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44% women with heart disease in Chandigarh are obese: PGI study

Chandigarh, May 6 -- Around 44% women diagnosed with cardiovascular disease at PGIMER are obese and only 1% of them include adequate fruits and vegetables in their daily diet. Sharing a study of Chan... Read More


Chandigarh: PGI holds workshop on low organ donation rate

Chandigarh, May 4 -- Improving manpower is crucial for enhancing organ donation programmes in government hospitals, emphasised Dr Anil Kumar, director of National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisat... Read More


Health ministry directs Chandigarh PGI director to expedite civic projects

Chandigarh, May 2 -- The standing finance committee (SFC) of Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) has advised director of the institute to expedite civic projects, includi... Read More


Chandigarh: PGIMER forms high-powered panel to expedite fire safety measures

Chandigarh, May 1 -- Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) has constituted a high-powered committee to work on the modalities to address issues surrounding fire safety. Th... Read More


PGI experts sound alarm on obesity-headache link

Chandigarh, April 29 -- Obesity could potentially be one factor behind headaches, warned PGI experts here on Saturday during a special awareness campaign addressing headache alarms. It was highlighte... Read More


Ditch cars, bikes for campus commute, PGI urges staff

Chandigarh, April 28 -- In view of the increasing traffic at the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), the institute has suggested its staff members residing on the campus... Read More


GMCH-32 confers 354 degrees at first postgraduate convocation

Chandigarh, April 27 -- As many as 354 students of Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Sector 32, received their degrees at the college's first postgraduate convocation on Friday. The cer... Read More


Chandigarh: Centre okays 'equal work, equal pay' for PGI contractual workers

Chandigarh, April 20 -- Having received clearance from the Union health ministry, the PGIMER administration on Friday announced implementation of equal pay for equal work, a long-pending demand of its... Read More


UT plans to cut deputation of SMOs from Punjab, Haryana by 10%

Chandigarh, April 7 -- The UT administration has proposed to slash the number of senior medical officers on deputation from Punjab and Haryana by 10%. Instead, they will hire more new doctors directl... Read More


Chandigarh: PGI contractual workers call off strike after two days

Chandigarh, April 5 -- After staying away from work for two days, majorly impacting health services at PGIMER, the protesting contractual workers called off their strike on Thursday evening after an a... Read More