The demonetization of 500 and 1000 rupee notes has left a large number of people without enough money in hand to take care of their day to day affairs. Among them are a large number of patients. But while many hospitals are coming under criticism for turning patients away, doctors are doing their bit in […]
While the argument persists that doctors are increasingly getting wrongly accused which results in them getting entrenched in legal cases, a tele-evidence service that helps doctors give opinion to courts without appearing in person bring some relief to the doctors. One of the major issues that doctors across the country face is that they are […]
It’s been more than a week since the Prime Minister has announced the demonetization of Rs.500 and Rs.1,000 currency notes. And life across the nation has been affected by it-many people experiencing negative impact of the move. Doctors too are not exempt from the negative impacts. Doctors criticized for turning away patients when they rarely have […]
Nearly three lakh doctors from across the country will observe a two-hour strike on Wednesday. The protest will be against some of the government policies for medical professionals. As per a release by IMA, the protest will be against the National Medical Commission Bill, among other things. According to IMA, the inter-ministerial committee that was […]
More and more doctors are feeling that their skills are being wasted in government service. They have some very valid reasons to share. Below, you will six major reasons for the discontent. Lack of quality check The absence of quality check in government hospitals is something that Dr Arun R Warrier, a medical oncologist at […]
Xeroderma pigmentosum(XP) is a rare genetic disorder in which the skin lacks the ability to repair damage caused by ultraviolet light. If the condition is extreme, it’s necessary to cut of all exposure to sunlight. The disease is seen in both the genders and people belonging to all races. However, Japanese people have 6 times […]
The treatment for epilepsy has so far been limited to the handful of drugs available in the market to control seizures. But doctors in India have now devised a new diagnostic approach- involving a high end surgery, a dietary therapy and a nerve-stimulating battery that not just brings down or prevent seizures but also cure […]
he very first heart transplant procedure in India was conducted in AIIMS on August 3, 1994. And as you may expect, things weren’t all easy for the doctors back then. As Dr P Venugopal, who led the doctors in the surgery said, “We were constantly mocked and criticized by media and academic circles. Renowned journalists […]
The fresh guideline issued by MCI urging doctors to prescribe generic instead of branded medicines hasn’t found many takers. For instance, at PGIMER where the notification was endorsed by the administration two months back, the doctors continue to prescribe branded drugs. The notice issued by the MCI in September reads thus: “Every physician should prescribe […]
About 26 million babies are born in India every year. But just 2% of the actually undergo the neonatal screening. Such screenings are quite the norm in western nations but not so in India. Using the screening, it’s possible to assess the possibility of genetic disorders. If there are disorders in newborns, it could lead […]