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June 5, 2025, 12:08 PM - 3 min read
India’s active COVID-19 case count has risen to 4,866, with 564 new infections and seven deaths reported in 24 hours. Among the deceased is a five-month-old child. Kerala, Delhi, and West Bengal remain among the worst-hit states as fresh variants begin to circulate.
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May 2, 2025, 10:09 PM - 3 min read
The Supreme Court has recommended that doctors across India be mandated to prescribe only generic medicines, as is already done in Rajasthan. The court said such a move would counter unethical pharmaceutical marketing, reduce drug costs, and prevent irrational prescriptions influenced by corporate incentives.
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April 11, 2025, 08:18 PM - 3 min read
Amid outrage over the death of a woman in Pune after she was denied admission at a hospital, the Indian Medical Association (IMA) Maharashtra condemned violence and vandalism at healthcare establishments in the aftermath of the incident.
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March 20, 2025, 03:25 PM - 4 min read
The Indian Medical Association (IMA) has voiced strong concerns over the state’s approach to healthcare funding.
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November 14, 2024, 05:14 PM - 3 min read
Regarding whether the strike had an impact on the medical care provided to patients, the director of Kalaignar Centenary Super Specialty Hospital stated that there were enough physicians on staff to care for roughly 500 to 600 inpatients and patients in the intensive care unit.
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October 13, 2024, 05:36 PM - 2 min read
Additionally, doctors at private hospitals in West Bengal will partially cease work for 48 hours, starting from 14 October. Only emergency services will remain operational during this period.
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October 11, 2024, 05:03 PM - 3 min read
In the letter, the IMA said it has been almost a week since the young doctors started the hunger strike and they deserve her "immediate attention".
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August 30, 2024, 09:09 PM - 3 min read
A plea filed in the Delhi High Court has raised concerns about the contents of Patanjali’s herbal tooth powder, Divya Dant Manjan, which is marketed as a vegetarian product but allegedly contains non-vegetarian ingredients.
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August 30, 2024, 08:19 AM - 6 min read
Nearly one-third of doctors surveyed reported feeling unsafe, with inadequate safety measures reported in both government and private hospitals.
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August 28, 2024, 07:28 PM - 2 min read
The decision to suspend the IMA membership of Ghosh, who is the vice president of the association's Kolkata branch, was taken by its disciplinary committee.
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August 17, 2024, 04:53 PM - 2 min read
The ministry assured that the committee would include input from all relevant stakeholders, including state governments, to address the concerns raised by the medical community.
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August 17, 2024, 08:54 AM - 2 min read
The Indian Medical Association (IMA) has set forth five requests, one of which is a comprehensive revamp of the working and living conditions of resident doctors.
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