• 26 Mar, 2026

Medical News

Faculty Vacancies Across AIIMS Institutions in India Raise Serious Concerns: Over 34% Faculty Posts Vacant at AIIMS Delhi

Faculty Vacancies Across AIIMS Institutions in India Raise Serious Concerns: Over 34% Faculty Posts Vacant at AIIMS Delhi

AIIMS institutions across India are facing major staffing shortages. AIIMS Delhi alone has 446 vacant faculty posts out of 1306 sanctioned positions, with 2542 non faculty posts also unfilled. Newer institutes show even higher vacancy rates, including AIIMS Mangalagiri with about 52% faculty posts vacant, AIIMS Deoghar nearly 50%, AIIMS Rajkot around 48% and AIIMS Bibinagar about 45%.

65,000 Medical Negligence Cases Filed in India in 2025: How Documentation and Digital Records Are Increasing Legal Risk for Doctors

Medical negligence cases in India are rising rapidly with 65,000 cases filed in 2025 across courts and consumer forums. Legal scrutiny is shifting from clinical errors to documentation lapses, digital evidence, consent forms and telemedicine practices. Experts warn that poor paperwork and record keeping are increasingly leading to compensation and criminal proceedings against doctors and hospitals

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FMG Interns Must Receive Same Stipend as Indian Medical Graduates: Supreme Court Judgment

The Supreme Court has ruled that Foreign Medical Graduate interns are entitled to the same stipend as Indian Medical Graduate interns. The court made it clear that seniors cannot be treated worse than juniors once stipend parity is granted. This landmark decision reinforces equal pay for equal work during medical internship and is expected to benefit hundreds of FMGs across India.

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First Year MBBS Student Found Dead in Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal: This Tragic Incident Again Raises Academic Stress Concerns Among Medical Students

A first year female MBBS student of Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal, has allegedly died after consuming acid in her hostel room. Her body has been sent for post mortem examination to determine the exact cause of death. This incident raises serious concerns about intense academic stress, absence of structured mental health counselling programmes, and student support systems across medical colleges.

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Ghost Departments in Telangana Government Medical Colleges: The Fall of Medical Education Standards and MBBS Degree

27 departments across 36 government medical colleges in Telangana are running without any teaching faculty, exposing a dangerous collapse behind the rapid expansion of MBBS seats. This crisis is not limited to Telangana. Across India, medical colleges face faculty shortages, widening the gap between infrastructure and academic quality and decreasing the credibility and value of MBBS degree.

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NEET PG 2025: Candidates with Negative and Single/Double Digit Marks out of 800 Get Clinical and Non-clinical PG Medical Seats, Raises Merit and Reservation Debate in India

NEET PG 2025 saw drastic cut off reduction leading to PG seats being allotted at negative and single/double digit marks out of 800 across India. The trend has sparked a nationwide debate on merit, reservation policy, falling standards in medical colleges, and the future quality of specialist doctors in India’s healthcare system.

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Fake FMGE Racket Busted: SOG Arrests Fake Foreign Made Doctors, 73 more Under Probe for duping RMC

A major medical fraud has surfaced in Rajasthan after SOG arrested two fake foreign made doctors for using forged FMGE certificates to obtain internships and registration through the Rajasthan Medical Council. With 73 more candidates under investigation, the scam raises serious concerns about patient safety, regulatory failure and the integrity of India’s healthcare system.

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Karnataka Government Bans Private Inpatient (IPD) Practice by Government Doctors: New 2026 order explained

The Karnataka government has restricted private practice by government doctors to outpatient services only, banning private inpatient treatment. This 2026 order aims to prevent neglect of duties in government hospitals and strengthen public healthcare accountability. A detailed medico legal analysis of the policy, its legal implications, and impact on specialists and private hospitals.

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Tamil Nadu Assistant Surgeon (General) Recruitment 2025: 25,172 Doctors Compete for 1100 Government Posts

The Tamil Nadu Assistant Surgeon (General) Recruitment 2025 highlights India’s medical employment crisis, where 25,172 doctors competed for only 1100 government posts. With a 23:1 ratio, category wise seat fragmentation, repeated exams, and take home pay near ₹85,000, the notification exposes severe doctor overproduction and lack of workforce planning.

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Abhimanyu Experiment: MP Government Introduces "Garbh Sanskar" Rooms in Indore Hospitals

Madhya Pradesh plans to introduce Garbh Sanskar rooms in government hospitals in Indore under what is being described as the Abhimanyu Experiment. The initiative seeks to blend ancient beliefs about prenatal learning with modern public healthcare, raising important questions about science, tradition, and maternal responsibility in state run hospitals.

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FMGE 2025 Results: Over 77% Foreign Medical Graduates Fail Screening Exam in India

FMGE 2025 results reveal a stark reality for foreign medical graduates in India. Only 23% candidates cleared the screening exam, leaving over 33,000 doctors without a license to practice. After spending 6–7 years studying medicine abroad, many remain unable to work, raising serious concerns about clinical training, curriculum gaps, and preparedness for Indian healthcare.

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