A study shows that anti-HIV medications can suppress the viral load of those living with the condition. Not only that, it will also provide durable protection against heterosexual transmission. The findings revealed that when an HIV-infected person began antiretroviral therapy(ART) at a higher CD4 cell count, it resulted in an overwhelming 93 percent reduction of […]
In yet another incident of doctors being assaulted in India, the relatives of a patient manhandled a doctor in the Government Rajindra Hospital and Medical College, Patiala, Punjab. The incident happened on 13 July. The incident spurred a protest by about 100 PG doctors of the hospital. The protesters claimed that Dr.Manuj Chaudhary was slapped […]
Mumbai’s Sion Hospital and three doctors associated with it were asked to pay a compensation worth around Rs.7 lakhs by the Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum. The case in question goes back to 2000, when a patient alleged that during a bypass surgery an electrical equipment meant to maintain body temperature produced excess heat which gave […]
The data put out by the Delhi Medical Council reveals that fake doctors are having a great time continuing to treat unsuspecting patients in the nation’s capital. Police inaction is cited as the major reason. Almost 400 police complaints have been filed by the Council. Of these, just a fourth have been converted to first […]
It’s been ten days since Sarvanan Ganeshan, a Junior Resident Doctor pursuing his MD at AIIMS was found dead in his South Delhi apartment. The media has frequently used the phrase ‘under mysterious circumstance’ in relation to the death. The death happened just 10 days after he enrolled for his MD. The Delhi police suspects […]
Doctors at the Government Medical College in Amritsar were attacked by relatives of a patient who died in the hospital. The attack was so severe that the arm of one of the doctors-Jagbir Singh was broken. Two other doctors- Sukhdeep Singh and Inderjot Kaur were also attacked. The junior resident doctors of the hospital had […]
Recently the Economic Times carried a report about the rise of ‘faceless’ e-consulting in India. The article mentions the case of a 28 year old entrepreneur based in Noida. He had the issue of premature ejaculation for months but he wasn’t confident enough to talk about it to a doctor about it. However, when he […]
In 2015, the number of premature deaths from diabetes, lung diseases, heart ailments and cancer has increased to 70 percent of all global deaths compared to 42 percent in 2012. As per WHO’s most recent assessment of non-communicable diseases, this poses a huge threat to the sustainable developments of nations. As for India, one in […]
A non-government organization has urged the central as well as Assam governments to have all hospital departments and procedures under CCTV surveillance. The call was made by Anamika Ray Trust of Assam. It sought for the keeping of surgery/medical procedure record by medical institutions for a minimum of 100 days. A statement issued by the […]
The controversial order by the Rajastan health department that only women gynaecologist and staff are to treat female patients stayed in place for only ten days. For on Monday, the body withdrew the order. Earlier, the order has attracted its fair share of criticism from doctors across the state. The order was withdrawn after the […]