In a startling revelation, the government has found that only four institutions in the country are treating poor patients free of cost.

Over 350 hospitals had availed exemption in customs duty while

The Centre is planning to double the number of medical seats in undergraduate and postgraduate courses to achieve a target of 80,000 MBBS and 45,000 PG seats by 2021, health ministry officials said.

As the Kerala University of Health Sciences is preparing to admit its second batch of students, DC takes a look at how far the institution has been able to give a qualitative boost to medical educatio

Lashing out at the health department for unreservedly issuing permission for film shooting at the Institute of Mental Health, psychiatrists condemn the ‘commodification’ of the mentally ill in Tamil N

An almost 70-strong film crew shooting at Institute of Mental Health (IMH) since January is giving inmates sleepless nights.

The crew from Shristi Cinemas has reportedly taken over the 218-year-old

With cases of hemophilia, a genetic disorder that prevents blood from forming an effective clot, rising alarmingly among male children and adults, doctors in the city find patients unable to receive c

Days after food poisoning complaints and rumours of cholera made rounds in parts of Thousand Lights area, the corporation and metro water officials continued to collect water and food samples on Monda

A round-the-clock helpline will be launched soon to answer the queries of the public about various government hospitals in the state and the facilities and treatment provided by them.

The helpline w

The Public Health Department of the Chennai Corporation is planning to issue show-cause notices to private clinics and hospitals that fail to notify swine flu cases with the civic body.

“Most epidem

Ten days after she delivered a baby though a C-section in Vijayawada, 32-year-old Ms Sowjnya says she had felt a stabbing pain in her chest, as if her heart was being ripped out. A scan revealed that