Amidst concerns over allowing Ayush and other non-allopathic doctors to conduct abortion, the Government may not present the proposed amendment bill that extends the gestation period in the monsoon session of the Parliament. The bill has already been tangled in a debate on patient safety versus broader access to healthcare for women, with the addition […]
A Supreme Court order has dismissed the Special Leave Petition (SLP) filed by the Indian Medical Association (IMA) seeking to restrain Ayurvedic and Homeopathic practitioners from prescribing allopathic medicines. In June last year, the Maharashtra Government had given its approval to the bill that allowed homeopaths and ayush doctors to practice allopathy after a one-year bridge course […]
Microsoft has posted a bit of CG describing what it will feel like to use the HoloLens their augmented reality helmet, in real life. The resulting video, shot at Case Western Reserve University, shows doctors examining bodies as they float in midair, creating a new way to teach anatomy. Send article as PDF
The Indian medical community has been shocked by what the contents published in a textbook of social sciences for Class VII by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT), says about them. Page 26, Chapter 2 of the textbook on “Social and Political Life-II”, under the heading “Healthcare and equality”, states that, “In […]
Following up on the Delhi Doctors strike – The Indian Express has dwelled into the matter and come out with an eye-opening investigative story. The first in the series follows Dr. M (real name withheld to protect identity), a 32-year-old Senior Resident Surgeon as he toils through his 36-hour long shift at the Ram Manohar Lohia […]
The prestigious IIT-K, which was the first IIT to be established in the country, will soon be producing doctors. After a decade long debate and wait, the institution has been granted permission to set up a super specialty hospital on its campus. The hospital will be open to public and is expected to be operational […]
As per latest reports a Neuro-Surgery PG was manhandles by patient’s by standers on July 1st Doctors Day. A Facebook page named VS hospital atyachaar has been updated with recent developments. ( https://www.facebook.com/pages/V-s-hospital-atyachaar-on-doctors/869943206411321 ) Send article as PDF
Supreme Court of India orders ₹ 1.8 Crore compensation in Medical Negligence Case New Delhi: A ruling by the Supreme Court of India in a medical negligence case has ordered a compensation of ₹1.8 Crore to be paid to the petitioner. The compensation counts as one of the largest in the country so far. The […]
After the strike in the capital, around 4000 doctors in the state of Maharashtra are going on an indefinite strike starting today. The Central Board of Maharashtra Resident Doctors (MARD) has categorically said that doctors from the 14 state run and 3 Brihan Mumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) run colleges will not report to work staring […]
After being over worked and underpaid, the super specialty post graduates of the Bangalore Medical College are suing the Karnataka state government for exploitation. These students are forced to work more than 100 hrs a week, performing crucial tasks, at many times running the show, and are paid a measly stipend of 30,000 rupees per […]