The rules of the Medical Council of India are being planned to be modified by the government. Chemical and Fertiliser Minister Ananth Kumar said on Thursday that the modification will make it mandatory for physicians to prescribe medicines with generic names. The minister said that the proposal is to modify the Ethics Committee regulation of […]
With the distinction of being the world’s first hospital on a train, the Lifeline Express(LLE) started off on July 16, 1991. Fifteen years later, it’s surging ahead in full blast. Since it’s maiden trip from the Victoria Terminus(now Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus) in Mumbai, many additions have been made to the list of services-even major surgeries […]
Once again, the newly enacted Clinical Establishment(Registration and Regulation) Act (CEA) has attracted the displeasure of the doctors. For the doctors affiliated to the Indian Medical Association(IMA) have unequivocally expressed their opposition to the provisions of the act. Their claim: it will just land healthcare in corporate hands and adversely affect smaller healthcare units. They […]
A research publication projects the rise of cancer mortality from 6.5 lakhs in 2012 to some 16.5 lakhs by 2035. It’s been noted that the percentage of cancer mortality is pretty much same across both sexes. The prevalent forms of cancer among men are: Prostate Lung Stomach Esophagus In women: Ovary Cervical Breast India- key […]
The valley. Known as much for the beauty of red roses that come in bloom as for the red wounds that may open up-from a stray bullet, or a bomb. A paradisaical setting which honeymooners avoid for the preservation of their limbs and more. Kashmir, no stranger to violence has been shaken by protests in […]
What the Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain said at a recent event wouldn’t be music to the ears of anyone at the Medical Council of India(MCI) The Minister pointed out in terms only too clear that the work of the MCI is to ruin the medical education system in India. He said that this process […]
A recession is a hammer that strikes at the wrong place at the wrong time. Always. And the global economy is still reeling under the effect of the last one. Bleak pictures painted with figures and charts come out for all sectors around the world. And healthcare- even though crucial, is not exempt from this. […]
A survey that was conducted in the UK is perhaps indicative of what happens to doctors the world over once they are faced with legal cases. The survey reveals that patient complaints made against physicians and the resultant review process will have a serious effect on the doctor’s long-term psychological well-being. It could also lead […]
Kerala Health and Social Welfare Minister K.K.Shylaja said on Monday that government hospitals will see the introduction of the family doctor. To this end, primary health centres are to be upgraded to family health centres. She said that the new system would ensure the presence of a doctor with first-hand information about a family’s health. […]
In a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court on Monday has permitted a woman from Mumbai to abort her 24-week pregnancy. This is the first judicially sanctioned abortion that’s over the permissible 20 weeks limit. The ruling was made after experts said that continuing with the foetus which has multiple abnormalities would be life threatening for […]