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Seven third year MBBS students of Kakatiya Medical College, Warangal, were suspended and expelled from the hostel for allegedly ragging juniors after a dispute over WhatsApp comments, with complaints filed to NMC, KNRUHS and police authorities
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Hyderabad-based senior oncologist Dr T Subramanyeswara Rao has been elected president of the Global Forum of Cancer Surgeons. He aims to improve access to cancer treatment worldwide, tailoring care to suit different countries and healthcare conditions.
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The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has released Rs 107.9 crore to Telangana under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme for strengthening and upgrading government medical colleges. A total of 511 new or upgraded PG seats have been approved across nine institutions, including Osmania, Gandhi, and Kakatiya Medical Colleges.
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Contract and outsourcing employees of Kakatiya Medical College and MGM Hospital in Warangal have served strike notices, announcing an indefinite protest from December 10 over non-payment of salaries for five months. The employees say families are struggling to survive without salaries and demand immediate intervention.
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With government haemodialysis units overcrowded and 2 lakh new kidney patients added yearly, nephrologists urge large-scale adoption of home-based peritoneal dialysis. A new policy paper says PD offers flexible, sustainable, and equitable kidney care alongside HD in India.
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A sanitation workers’ strike at Kakatiya Medical College, Warangal, has left hostels and hospital premises in unhygienic conditions, with rising dengue and viral cases among MBBS students, severely impacting health and academics
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The Telangana Health Department has transferred 44 senior-grade Professors from major tertiary hospitals to peripheral medical colleges. Doctors fear this could affect healthcare quality and postgraduate training in city hospitals, with few qualified replacements available in the short term
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Tertiary hospitals in Telangana are facing a severe shortage of senior faculty as experienced doctors remain posted at peripheral health centres with minimal infrastructure. The Telangana Government Doctors Association has urged the State to lift the transfer ban to address the crisis
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The government teaching hospitals do not have exclusive super-specialty departments dedicated to minimally invasive surgeries.
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Kakatiya Medical College has suspended seven students for their alleged involvement in the ragging incident.
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A High Court advocate has said that injuries were found on the body of Manthani Madhukar, who was found dead under suspicious circumstances in 2017.
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HMDA issued necessary orders appointing Preethi's sister, D Pooja, as a Support Associate in the IT wing on a contract basis
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Inaugurated by Director of Medical Education, Dr K Ramesh Reddy, the skill lab is a prototype demo and learning facility for healthcare professionals to fine tune their clinical skills and caters to nearly 500 undergraduates and postgraduates and para-medical technicians every year.
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Telangana government was trying to save the Kakatiya Medical College authorities responsible for Dr Peethi's suicide, said Bandi Sanjay
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Telangana government issues orders transferring Head, Anaesthesia, Kakatiya Medical College, Dr K Nagarjuna Reddy, in the wake of the alleged suicide of PG medical student, Dr D Preethi
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The anti-ragging committee of KMC confirmed that Dr Daravath Preethi, died by suicide because of mental harassment by her senior Dr MA Saif
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Dr Preethi, the postgraduate medical student at Kakatiya Medical College in Warangal, had died, allegedly by suicide after being harassed by her senior
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A mild tension prevailed at NIMS where the PG medical student passed away after battling for life for five days
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The State government should also take strict measures to prevent such incidents, AISF district general secretary said
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It was deliberate harassment by her senior student that drove Dr. Daravath Preethi to attempt death by suicide
