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 […]
The Indian Medical Association(IMA) has requested for setting up counselling centres and a 24×7 helpline in all medical colleges and teaching institutions to help students deal with mental health issues. The IMA has also launched an initiative named Doctors 4 Doctors(D4D) which aims at preventing burn out, address mental health challenges and reduce the incidents […]
The draft National Education Policy 2019 recommends extensive changes in medical education. One of the radical suggestions is the proposal to allow lateral entry of nursing and dental graduates into the MBBS course with a common foundational one to the two-year course for doctors, dentists and nurses. The other changes also include curbing the role […]
A new study published by the Indian Council of Medical Research(ICMR) has shown that two out of every three healthy persons in India are now resistant to common antibiotics. The study was based on the analysis of stool samples of 207 people who did not use antibiotics for at least a month and did not […]
The resident doctors across India have joined hands to start a unique campaign called – “I am overworked.” The move aims at demanding regulated working hours and standardised working and living conditions. It aims at highlighting the issues of unregulated duty hours, poor working and living conditions and an increasing number of depression and suicides […]
The deadly Nipah virus which claimed 17 lives in Kerala about a year ago seems to have returned in the state once again. Kerala Health Minister KK Shylaja has confirmed one case of Nipah virus infection in the state. A 23-year-old man admitted to a private hospital in Kerala’s Ernakulam has been tested positive for […]
PGI has become the first centre in the country to start FDA approved treatment “Endovenous superglue obliteration of varicose veins.” This non-painful treatment does not involve multiple injections as in conventional treatment. The new technique doesn’t need admission unlike the traditional way done by laser or radiofrequency ablation, hence ensures the patient’s rapid return to […]