{
  "id": 9713047,
  "title": "Keralam’s 24×7 specialty care rollout falters amid political pushback",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/keralams-24-7-specialty-care-rollout-falters-amid-political-pushback-9713047",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-25T05:40:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu - Sci-Tech",
    "slug": "the-hindu-sci-tech",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/keralams-24%C3%977-specialty-care-rollout-falters-amid-political-pushback/article71504258.ece"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Health Department’s push to run 24×7 specialty care in general and district hospitals is faltering, with Punalur taluk hospital the only pilot site struggling to sustain round‑the‑clock services amid acute doctor shortages and local political pushback, despite promises of redeploying specialists and teleconsultations. Officials say the plan hinges on creating hundreds of new specialist posts,…",
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        "outlet": "The Hindu Health",
        "title": "Keralam’s 24×7 specialty care rollout falters amid political pushback",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/keralams-24-7-specialty-care-rollout-falters-amid-political-pushback",
        "published": "2026-09-25T05:40:51.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}