Nurses pledge to improve maternal health, reduce child mortali...

Guwahati, March 29: Gauhati Medical College and Hospital has received the Medical Council of India (MCI) nod to introduce postgraduate courses in emergency medicine and pulmonary medicine this year.

Guwahati, May 10: The Assam government will offer free advanced and costly medical tests such as MRIs and CT scans to people whose monthly income is less than Rs 10,000. Health and family welfare minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said he has discussed ...

Police arrested four journalists, three medical students and one intern doctor on Saturday night in connection with violence in the Agartala Government Medical College on Friday in which 33 persons were injured. All the accused were produced in ...

Health officials on Sunday admitted that the medical staff at Sivasagar Civil Hospital may have "erred" by not seeking the help of specialist gynaecologists, which resulted in the death of two newborn babies and a pregnant woman, Sunita Horo, on ...

Guwahati: A large number of school and hospital buildings in the city face major structural vulnerabilities and are prone to hazards like fire, flood and landslides, according to a study. The survey by the Assam Engineering College (AEC), Guwahati, ...

Guwahati, Apr 23 (TruthDive): The medical report of the Assam rape victim which was alleged to have been taken place on April 21 failed to confirm any possible sexual assault on the nine-year old girl. Cachar SP Diganta Bora talking to reporters ...

Shortage of nursing staff in the hospitals of Assam is creating problems for both doctors and patients. As per Indian Nursing Council (INC) norms, the nurse-patient ratio should be 1:3 for medical colleges and 1:5 for district hospitals. However, in ...

Guwahati, May 7 : The identity of the new chairman of hard-line faction group of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), Dr Abhijit Barman alias Dr Abhijit Asom, has baffled everyone including security agencies as no one is sure about the real ...

At least two people were killed and five others including a women were injured in a boat mishap in Brahmaputra River in Guwahati, capital city of Assam on Sunday evening, officials said. The mishap took place in mid of Brahmaputra River at ...