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Topic: Doctors

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.’

Global media analyses India’s ‘animal problems’ & the right to a legible doctor’s prescription

Bloomberg looks at Indian govt's efforts to hasten approval of hydroelectric projects by 'outsourcing geological investigations'.

Doctor exodus & faculty vacancies cripple India’s AIIMS system. What’s causing the crisis

None of the country’s 20 AIIMS institutions have filled even 80% of the sanctioned posts, with faculty shortages ranging from 24 to 73%, government data show.

As Gaza’s doctors die, a young woman abandons her plans to become a teacher to one day take their place

Donya Abu Sitta, a 23-yr-old Palestinian woman & English language graduate, is studying to become a neurosurgeon. Her family has been displaced 6 times amid Israel's relentless bombardment.

‘I need a job’—aspiring doctors left in limbo as admin crisis paralyses Delhi Medical Council

Medical professionals are lining up for registration at DMC, which has been proposed for dissolution. Members allege procedural delays by Delhi govt.

On Camera

Pigeons are not the problem. Our bajra charity is

From passionate teenage activist to an adult dodging flying faeces, my toxic relationship with the city's most stubborn squatter is over.

Pakistan’s Economic Survey celebrates stability, its Budget for FY27 shows how fragile that stability is

Pakistan is seeing stabilisation without transformation, satisfied creditors without serving citizens & its most lauded fiscal achievement is deteriorating, even before it's fully realised.

Yet another AN-32 crash. Replacement of aging fleet planned since mid-2000s could see movement soon

The primary task of the over 100 AN-32s with the IAF is to deliver all that is needed for sustenance of soldiers across the country, from high altitude and mountainous terrain to the island chains.

Five challenges await Modi. First, he must shake off the past and Nehru

It’s a perfectly reasonable presumption that Modi will be around for a significant enough time for us to reflect on the challenges that lie ahead. I will list five.