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Topic: Healthcare

In Delhi’s only govt-run cancer hospital, the poor wait months for tests & Rs 15 crore machine lies idle

Delhi High Court last week flagged 'gross waste of public resources' at Delhi State Cancer Institute, taking note of Rs 15.42 crore PET cyclotron machine lying non-functional for years.

Global Ayurveda registry, Times Square centres, courses abroad—govt plans big push for traditional medicine

NITI Aayog roadmap shifts Ayurveda strategy from product export to global institution-building, drawing from China's success in taking traditional medicine abroad. It also acknowledges challenges.

2 states’ contrasting medical practice reforms revive debate over need for national registration model

While Andhra now welcomes qualified doctors registered in any state or UT to practice in the state without additional local registration or NOC, Maharashtra enforced stringent norms.

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.

Woman in labour finds doors at Faridabad govt hospital locked, delivers outside under torchlight

The Haryana Human Rights Commission has sought a response from the Civil Surgeon, calling it a 'grim, pathetic situation'.

As govt cut health spends post-Covid, Indians paid more out-of-pocket in 2022-23, reversing 10-yr trend

Out-of-pocket expenditure on doctors & medicines, without insurance or govt reimbursement, rose to 43.4% of total health expenditure in 2022-23, up from 39.4% previous year, says NHA report.

Americans care less about illegal immigration, more anxious about healthcare bills, says Pew

The survey was published on Monday and conducted between 20 and 26 April among 5,103 adults in the US.

North & Northeast pay more for treatment at govt hospitals, south & border states in private—NSS survey

Health survey shows that hospitalisation spending in remote areas tends to be higher, while charitable hospitals are not as affordable as assumed.

‘Creditor becomes debtor’: Andhra borrows to clear private hospital dues, and makes them pay interest 

TDP govt owes about Rs 2,200 cr to private hospitals for services under a public healthcare scheme. It has borrowed money to pay, but the hospitals have to repay the interest.

Is Kerala a true healthcare pioneer? NITI Aayog index is flawed

'The Kerala Club', edited by KM Chandrasekhar and TP Sreenivasan, explores one of India's most debated states, its triumphs, contradictions, and unresolved dilemmas.

On Camera

How the 1881 census redefined colonial rule in India

From hidden elders to uncounted infants, colonial enumerators faced widespread public distrust during the first all-India count.

NH toll revenue doubles in five years to over Rs 70,000 crore as number of plazas rises sharply

Government tells Parliament toll collections touched Rs 70,278 crore in 2025-26, Rajasthan has highest number of toll plazas, while expenditure on operating plazas is not maintained centrally.

The ‘outlier’ caves in: Permanent commission allowed for women in Indian Coast Guard

On Tuesday, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh unveiled a policy for gender-neutral induction and career progression of officers in Indian Coast Guard.

Youth’s struggles won’t end with Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation. Govt must decentralise education

Our education system is a destroyer of all talent by enforcing learning by rote, pushing students to coaching classes to ‘crack’ competitive exams. And then, papers leak.