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Comptroller and Auditor General of India

Cough syrup deaths: A year before tragedy, CAG warned Tamil Nadu of drug testing shortfalls

Audit flagged chronic inspection failures, manpower gaps, and weak enforcement — warnings that went unheeded until 22 children died in Madhya Pradesh.

Centre clears cough syrups despite Tamil Nadu lab flagging adulteration

Union Health Ministry confirms no contamination in most syrups as Tamil Nadu bans 'Coldrif' after batch found adulterated with 48.6% diethylene glycol.

ECG

ECG ‘most useless test’to detect heart risk, say top cardiac experts

Leading surgeons warn resting ECGs can miss critical heart problems; treadmill or stress tests reveal hidden risks before symptoms strike.

Pune’s healthcare system

Maharashtra healthcare jolted as nearly 10,000 doctors shut OPDs to protest ‘murder of merit’

Outpatient services hit as IMA, MARD, and other associations oppose move to grant allopathic practice rights to homeopaths.

India faces rising non-communicable disease deaths, women disproportionately affected: Lancet Study

A Lancet study shows India’s non-communicable disease deaths rising, with women disproportionately affected due to lifestyle changes, limited healthcare access, and underdiagnosis, highlighting urgent public health challenges.

Dr Gradlin Roy

Cardiac surgeon dies of heart attack during rounds at Chennai hospital, sparking alarm over young doctors’ health

The sudden death of 39-year-old Dr Gradlin Roy highlights the rising incidence of fatal cardiac events among doctors in their 30s and 40s.

liver transplant surgery

Pune couple dies days apart after liver transplant surgery at Sahyadri Hospital

Relatives question how a healthy donor could die; Sahyadri Hospital cites medical complications, insists protocols were followed.