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👁 resident doctors

48-hour shifts, harassment claims: Resident doctors flag crisis in Maharashtra colleges

April 03, 2026 12:05 IST

From delayed stipends and no leave policy to coercion in thesis approvals and poor living conditions, doctors warn of burnout, fear and a system under strain

Fri, Apr 03, 2026
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33 days, no answers: Family of India’s first West Asia war casualty moves Bombay HC to bring sailor’s body home

April 03, 2026 07:00 IST

Dixit Solanki, 32, was killed in a suspected missile strike on a merchant vessel off Oman on March 1. For weeks, his family received emails from the ship's management company with no specific timeline on repatriation of his remains. His father and sister moved HC on Thursday seeking urgent intervention.

Thu, Apr 02, 2026
👁 mri

Why MRI scans In India could get costlier — and slower — because of the West Asia war

April 02, 2026 13:15 IST

Helium, essential to run MRI machines, faces global supply disruption after Qatar facility hit; experts warn delays and higher costs for patients

Thu, Apr 02, 2026
👁 medicine

Throwing away medicines? Maharashtra’s new plan says that habit could be deadly

April 01, 2026 10:58 IST

State to pilot an antibiotic take back system across select districts, targeting unsafe disposal at homes as a hidden driver of rising drug resistance and preventable deaths

Wed, Apr 01, 2026
👁 antibiotics

How to make old antibiotics work again? 

April 01, 2026 09:46 IST

Researchers at IIT Bombay have figured out a way to disable the mechanism by which bacteria develop resistance to antibiotics — ensuring their continued use for treating infections

Wed, Apr 01, 2026
👁 Gadchiroli district health department visits door to door to counsel traditioanl healers to become part of the healthcare system to tackle malaria cases in the district.

How Maharashtra’s Gadchiroli is turning ‘pujaris’ into allies in the fight against malariaSubscriber Only

March 29, 2026 06:21 IST

In the state's most malaria-prone district, where faith healers are the first point of care, the government is now bringing pujaris into the public health system — one referral at a time.

Sun, Mar 29, 2026
👁 IVF

She couldn’t conceive despite IVF and good test results: How doctors found a silent and overlooked TB

March 26, 2026 07:35 IST

Often undiagnosed until couples struggle to conceive, genital tuberculosis can damage reproductive organs and make the difference between infertility and parenthood, say doctors

Thu, Mar 26, 2026
👁 The eight Skylight seafarers at the Directorate General of Shipping office in Kanjurmarg after recording their statements. They are seen wearing clothes that was given to them in Oman. Photo Purnima Sah

Exclusive | Eight Indians, one war, a long way home: Survivors of the Skylight missile attack speak on life after the fire

March 22, 2026 06:14 IST

They left home as farmers' sons, mechanics and first-generation dreamers, hoping a life at sea would change their families' fortunes. Then the West Asia war came to them. The Indian Express caught up with the eight survivors of the Skylight missile attack in the Strait of Hormuz after they reached Mumbai on Wednesday, even as they were trying to find their way back to the lives waiting for them in their villages

Tue, Mar 24, 2026
👁 ship

‘It feels like a second birth’: Sky Light’s Indian survivors return home with only the clothes on their backs

March 20, 2026 07:20 IST

For eight young Indian seafarers on their first voyage, the missile attack on their vessel during the West Asia war attack took their captain, their documents and their faith in the profession. Most say they will never go back to sea.

Fri, Mar 27, 2026
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Can same-gender doctors make you more comfortable? New telemedicine study says otherwise

March 19, 2026 16:01 IST

A new study of 2.8 lakh consultations in India shows communication matters more than gender in virtual care

Thu, Mar 19, 2026
👁 new born

Beed newborn with critical heart condition saved at Mumbai hospital

March 16, 2026 15:48 IST

Infant with dangerously low oxygen levels survives after 12-hour ambulance transfer and life-saving cardiac procedure

Mon, Mar 16, 2026
👁 Deonandan Prasad Singh

‘He wasn’t meant to sail that day’: Last-minute voyage ends in Mumbai seafarer’s death in Iraq tanker attack

March 16, 2026 07:00 IST

Deonandan Prasad Singh (55) had moved to a shore-based role but was asked by the company to board MT Safesea Vishnu shortly before the voyage; he was the only crew member killed in the Basra incident and the third Indian killed in the Iran–Israel war.

Mon, Mar 16, 2026
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LPG shortage hits canteens in Mumbai’s government medical college hostels, menus slashed

March 13, 2026 13:31 IST

Students and resident doctors at JJ and other government medical college hostels struggle for meals as LPG refills dry up; authorities seek urgent intervention.

