Government data reveals that every second heart attack patient in the subcontinent takes over 400 minutes to arrive at a hospital. That’s 13 times more than the ideal window of 30 minutes. The two-year data is from the ongoing Management of Acute Coronary Event(MACE) registry of the Indian Council of Medical Research(ICMR). It shows that […]
A few students at the NRI Medical College in Andhra Pradesh have created a video song depicting their travails in gaining admissions based on NEET. The song is a parody on the travails that farmers face in Telugu superstar Chiranjeevi’s film. Khaidi No. 150. The video was directed by Gade Ravindra, the HoD of the […]
Complementing the rising number of attacks on doctors by patient’s kin is another fact- the dismal number of convictions in these cases. For instance, as per a Time of India report, 53 doctors have been attacked in the last two years, but not even a single conviction has happened. As for the assaults themselves, even […]
As part of the recently held ‘Difficult Dialogues’ conference in Goa, a discussion on “What plagues Indian Doctors” was held. One of the participants was Dr. Terence Stephenson, a Nuffield Professor of Child Health, Institute of Child Health, University College of London. In an article that he wrote for The Hindu, Stephenson mentions the viability […]
The world applauds Indian doctors yet again as doctors at a hospital in Noida successfully performed a difficult bone marrow transplant on an eight month old baby. The baby was suffering from severe combined immunodeficiency- a rare genetic disease. The surgery saved his life. Mujib- the baby- is from Afghanistan. Two of his elder brothers […]
The relatives of a 60 year old patient trashed a doctor at the Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General Hospital and Medical College, Sion in Mumbai. The assault happened after the patient, who suffered from chronic kidney ailment died. Three people have been arrested related to this. This is the third act of violence against doctors in […]
Close on the heels of a series of attacks on doctors by patient’s kin comes a related study. The study says that what’s needed is a well-coordinated communication system and not stringent laws or penalties. The study was prepared by a team of researchers who looked into the poor scenario of doctor-patient relationship in India. […]
It’s been ten months since the Chattisgarh government came out with incentives for doctors to join hospitals in Naxal-dominated regions, a move that was followed by an SOS from the Bijapur District Collector, Dr Ayyaz Tamboli on social media. The SOS invited medical practitioners to the district hospital. Since the SOS was issued, the number […]
The final version of the National Health Policy sees huge reversals made on many proposals on the Draft National Health Policy, 2015. For instance, as per the new policy, health is not a fundamental right. A proposal has been made to increase the health budget to 2.5% of GDP, but that’s going to happen only […]
Bhakti Yadav is a name that’s not that popular among the medical fraternity, and that’s quite a shame. Because the 91 year old gynaecologist is responsible for providing literally thousands of free deliveries and medical help to the needy. The nation finally woke up to the doctor’s contributions and awarded her a Padma Sri award […]