Image Credit : The Hindu – “Mangaluru doctor wants ban on white coats” (July 23, 2015) When Mangaluru-based doctor, Edmond Fernandes pointed out that white coats are a- harbor of germs and viruses and become carriers of contaminants; we couldn’t agree more! Here’s a spin off on the story posted on ‘The Hindu’ as to why the […]
Image Credit: Mumbai Mirror – “DOC WHO FORCED BMC TO CHANGE UNFAIR TB LEAVE POLICY DIES”- July 22,2015 49 year-old Dr. Suresh Vaze who contracted TB from a patient in 2011, died after a brave and prolonged struggle on Monday at Sewri Hospital-Mumbai. Dr. Vaze who worked and was eventually admitted at Sewri Hospital, wasn’t merely […]
ORGINIALLY PUBLSIHED AT : http://pkunews.org/personal/parent.htm PKU: A Parent’s Case Report By Kurtis Sauder, M.D. Dr. Sauder, a pediatrician in a group practice through the University of Virginia, is the proud father of two young children with PKU. General Information about PKU “Phenylketonuria” (PKU) refers to a group of autosomal recessive inherited abnormalities of metabolism of the […]
Doctors at Xiangya Hospital in China have successfully re-implanted a severed hand. The patient had lost his hand due to a workplace injury a month back. He was then rushed to a local hospital, from where he was transferred to Xiangya Hospital. The surgeons could not reattach the severed limb on the first attempt due to […]
Drug firm Wockhardt is recalling 1,62,142 cartons of various drugs in the US market due to deviations in current good manufacturing practice norms laid down by the American health regulator. The drugs being recalled were used in the treatment of ailments like high blood pressure and ulcer. As per information available on the US Food […]
When a 16 year old boy battling cerebral palsy writes to Nike, one of the world’s leading sports footwear, apparel and equipment manufacturers, one usually doesn’t expect a response. But what if it can lead to a collaboration of minds towards a medical solution? Florida’s Matthew Walzer (now 19 years old), was born with cerebral palsy- a […]
A first year female resident doctor of KEM Hospital was positively diagnosed with TB on Wednesday. However, according to the Maharashtra Association Resident Doctors (MARD), she is only being granted 15 days of leave. This is despite the fact, that TB requires 2 months of intensive treatment and care to reduce the risk of side […]
Amidst concerns over allowing Ayush and other non-allopathic doctors to conduct abortion, the Government may not present the proposed amendment bill that extends the gestation period in the monsoon session of the Parliament. The bill has already been tangled in a debate on patient safety versus broader access to healthcare for women, with the addition […]
A Supreme Court order has dismissed the Special Leave Petition (SLP) filed by the Indian Medical Association (IMA) seeking to restrain Ayurvedic and Homeopathic practitioners from prescribing allopathic medicines. In June last year, the Maharashtra Government had given its approval to the bill that allowed homeopaths and ayush doctors to practice allopathy after a one-year bridge course […]