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BJP MP Raghav Chadha flags doctors’ ‘cut-money’ nexus with labs in RS, seeks crackdown on referrals

Alleging an illegal nexus between doctors and diagnostic centres, BJP MP Raghav Chadha said in Rajya Sabha that referral commissions inflate patients' medical bills by 15-20%.

Safdarjung doctors urge Prez to protect Wangchuk’s right, AIIMS RDA seeks probe into police action

The resident doctor associations of the two hospitals wrote to Droupadi Murmu, flagging their concerns over medical ethics and police action during CJP protest march.

77% of doctors scared of losing their skills due to AI. Studies show it’s a possibility

According to a US survey published earlier this month, 70% of nurses and 77% of physicians are worried about losing their skills because of over-reliance on AI systems.

The AIIMS Delhi exodus: Why top faculty & HODs are leaving India’s most prestigious medical institution

Between 2023 & 2025, as many as 15 senior faculty members, including HODs & professors, took voluntary retirement. At least 13 joined private hospitals.

Dr TK Lahiri is Varanasi’s ‘Dr God’. He almost died lonely, now his folklore grows bigger

The Padma Shri awardee who shunned money and power was found soiled, alone, and barely alive in January. Even as his mythology grows, Dr TK Lahiri is still something of a mystery.

Why NEET-PG’s percentile cut-off was lowered to 0, and why doctors are angry

The cut-off for NEET-PG counselling in the third round has been reduced. Now, a PIL has been filed in the SC challenging the NBEMS notification.

Making doctors prove their disability all over again isn’t how you curb fake certificates

A doctor affected by childhood polio, who now serves as a respected faculty member and walks with a visible caliper, was instructed to report to the neurology OPD for ‘re-evaluation’.

Daily statins vs ‘one-and-done’ gene therapy: India watches a cholesterol shift

A report on gene-editing drugs renews debate around long-term statin use as Indian cardiologists caution that risk assessment still guides therapy.

Private doctors who worked during pandemic & died of Covid eligible under PM insurance scheme, says SC

The SC reserved judgment to prescribe broad guidelines for implementing Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana Package: Insurance Scheme for Health workers fighting COVID-19.

Who is Dr Vivek Murthy, ex-US Surgeon General who ‘warned’ Americans about Health Secy RFK Jr

Vivek Murthy joined five other former surgeons general in a Washington Post op-ed slamming Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s policies. ‘Science and expertise have taken a back seat to ideology.’

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We knew Modi’s attack on institutions was bad for Indian economy. Now we have proof

For die-hard Modi supporters who couldn’t care less about institutions, a new study shows that India’s per capita income was 10% lower under Modi than it might otherwise have been.

PM Internship Scheme sees stronger response in third pilot round

More candidates have joined 3rd pilot round so far than combined number from first two rounds. Govt expects this round to be the final pilot before full rollout.

Hafiz Saeed’s Muridke headquarters was hit by woman fighter pilot during Op Sindoor

ThePrint has learnt that more than one women fighter pilots were involved in targeting military locations during the 87-hour conflict with Pakistan last year.

Gen Vaidya won 2 Maha Vir Chakras, fell to assassins’ bullets 40 yrs ago. India forgot a great soldier

Forty years ago this week, ‘Khalistan Commando Force’ assassins were closing in on Gen Vaidya. So callous was the security of the just-retired Army chief that he was given a solitary police gunman