58 districts will have new medical colleges set up, leading to 5,800 fresh MBBS seats in India. This was the statement made to the Parliamnet by Health Minister JP Nadda. These colleges would be established under the centrally sponsored scheme for ‘Establishment of Medical Colleges attached with existing District/Referral hospitals.’ “In the first phase, total 58 […]
Ollie Trezise from Wales is being described as the ‘real life’ Pinocchio was born with a rare birth defect called Encephaloceles in which lack of bone fusion in the skull leaves a gap through which a portion of the brain sticks out. The 21-month old has undergone several painful surgeries to help him breathe better and close the […]
Over 1,000 people, including 350 infants, may have been exposed to tuberculosis in the maternity wing of a hospital in California after an active case of the disease was diagnosed in a nurse, hospital officials said on Sunday. The hospital said it was notified only in mid-November that an employee who worked in the area […]
The Baxter rep is conducting blood tests, the Sonofi rep handing out dip stick tests for free!!! Unbelievable right? But its NOT free, the doctor is then “requested” to prescribe these drugs. Leave the fact that people with no training may be doing tests on which docs then make diagnosis like diabetes, The FREE is not […]
India’s first attempt at tracheal transplant surgery was carried out at Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi. The first stage of a surgery which may take another 6 weeks to complete, was performed by doctors on a 37 year-old woman who had cancer in her trachea. The trachea lacks the vascularity needed to anastomose with […]
30 year old Ponnar is back on his feet after undergoing possibly Asia’s first en bloc heart and liver transplant surgery at Apollo Hospitals. K.P Ponnar (30) who has a master’s degree in Engineering was brought to Apollo Hospitals in March with symptoms of liver and heart failure caused by high pressure in a vein connecting […]
The Resident Medical Officer (RMO) of the Kollam district hospital in Kerala was assaulted by a group of people who accompanied an accident victim. Dr. Anil Kumar, the RMO who was attacked suffered broken fingers on his right hand. The incident happened on Tuesday around 3 pm when five persons brought an accident victim to […]
50 men vandalised and ransacked Cottage Hospital in Chicalim (Goa) enraged over the death of a 22 year old youth. The mob blamed the hospital and the lady duty doctor in-charge for the death. They even attempted to attack her. The series of events at the hospital unfolded as follows: Nov 6, 2015 – Friday: […]
Violence against doctors in India is at all time high. There have been protests, strikes, dharnas and petitions signed but not to much avail. Every other day, there is a case of an attack on a doctor and it has been noted that 75% of doctors have been attacked of which 48% occur in ICUs. How […]
The National IMA Satyagraha for Healthy India will take place on Nov 16, 2015. The Satyagraha aims to summarize advocacy points for the Indian doctor community by securing the signatures of 11 lakh doctors A recent study has shown that over 75% of doctors in India have faced some form of violence. A whopping 48% […]