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NEET MDS 2024: Ministry of health lowers qualifying cut-off, details here
The latest notice states that the qualifying cut-off percentile has been reduced by 21,692 percentile across all categories. Read details below.
Updated on Sep 18, 2024 12:20 PM IST
HT Education Desk, New Delhi
NEET UG 2024 Counselling: MCC NEET UG schedule revised, check notice here
NEET UG 2024 Counselling schedule revised. The Round 2 registration window has reopened at mcc.nic.in.
Published on Sep 13, 2024 05:56 PM IST
HT Education Desk | Edited by Papri Chanda
Generic vs patented drugs: a story of trust deficit
A debate on patented vs. generic drugs continues. While branded drugs like Dolo 650 gain trust through marketing, generics offer the same benefits at lower costs.
Updated on Aug 24, 2024 08:54 AM IST
NEET PG 2024 new exam date released, test on August 11
The NBEMS will conduct the NEET PG on August 11, 2024. The exam was previously postponed as a ‘precautionary measure’ amid the NEET UG row.
Published on Jul 05, 2024 02:50 PM IST
Woman expresses anger over NEET-PG exam, says ‘you have the audacity to…’
Aspirants voiced their anger with the centre over exam cancellation. Amid this, a video of a woman expressing her frustration with this decision went viral.
Published on Jun 24, 2024 06:50 AM IST
Vrinda Jain
NEET PG 2024: Candidates express anguish over postponement of exam by Centre
The examination was postponed in light of the recent incidents of allegations regarding the integrity of certain competitive examinations, said the ministry.
Published on Jun 23, 2024 02:44 PM IST
ANI | , Jaipur
A day before NEET PG was postponed, NBE issued this warning to candidates
NEET PG 2024: A day before the NEET PG was postponed, the NBEMS issued a caution notice to the candidates regarding its recent findings.
Updated on Jun 23, 2024 11:35 AM IST
HT Education Desk | Edited by Bishal Kalita
BJMC, Sassoon start skill lab centre
BJMC and Sassoon General Hospital have started a skill lab centre from funds released by the ministry of health and family welfare
Updated on Jun 20, 2024 07:04 AM IST
Vicky Pathare
The imperative for fair and sustainable treatment costs
This article is authored by Sabine Kapasi, co-founder and MD, Enira Consulting Pvt Ltd and Ashish Panghal, senior consultant, Enira Consulting Pvt Ltd.
Published on May 23, 2024 01:09 PM IST
Centre seeks response from Punjab govt over IVF treatment of Moose Wala’s mother
The ministry quoted a Hindustan Times report which cited that Moose Wala’s mother Charan Kaur had undergone IVF treatment at the age of 58 and was successful in conceiving a baby. On March 17, the elderly couple welcomed a baby boy, almost 22 months after Sidhu Moose Wala was gunned down in Punjab.
Updated on Mar 21, 2024 05:30 AM IST
Vishal Joshi, Bathinda/new Delhi
HC allows two city couples to undergo surrogacy using donor gametes
Bombay HC allows two couples to pursue surrogacy using donor gametes, overriding a notification that disallowed it.
Updated on Feb 10, 2024 06:52 AM IST
Sahyaja MS
Health ministry directs State DGP to act against illegal sale of e-cigarettes
The Union Health Ministry additional secretary V Hekali Zhimomi in a recent communique to the DGP stated that as per PECA 2019, an officer not below the rank of Sub Inspector has been authorised to take action on PECA violations
Updated on Jan 17, 2024 06:24 AM IST
Nadeem Inamdar
NExT exam deferred till further notice: Health Ministry
The National Medical Commission (NMC) has deferred the National Exit Test (NExT) examination until further notice from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW). The exam was meant to be implemented for the 2019 MBBS batch but has faced opposition from students and doctors. NExT is a postgraduate medical exam that will replace NEET PG.
Updated on Jul 14, 2023 12:44 AM IST
Nilotpal Bal joins as new deputy director of Patna AIIMS
He was appointed on June 2 after the ministry notified his appointment on April 18. He availed joining leave and returned on Saturday
Updated on Jun 18, 2023 10:54 AM IST
Fake yellow fever vaccine attracts govt crackdown
There have been reports of private centres providing the shots illegally in certain parts of the country.
Updated on May 24, 2023 04:39 AM IST
After Kiren Rijiju’s exit, MoS law SP Baghel shifted to health ministry
Earlier today Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju was assigned as Minister of Earth Sciences while Arun Ram Meghwal was allotted the charge of the Law Ministry.
Updated on May 18, 2023 05:11 PM IST
ANI |
Union Cabinet approves ‘National Medical Devices Policy 2023’
The Indian medical devices sector is on a growth track and has an enormous potential to become self-reliant.
