BBC Freya Mandapalli, 19, is among many medical students who are choosing to study abroad A growing number of young people are choosing to study in Eastern Europe due to a strict cap on medical school places in the UK. Freya Mandapalli from Preston is one of them. The 19-year-old has healthcare in her blood. … Read more
Doctors at government medical college hospitals in Kerala are intensifying their agitation by staying away from all outpatient clinics on Monday. The Kerala Government Medical College Teachers’ Association (KGMCTA) said on Friday that they were forced to adopt a mode of protest which put the public to difficulties as the government had been quite dismissive … Read more
This image is used for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto A female medical staffer at a government hospital in Panskura, Purba Medinipur, has accused the facility’s manager of rape. The prime accused, Zahir Abbas Khan, has been arrested by the police. The alleged incident occurred on Sunday (September 14, 2025) night, after … Read more
Jonathan Coffey BBC Panorama BBC When it comes to the Lucy Letby case, there are two parallel universes. In one, the question of her guilt is settled. She is a monster who murdered seven babies and attempted to murder seven more while she was a nurse at the Countess of Chester Hospital between 2015 and … Read more
The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday (July 30, 2025) launched searches at multiple locations in Chhattisgarh as part of a money laundering investigation into an over ₹500 crore worth medical supply “scam”, official sources said. Premises linked to some government officials, medical suppliers and agents apart from some “middlemen” are being raided in Raipur, Durg and … Read more
Matthew Hill BBC West Health Correspondent BBC Eddie Baker took part in the clinical trial and said its extended his life A man who was the first to take part in a medical trial for penile cancer says it may have extended his life by two years. Eddie Baker, 83, was given immunotherapy alongside the … Read more
Tech giant Microsoft, recently hit with a fresh round of layoffs, has developed a new medical AI tool that performs better than human doctors at complex health diagnoses, creating a “path to medical superintelligence”. The Microsoft AI team shared research that demonstrated how AI can sequentially investigate and solve medicine’s most complex diagnostic challenges—cases that … Read more
The National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) has opened the registration window for the Foreign Medical Graduate Examination (FMGE) June 2025 session. This exam is mandatory for Overseas Citizens of India (OCIs) who have completed their medical education abroad and wish to practice medicine in India. The registration process officially started today, April … Read more
Itanagar: The National Health Mission (NHM) in Arunachal Pradesh, in collaboration with a private institute for artificial intelligence (AI), has launched an initiative to enhance healthcare service delivery across the northeastern state, officials said. The association between NHM, Arunachal Pradesh, and Wadhwani AI marks a significant step toward integrating AI into the healthcare system of … Read more
Smitha Mundasad Health reporter, BBC News Getty Images Repeated failures in how CTs, X-rays and other medical scans are being interpreted are leading to avoidable patient deaths and delays in diagnosing cancer, England’s health ombudsman has warned. The most common problems include doctors failing to spot abnormalities, scans being delayed or not carried out, and … Read more