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Tamil Nadu to add 1,500 BSc Nursing seats in govt medical colleges from next academic year

The expansion aims to improve access to affordable healthcare education, address nursing workforce needs, and strengthen medical infrastructure through new courses, facilities, and faculty recruitment across the state.

ICMR drone project speeds up TB diagnosis, reduces patient costs in remote Telangana areas

The initiative transported sputum samples from local health centers to diagnostic laboratories, reducing travel burden, improving access for underserved communities, and supporting faster treatment decisions.

Five Kota mothers plead for kidney transplants after childbirth leaves them on dialysis

The women developed kidney failure following Caesarean deliveries at Kota Medical College and have been undergoing dialysis for over two months. Their plea comes as another maternal healthcare controversy unfolds in Rajasthan following five childbirth-related deaths in Banswara.

West Bengal to hold HPV vaccination camps in girls' schools to boost cervical cancer prevention

The Health Department will seek parents' consent before organising school-based camps as the state looks to accelerate HPV vaccination among adolescent girls following a slowdown in the programme.

Maternal deaths in Rajasthan: Six women die after C-sections in Bhilwara, two in Banswara

An infection detected in an operation theatre at Bhilwara's Mahatma Gandhi Government Hospital has triggered an inquiry, while former Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has sought an independent probe by the Centre into recent maternal deaths.

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Kerala toddler dies after anaesthesia for minor lip injury, doctor booked

18-month-old developed complications after anaesthesia, never regained consciousness; police register medical negligence case as hospital denies wrongdoing.

India's medtech market could reach $35 billion by 2030: Report

Medical device exports touched $4 billion in FY2025, with India shipping to over 125 countries as healthcare demand, innovation, and global competitiveness continue to accelerate, the report said.