Fri, Mar 13, 2026
👁 tanker (1)

One Indian seafarer dead, travel documents of survivors ready: MEA

March 12, 2026 20:56 IST

Eight stranded in Oman after passports lost to fire

Thu, Mar 12, 2026
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They survived the missile strike, but can’t come home: 8 Indian seafarers stranded abroad after fire destroys documents

March 12, 2026 07:00 IST

The eight Indians who survived the March 1 missile attack on tanker Sky Light near Oman say the blaze destroyed passports, phones and belongings worth lakhs; now stranded at Khasab Airport awaiting emergency travel documents.

Thu, Mar 12, 2026
👁 operation 1600

On one liver, two lives: rare split transplant saves man, toddler in Mumbai

March 11, 2026 14:53 IST

Brain dead donor’s liver divided and transplanted into two patients in complex multi team surgery

Wed, Mar 11, 2026
👁 amratlalsolanki

10 days after Iran-Israel conflict tanker strike, Company admits Mumbai seafarer’s body still trapped onboard

March 11, 2026 08:00 IST

Caught in the crossfire of the Iran-Israel conflict, Mumbai sailor Dixit Solanki was killed when his oil tanker was hit on March 1. Email from vessel’s crewing manager says earlier claim that his body has been recovered from the vessel “inaccurate”; family says they were kept in the dark for days

Wed, Mar 11, 2026
👁 Dixit Solanki

After Mumbai seafarer’s death on missile-hit tanker, family writes to PM seeking help to bring back body

March 09, 2026 22:41 IST

The company said that “nobody can board the vessel for safety reasons” but assured the family that efforts were being made to expedite the repatriation process.

Mon, Mar 09, 2026
👁 oman oil tanker

No equipment to break glass to escape? DG Shipping advisory cites incident after Bihar captain dies in Gulf tanker attack

March 08, 2026 11:37 IST

Advisory issued by DG Shipping in Mumbai indicates that trapped crew on oil tanker Sky Light, hit near Oman during the Iran–Israel conflict, may not have had tools to break porthole glass

Mon, Mar 09, 2026
👁 amrat lal solanki at home

A son lost to Iran-Israel conflict, a body not found — and a father in Mumbai who refuses to mourn

March 06, 2026 08:00 IST

Caught in the crossfire of the Iran-Israel conflict, Mumbai sailor Dixit Solanki was killed when his oil tanker was hit. Just hours earlier he had texted his family about a 'war-like situation' at sea. His father, an ex-seafarer, refuses to garland his photo until the body comes home.

Fri, Mar 06, 2026
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Modern cancer drugs still unaffordable for most Indians with head and neck cancers: Patient needs Rs 60 lakh for 6 months, says studySubscriber Only

March 05, 2026 07:10 IST

Tata Memorial researchers warn that high-cost immunotherapies risk pushing families into poverty, urging reforms in drug pricing, insurance and quality control in generics

Thu, Mar 05, 2026
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How I keep BP in range despite high-stress surgeries: Top heart surgeon never skips sleep, walking or dalSubscriber Only

March 03, 2026 05:33 IST

Dr Ramakanta Panda, cardiac surgeon and Chairman of Asian Heart Institute, Mumbai, on discipline in early years, developing small daily habits, changing gears with age and stress-busting

Tue, Mar 03, 2026
👁 girls

Maharashtra begins statewide campaign to protect adolescent girls from cervical cancer, 5 Mumbai schoolgirls first in state to receive HPV vaccineSubscriber Only

March 01, 2026 08:51 IST

Maharashtra HPV vaccination drive begins in Mumbai with five schoolgirls receiving the first doses under the statewide cervical cancer prevention campaign.

Sun, Mar 01, 2026
👁 Spot

One killed, five injured as labourers fall from fifth floor at under-construction site in ChemburSubscriber Only

March 01, 2026 00:04 IST

Locals said that on the fifth floor, a temporary wooden plank had been placed over an open central portion of the slab. While labourers were at work, part of the plank gave way. Ramallu reportedly managed to cling to the remaining section for a few moments before it too collapsed.

Sun, Mar 01, 2026
👁 HPV vaccine getty

Maharashtra to roll out HPV vaccination for 9.84 lakh adolescent girls in 3-month driveSubscriber Only

February 27, 2026 16:35 IST

State secures nearly 9.5 lakh doses ahead of the nationwide campaign launch by PM on Saturday. The vaccine vials are stored in Pune under temperature-controlled conditions with heat monitors

Fri, Feb 27, 2026
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