The first phase of trials of the research by four national institutes for cutting down the duration of tuberculosis treatment has shown a remarkable success. The research is being conducted by Indian Institute of Bombay, along with National Institute of TB & Respiratory Diseases, New Delhi, National Jalma Institute of Leprosy and Other Mycobacterial Diseases […]
Uday Sardar was on his duty that day too. He was plastering the roof of a one-storey house at the time when the fate played a villain. Around 11.30am, a dozen masons and laborers who were working on the same site heard a scream and found Sardar pierced on the three iron rods after falling […]
A Right to Information (RTI) reveals that the National Board of Examination (NBE) collected Rs. 48 crore as NEET-PG application fees, though it may have spent merely a third of that amount to conduct the examination. NBE is an autonomous government agency that conducts the national entrance test for the postgraduate medical courses. Students allege […]
Does anyone know the exact number of doctors registered/ practicing in India? Well, according to the data presented to the government by the Medical Council of India, there are more than 10.8 lakh doctors registered in India. It’s just the total number of doctors But do they know how many of these doctors are available […]
He works 14-15 hours a day. Daily, he attends at least 100 cancer patients, most of them across the country. But what makes him special is that this 71-year-old medical oncologist has 80 percent locomotor disability. While the Medical Council of India in its latest guidelines says that people with disabilities cannot pursue MBBS, Dr. […]
Recently, Loksabha has passed a bill seeking to replace the Central Council of Homeopathy(CCH) with a board of governors and for bringing accountability in the homeopathic education system. But, Homeopathy works in the law of similars. Despite the fact that there are not much-proven trials, it is the second largest funded category after Ayurveda under […]
Image courtesy: Mangalorean.com Mangalore based pediatrician has been selected for the Outstanding Asian Pediatrician award 2018. The award is given by Asia Pacific Paediatric Association for the outstanding contribution to the field of pediatrics. Along with India, the Asia Pacific Paediatric Association has 26 countries, including Australia, Japan, China, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Singapore, and […]
The Dental Council of India(DCI) can now hope for the best as the Medical Council of India has agreed to consider their proposal to introduce a bridge course for dentists that will allow them to practice as general physicians. According to DCI, this move will benefit both dental and general doctor professions. The senior officials […]
For the first time in India, the surgeons of Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences in Kochi, Kerala have successfully operated a fetus in the womb. The surgery was conducted on a 21-week-old fetus to correct the urine flow which was damaging its kidney. Doctors discovered the damage to the kidney of the fetus when the […]
From 2010, since she found out she carries cancer causing BRCA1 (BReast CAncer gene) mutation, she was determined not to pass on the cancer-causing oncogene to her children. Hence, with the help of all modern techniques, Bengaluru’s Swayam Prabha gave birth to twins who don’t carry the mutation, which is first of such case in […]