Published on Apr 26, 2023 10:05 PM IST
ANI | | Posted by Lingamgunta Nirmitha Rao
Medical education department sends fourth notice to CPS
The College of Physicians and Surgeons (CPS) has been sent a fourth show-cause notice by the medical education department asking it to explain anomalies found at hospitals offering its courses during an inspection last year. The notice comes as the Bombay high court decides whether a writ petition filed by the CPS will merit a hearing. Two institutions offering CPS courses were found closed and anomalies detected in 45 others during last year's inspection, while another 73 refused inspection. The CPS is an autonomous examination body that grants degrees under the Indian Medical Degrees Act, 1916.
Updated on Apr 14, 2023 12:46 AM IST
Yogesh Naik, Mumbai
Blood banks to inform SBTC of hepatitis positive patients
The State Blood Transfusion Council in India has instructed blood banks to notify both new and old hepatitis B and C patients in an effort to eradicate the diseases. The council has 373 blood banks registered with it and aims to end viral hepatitis by 2030 through its National Viral Hepatitis Control Program. Free screening tests and treatment are being provided to hepatitis B and C patients through treatment centres, and blood donors are being referred to these centres for further treatment and medical management. The monthly data will be analysed to identify trends in the community.
Updated on Apr 08, 2023 11:12 PM IST
Vicky Pathare
After uptick in cases, Kashmir to go for mock drill to check Covid preparedness
31 Covid cases were reported on Tuesday, 29 of them in Kashmir. The UT has recorded a slight increase in Covid cases with Monday witnessing 40 infections, almost half of them in Kashmir, and 19 cases on Sunday -18 of them in Kashmir. Health department in Kashmir will go for a mock drill to check pandemic preparedness
Updated on Apr 04, 2023 10:47 PM IST
Ashiq Hussain, Srinagar
India reports 3,641 fresh Covid cases, active caseload at 20,219
The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 44175135, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.19 per cent.
Updated on Apr 03, 2023 11:43 AM IST
Health ministry asks to maintain optimum testing amid rise in Covid cases
In a statement, the ministry said that there has been a decline in the number of Covid tests in the past few weeks.
Updated on Mar 25, 2023 11:52 PM IST
Snehashish Roy
Early detection of Covid variants remains in focus of Centre’s plan
Last month, the Union health ministry sounded an alert, tightened Covid guidelines and asked states and Union Territories to prepare for any eventuality amid a surge in infections in several nations, especially China.
Updated on Jan 02, 2023 04:47 AM IST
Rhythma Kaul, New Delhi
'Rahul Gandhi can continue with Bharat Jodo Yatra but...', says union minister
There has been renewed focus on following Covid guidelines - relaxed by the government after infections in India slowed to a crawl - after a worrying surge of cases in China.
Published on Dec 22, 2022 07:07 PM IST
Kanishka Singharia | Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan
Received this viral WhatsApp forward about Covid XBB variant? Beware, it’s fake
The Ministry of Health took to Twitter to debunk the fake news about Covid XBB variant being forwarded on WhatsApp.
Published on Dec 22, 2022 05:58 PM IST
Trisha Sengupta
At 2,401 infections, India sees yet another decline in its daily Covid tally
Fresh recoveries saw a slight drop after 2,373 patients recuperated in the last 24 hours as opposed to 2,378 on Saturday. Following the new recoveries, the total number of patients recovered in the country has now touched 4,40,73,308, the bulletin revealed.
Published on Oct 16, 2022 10:02 AM IST
Sharangee Dutta, New Delhi
India marks another milestone in vaccination, 60% of population fully inoculated
Covid-19: A total of 34,208,926 people across the country have so far recovered from the infectious disease, which puts the nationwide recovery rate at 98.40 per cent, the highest since March 2020.
Published on Dec 23, 2021 11:22 AM IST
Written by Joydeep Bose | Edited by Amit Chaturvedi, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Omicron may be less severe due to vaccination, prior infections: Health ministry
While the ministry said the definitive evidence for increased remission and immune evasion is awaited, a preliminary study by South African researchers suggests that the Omicron variant is associated with a substantial ability to evade immunity from prior infection.
Published on Dec 03, 2021 01:14 PM IST
hindustantimes.com | Written by Kunal Gaurav
States, UTs still have over 210 million unutilised Covid vaccines: Centre
The central government kickstarted the new phase of the universalisation of the Covid-19 vaccination drive on June 21 under which it will obtain and supply (free of cost) 75 per cent of the vaccines from manufacturers to states and UTs.
Published on Nov 24, 2021 04:18 PM IST
Written by Sharangee Dutta | Edited by Amit Chaturvedi, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Centre writes to Ladakh, Puducherry as Covid-19 cases see spurt
The letter written by additional secretary of the Union ministry of health and family welfare, Arti Ahuja, highlighted the districts in both the Union territories where weekly cases are on the rise while laying down measures to be adopted to control the situation.
Published on Nov 20, 2021 08:24 PM IST
Written by Sharangee Dutta | Edited by Avik Roy, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
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