About 140 members of the Kannatthu family in Alappuzha, Kerala have webbed hands. The anomaly which has persisted in the family for two generations has attracted some media attention in recent times. Though the medical condition, syndactyly can be surgically treated the family members are not too keen on it. 65 year old Jagadamma who […]
An article titled ‘Doctor patient relationship: Changing scenario in India’ was published in the Asian Journal of Medical Sciences on the 1st of this month. It was co-written by Sourabh Pau, Senior Resident and Vikas Bhatia, Dean, Professor and Head of Department of Community & Family Medicine of AIIMS, Bhubaneswar. The article explores the reasons […]
Four days since street violence has erupted in the Kashmir valley, the hospitals in the state are grappling with caring for the injured. According to official reports the number or injured are 1,365. But the number is dramatically escalating with every day. The violent street protests by ordinary people came in the wake of the […]
In the previous two weeks, about 1 lakh children were vaccinated against diphtheria in the Malappuram district in Kerala. The vaccinated kids were either not immunized or only partially immunized before. According to the data from the authorities that was published on Monday, the number of children below sixteen years who were vaccinated as on […]
As part of an indefinite strike against the non-implementation of the amended Dynamic Assured Career Progression(DACP) scheme, the government doctors in Uttarkhand restrained from working for two hours on Monday. The proposed amendment has it that increased salaries which usually come with promotions can also be enjoyed by those who joined the services before January […]
Dr. Virendra Shandaliya is someone who is probably not as celebrated in the mainstream media as he should be. For this Vadodara based doctor runs a rehabilitation center for disabled persons where he not just provides care, but also makes sure that they become capable enough to earn a livelihood. What happened to Rajendra Vaghela […]
The state-run hospitals in Maharashtra will have increased security with the deployment of more police personnel. This is so that attack on doctors by aggrieved relatives of patients can be prevented. The Maharashtra Government has related this decision to the Bombay High Court. The HC was informed by acting advocate General Rohit Deo about the […]
The doctors in the Sadar hospital in Aurangabad are having a tough time, being forced to examine 300 to 400 patients every day at the OPD. This goes completely against the 40 patients a day norm. And the fact that the hospital recently got the ISO certification makes this ironic. Of the nine doctors in […]
Let’s just say that there is still a lot left to be done in terms of women’s empowerment in this country. Though feminist based ideas are presented more in the media, the ground reality still remains largely unchanged. Recent reports like how even education isn’t stopping parents from preferring a male child point to this […]
More than a thousand doctors in the government service in Uttarakhand have threatened to go on a two-hour strike every day from July 11 for a week. The call for strike came in the wake of the non-implementation of Dynamic Assured Career Progression(DACP) Scheme. The DACP Scheme, which was introduced by the Central Government in […]