The Karnataka state government has increased the medical and dental fees in private colleges by 15% for the 2019-2010 academic year. The hike will be applicable to all the seats, including government quota seats in the private colleges. According to the government decision, the government seat in a private college would cost Rs 1,11,959 per […]
The Medical Council of India(MCI) has recently revamped the MBBS curriculum. Communication as a subject for medical education is scheduled to be introduced this year in the new curriculum. But, according to the doctors, this measure is a classic example of misdirected action. The main aim behind the plan in bringing communication skills as a […]
India has seen the rise of 231 new medical colleges since last ten years. While the government plans to increase the medical seats and number of medical colleges, there is one particular state which hasn’t had a single opening of new medical college over the last fifty years! The last medical college to open in […]
A recent attack on the doctors of NRS hospital has created a stir of agitation among the junior doctors across India. Now, in the light of the assault, junior doctors across the country have started a nationwide protest in solidarity with counterparts in Kolkata where a standoff is underway between the state government and junior […]
Today, 14th of June 2019 is celebrated globally as World Blood Donor Day. The theme for this year is “Safe blood for all”. The need for blood and blood products is universal, but access to safe blood and blood products varies greatly across and within countries. In many countries, it is challenging for blood services to […]
“Doctors can guarantee the best treatment, but doctors cannot guarantee 100% results.” The above statement has been taken from a petition filed to the Prime minister on the wake of a recent attack faced by a doctor of NRS Medical College, Kolkata. This is not for the first time that the doctors in India are […]
Blood donation can save lives. But when the blood groups are incompatible, transfusion isn’t always straightforward. The recipients cannot make use of just any blood type. The blood groups of the donor and patient need to be compatible. For instance, people with type A can donate to those with type A and AB, and those […]
The Union Government, in the first session of new Lok Sabha, plans to re-introduce National Medical Commission Bill(NMC Bill), which aims to usher in mega reforms in the medical education sector. The NMC bill, introduced in December 2017, got lapsed with the dissolution of the 16th Lok Sabha. According to the sources, with the formation […]
The Health Ministry has proposed to convert 75 district hospitals into medical colleges in the third phase of a scheme which aims at boosting the availability of the human resource for the health sector. The proposal is a part of the Centre-sponsored program Human Resources for Health and Medical Education, which was launched for the […]
At 71, Dr Kanwal Vilku, who braved the harsh winters of Antarctica for the longest time, is still busy working as a medical officer at Panjab University’s (PU) Bhai Ghanaiya Ji’s Institute of Health. Though she officially retired as a chief medical officer from Central government service in 2007, neither has she stopped working, nor […]