While the government seems pleased with itself for giving the nod to the Surrogacy Regulation Bill on Wednesday, leading gynaecologists view the bill-which bans commercial surrogacy, in another light. The key concerns that doctors share about the bill are the following: In the event of surrogacy, the bill allows it only with a woman who […]
One factor that increases the cost of treatment in India is that 70% of medical devices are imported. Innovating in India could actually bring that cost down by 50% according to consensus. Doctors are bringing a change to this scenario, combining their insights about the medical practice with local conditions to create extremely cost-efficient solutions […]
Cancer surgeon Dr P Jagannath has created an app called Vocalizer for Patients. Simply put, the app enables patients in ICU who may not be able to communicate vocally to make their needs known. The app incorporates visuals and voiceovers for about 60 different scenarios that arise in the ICU. The app is currently used […]
Senior officials of hospitals where organ transplants are carried out will now be required to undergo training sessions for orientation of Transplantation of Human Organ Act(TAHO) 1994. The decision regarding this was taken during a high-level meeting which was chaired by Maharashtra CM, Devendra Fadnavis with the participation of senior health officials and doctors on […]
The world gets it first exclusive vaccine for leprosy from India. The vaccine is to be piloted in five districts of Gujarat and Bihar in the coming weeks. This comes as part of India’s efforts to eradicate the disease which cripples 1.25 lakh people every year in the country. Around 60% of leprosy patients in […]
80 percent of the doctors, 75 per cent of dispensaries and 60 percent of hospitals in India are in urban areas as per a report released by research firm, KPMG and the Organisation of Pharmaceutical Producers of India(OPPI). The release of the survey happened at the Fifth Healthcare Access Summit organized by OPPI with the […]
Not that people seem to be in need of any extra-reason for playing Pokémon Go, but in case someone is indeed looking for one, there exists an excellent reason. For researchers have associated health benefits to such games. As for Pokémon Go, it leads to substantial amounts of physical activity in players many or most […]
On Friday, an overwhelming 40 knives were surgically removed from within a man’s body in an operation that lasted 5 hours. The 42 year old man had swallowed knives for a period of two months. As per Dr Jitender Malhotra who was involved in the operation, the patient had a wild urge to consume metal. […]
There are certain questions in the context of medical practice to which clear-cut answers are unavailable. For instance, is it ethical for a doctor to accept expensive gifts from his/her patient. Or what exactly differentiates a ‘good’ touch from a ‘bad’ touch during a clinical procedures, should the doctor perhaps conduct genital tests without following […]
All allopathy doctors who practice in Telangana, counting around 45,000 in numbers, including 18,000-odd medical practitioners in Hyderabad will get a unique identity card. This comes under the Digital Mission Mode Project(DMMP), as decided by the MCI. The DMMP is an e-governance project the aim of which is to create a unified database for all […]