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 […]
The Mohalla or Community Clinics that were launched in Delhi has seen a good degree of success. In these clinics where primary medical care is provided free of cost, some of the most needy of the society are finding relief. Now, the model is being planned to be replicated in Mumbai by the Aam Aadmi […]
Amidst all the hue and cry surrounding the L.H. Hinranandani Hospital kidney transplant issue, ironies loom large. Irony no:1- While five doctors of the hospital including the CEO, Dr. Sujit Chatterjee were behind bars, others more entwined in the issue-including the donor, donee and the medcial social worker were out on bail. Irony no:2- This […]
Many of the sitting and former members of the Dental Council of India(DCI) have asked the government to instigate a mechanism that will supercede the council. The demand comes with the allegation that the council is rife with irregularities-not the least of which is the way in which the president and many members were appointed. […]
Following the threat of mass resignation by doctors in Bhubaneswar unless provided with foolproof security work , the health minister Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak has stated the government’s plan to implement the Orissa Medicare Service Persons and Medicare Service Institutions (Prevention of Violence and Damage to Property) Act, 2008. On Sunday, Nayak said to the reporters […]
Paula Pareto has entered for judo matches in all the major events in the world-be it the World Championships, the Masters, the Grand Prix or the Pan American Games. And yes, the Olympics. In the Rio edition, Pareto came out the topper, planting kisses on the coveted gold medal. Making matters more interesting is the […]
To help the cause of organ donation the Maharashtra government is contemplating a law that would make it mandatory that all private hospitals cater lifestyle medical assistance to the donor’s immediate kinr. State Ministers Deepak Sawant and Girish Mahajan spoke about the same when they were addressing the media on Friday in Mumbai at the […]
Senior doctors of Tamil Nadu has urged the state government to provide better access to preventive care, thereby helping to control the healthcare cost which can be exorbitant. The doctors opined that this would be a better alternative to using up all the funds for diagnosis and treatment. The doctors made the exhortation on the […]