One hike, many shocks: Indians can't ignore the Rs 933 LPG cylinder price increaseCommercial LPG cylinder prices have surged by Rs 933, impacting India's small food businesses. This price hike threatens to increase meal c...
01 May, 2026, 05.42 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
Kerala Bandh on April 28: Why is there a statewide strike? Check what is open and closed hereKerala Bandh Today April 28: A 12-hour statewide hartal is being observed in Kerala today, April 28, following the tragic death of dental s...
28 Apr, 2026, 02.25 PM IST
Employees push for WFH option as house help takes off for voting dutyStaffing firms reported labour shortages across sectors such as manufacturing, logistics, hospitality and facility management, while consum...
27 Apr, 2026, 08.40 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
Techie fearing layoffs considers career-switch to nursing but faces tough choiceUS tech sector instability is causing widespread job insecurity, as highlighted by a worker who lost two tech jobs and a warehouse position...
08 Apr, 2026, 06.47 PM IST
72-year-old woman holds drip bottle for 30 minutes for injured grandson at Satna Hospital, staff accused of negligenceIn Madhya Pradesh, a 72-year-old woman was forced to hold a drip bottle for her injured grandson at a district hospital due to the staff's ...
17 Aug, 2025, 04.29 PM IST
4,300 surgeries canceled as NZ doctors protest "broken" health systemNew Zealand witnessed a nationwide strike by senior doctors. Around 5,500 medical professionals protested staff shortages. The action led t...
01 May, 2025, 01.41 PM IST
Delhi's mohalla clinics & hospitals in crisis: CAG audit flags doctor shortages, medicine gaps & unused assetsDelhi's mohalla clinics face scrutiny as a CAG audit reveals issues like doctor shortages, missing medicines, and inadequate facilities. Ke...
28 Feb, 2025, 10.31 AM IST
Hospitals gear up for likely rise in Covid cases"The discussions around Covid-19 have started once again as the numbers begin to rise. Skilled nursing staff have been identified and we ar...
24 Dec, 2022, 01.20 AM IST
No shortage of medical staff in Delhi hospitals: Satyendar JainAccording to numbers shared by the government, 1,236 sanctioned posts of specialists are there in state-run medical facilities and of these...
03 Jan, 2022, 01.57 PM IST
Final year medics, nurses to be roped in to fight CovidThe government is planning to give incentives to medical and nursing students who join hospitals on Covid-19 duty. They include financial i...
03 May, 2021, 06.47 AM IST
Set aside beds for healthcare providers, Centre orders Delhi government hospitalsNoting that many healthcare providers are acquiring Covid-19 while performing their duties and are "not getting hospital beds and requisite...
01 May, 2021, 09.40 AM IST
Mumbai’s Wockhardt Hospital facility back on feetZahabiya Khorakiwala, managing director of Wockhardt Hospitals, told ET the hospital is not ready to offer emergency care for other ailment...
27 Apr, 2020, 11.32 PM IST
Mumbai reels under bed shortage as private hospitals remain shutThe sealing of Wockhardt and Jaslok hospitals has taken nearly 800 beds out of the system. Both hospitals have still not indicated when the...
27 Apr, 2020, 07.44 AM IST
Hospitals in Jammu & Kashmir face acute shortage of doctors: GovernmentThe official said that eight doctors are also working in different institutions of the Indian Systems of Medicine department including Ayus...
26 Mar, 2015, 03.50 PM IST
Acute shortage of doctors and specialists in government hospitals across IndiaAccording to the Government data, 223 posts of doctors, 287 posts of nurses and 692 posts of paramedical and technical staff are currently ...
11 Jul, 2014, 08.28 PM IST