 doctors i...
31 Oct, 2017, 01.04 PM IST
4,548 doctors lose registration for not serving in rural areasThe decision to cancel their registration was taken by DMER after it found that these doctors have refused to work in rural areas for a yea...
13 Oct, 2017, 04.42 PM IST
All doctors must practice in rural area for 2 years: CM Yogi AdityanathYogi did not only bring up the issue of frequent cases of brawls and scuffles between patients & doctors but also reprimanded doctors for p...
06 Apr, 2017, 01.55 PM IST
Doctors serving in rural areas given incentives: JP NaddaJ P Nadda said that the government provides incentives like hard area allowance to doctors serving in rural areas so that they find it attr...
26 Apr, 2016, 04.22 PM IST
Helping states pay 'hard area' allowance to doctors in remote areas: GovernmentTo make postings at public health facilities in rural and remote areas "attractive" to doctors, states are being provided financial support.
26 Feb, 2016, 04.11 PM IST
N Rangasamy asks doctors to serve in rural areasPuducherry Chief Minister N Rangasamy today asked doctors in Union Territory to serve people in villages so that health care services would...
27 Jul, 2015, 12.25 PM IST
Ayurvedic doctors are reluctant to serve in rural areas, Virbhadra SinghThe state government is promoting allopathy, ayurveda and homeopathy in a big way to ensure that medical facilities reach the doors of peop...
10 Jan, 2015, 11.35 PM IST
- Sharad Pawar suggests incentives for doctors in rural areas
Suggesting incentives for the doctors serving the rural populace, Sharad Pawar today emphasised the need to revive the concept of the famil...
22 May, 2011, 07.45 PM IST
- Acute shortage of specialist doctors in rural areas
Government on Wednesday said the country was facing acute shortage of specialist doctors, nurses and other medical professionals in rural a...
23 Apr, 2008, 01.48 PM IST