Microsoft has posted a bit of CG describing what it will feel like to use the HoloLens their augmented reality helmet, in real life. The resulting video, shot at Case Western Reserve University, shows doctors examining bodies as they float in midair, creating a new way to teach anatomy. DailyroundsMore Posts Follow Me: Send article […]
The Indian medical community has been shocked by what the contents published in a textbook of social sciences for Class VII by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT), says about them. Page 26, Chapter 2 of the textbook on “Social and Political Life-II”, under the heading “Healthcare and equality”, states that, “In […]
Following up on the Delhi Doctors strike – The Indian Express has dwelled into the matter and come out with an eye-opening investigative story. The first in the series follows Dr. M (real name withheld to protect identity), a 32-year-old Senior Resident Surgeon as he toils through his 36-hour long shift at the Ram Manohar Lohia […]
The prestigious IIT-K, which was the first IIT to be established in the country, will soon be producing doctors. After a decade long debate and wait, the institution has been granted permission to set up a super specialty hospital on its campus. The hospital will be open to public and is expected to be operational […]
As per latest reports a Neuro-Surgery PG was manhandles by patient’s by standers on July 1st Doctors Day. A Facebook page named VS hospital atyachaar has been updated with recent developments. ( https://www.facebook.com/pages/V-s-hospital-atyachaar-on-doctors/869943206411321 ) DailyroundsMore Posts Follow Me: Send article as PDF
Supreme Court of India orders ₹ 1.8 Crore compensation in Medical Negligence Case New Delhi: A ruling by the Supreme Court of India in a medical negligence case has ordered a compensation of ₹1.8 Crore to be paid to the petitioner. The compensation counts as one of the largest in the country so far. The […]
After being over worked and underpaid, the super specialty post graduates of the Bangalore Medical College are suing the Karnataka state government for exploitation. These students are forced to work more than 100 hrs a week, performing crucial tasks, at many times running the show, and are paid a measly stipend of 30,000 rupees per […]
Assam government has decided to initiate legal action to recover Rs 20 lakh each from as many as 244 post graduate medical doctors. The doctors had obtained post-graduate medical degree in 2014 and had a commitment for serving at least 10 years under the state government. Chief minister of Assam Tarun Gogoi says, “Since the […]
A colonoscopy and a conversation that went wrong in Virginia Gastroenterologist performing a colonoscopy, the anesthesiologist and a medical assistant had a conversation which was accidentally recorded by the patient. Tiffany Ingham, the anesthesiologist commented on the sleeping patient “After five minutes of talking to you in pre-op, I wanted to punch you in the […]
These are not images of patients. They are images of the Doctors. Some of them who have spent decades in learning medicine and then sleepless nights to care for patients. Do you think they deserve this? Shame on you India! For this cruelty.THIS HAS TO STOP. Period. April 2015 A group of people barged into Life Line […]