A month since their course has ended but 6,000 MBBS students (whole 2015 batch) in Karnataka are not able to either apply for higher studies or get registered with the Karnataka Medical Council to practise even though they have completed internships in the hospitals to which their colleges are affiliated. This is thanks to the confusion […]
This is the story of Jean Sharon Abbott from Plymouth, Minnesota. At the age of 4, Jean developed symptoms consistent with spastic diplegia and was hence diagnosed with the same.Her parents got a second opinion which confirmed the diagnosis. The next two decades of Jean’s life went along as well as it could for a […]
A doctor was suspended without enquiry for a Media person’s death in Casualty. Media alleged the doctor gave a “wrong injection” which caused the death. The actual cause of death turns out to be massive ICH. The incident took place at the General Hospital, Thiruvananthapuram. Yesterday a cameraman of a prominent newspaper in Kerala was brought […]
Resident Doctors Association of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences is conducting its inaugral ‘Ignite – Spark the Brain’ Mediquiz 2015 on Nov 19 to 22, 2015 at India’s premier medical institution AIIMS – New Delhi. Online Registrations close on NOV 15, 2015 . REGISTER NOW ! Check out more details below ! EVENT SCHEDULE ‘IGNITE’ MEDIQUIZ […]
The Supreme Court of India (SCI), reiterated a stand taken in 1988 and urged a relook at the system of ‘affirmative action’ in place in the institutions of higher education in India. The SCI bench, comprising Justices Dipak Misra and PC Pant observed that in spite of several reminders to the Central and state governments, […]
Doctors are medical experts and spend years learning medicine. They are meant to have mastered their profession, which is why many patients consider doctors to be omniscient. Therefore, when the doctor’s answer to their questions is– I do not know, they are often taken aback. Many are not sure what to do, and some of […]
18-year old Arpit Gohil was born with his heart outside his rib cage, beating under just a thin layer of skin. Known as Pentalogy of Cantrell, the rare condition affects foetus development and causes babies to be born with vital organs (such as the heart or intestines) on the outside of their bodies. Most children with […]
India’s health sector has been largely ignored and not been given the slightest of importance under the current Modi government, says the latest study conducted by the world’s most revered health journal – “The Lancet”. The study has severely criticised PM Narendra Modi for this situation that has put India’s health sector on the verge […]
Resident Doctors Association at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) is conducting ‘IGNITE – Spark the Brain’ AIIMS first ever mediquiz from November 19 to 22 at AIIMS – New Delhi Registrations are now open at : IGNITE AIIMS Mediquiz 2015 This All-India event and will be a unique, fast paced, heart stopping and exhilarating learning experience while […]
Do you remember the time you were in primary school? We had awesome recesses back then. Half of it went into eating and prattling, and the rest we would spend gamboling around. Those were the days we actually had some zest and order in our lives: waking up early in the morning with excitement for […]