Medvestnik

Events

• Russia proposes 38-year age limit for free IVF
• Med Schools Can't Fill Budget Residency Spots
• Russian Med Schools Face Mass Residency Shortfalls

Recent coverage

• HIV and Hepatitis C infections in medical facilities set records — Фонтанка
• Age limit for IVF under OMS in RF may be capped at 38 years — Вести
• In the Federation Council, it was proposed to ban Russians from freely taking sick leave in private clinics — The Moscow Times
• Number of medical and social workers decreased by 19.4 thousand people in the first six months of 2026 — ЭХО / Новости
• In Russia, doctors are being cut by the thousands due to budget problems — The Moscow Times
• Alexey Kurynniy proposed guaranteeing housing and payments for young doctors — РИАМО
• Russian medical universities face mass student shortage after mandatory internship in state hospitals — The Moscow Times
• Largest Russian medical universities face mass under-enrollment in residency. Experts link this to mandatory internships and bureaucracy — Новая газета Европа
• After introducing huge fines for target students, medical universities in Russia cannot recruit students for budget places — Дождь (Telegram)
• In medical university internships, hundreds of empty spots remain. Students do not want to continue studies due to the law on work obligations — Важные истории