The non-teaching doctors in Goa now need retire only by the age of 62. The approval to this end was given by the cabinet on Tuesday. Before this, the retirement age was 60 years. The new retirement age will benefit about 100 doctors in the state. Talking to the media on Tuesday, Chief Minister Laxmikant […]
This is probably not a good time to be the Medical Council of India (MCI). In what is seen as an embarrassment to the organization, a panel appointed by the Supreme Court overruled its decision that denied permission for 86 new medical colleges in the academic session starting September 30. The panel, in fact was […]
Instigating Ayush in 2014 was one of the more talked about moves in Indian medicine in recent times. And a significant question that many began asking after it concerned a possible future in which the best of both traditional and western medicine are clubbed for the greater good. The question has divided people with different […]
Given below are the things that you should know in the event of a legal case. But these rights are more than just good-to-know given how there’s an alarming rise in such cases. 1)If an act is deemed negligence in civil law, it needn’t necessarily be so in criminal law 2)An act is criminal negligence […]
When a 37 year old software engineer was recently diagnosed with a rare form of breast cancer, it was already spreading fast, rising the risk of both the breasts being removed. Faced with the crisis she consulted Dr.Somashekhar S.P, one of the leading oncologists in the country at a Bengaluru hospital. The doctor fed the […]
The fact that public health is one crucial yet overlooked arena in India is no secret. And if recent trends of policy-making(or the lack thereof) are any indication things are largely gonna remain the same. But what exactly brought about this scenario? The apathy-for that’s what it is, has a cluster of reasons. The World […]
At the Grant Medical College and Sir JJ Group of Hospitals in Mumbai, the students of radiology are not provided with the thermoluminescent dosimeter(TLD)-the device which detects radiation that is also an essential protective measure for those working near radiation equipments in hospitals. Apparently, the students of these medical colleges have been conducting X rays, […]
joust(/dʒaʊst/) verb gerund or present participle: jousting; noun: jousting 1. historical (of a medieval knight) engage in a sporting contest in which two opponents on horseback fight with lances 2. compete closely for superiority This is the dictionary entry you get when you Google the word ‘joust’. It’s easy to get a mental image of […]
The infant mortality rate in Karnataka is not on the lighter side of things: it’s 31 for every 1,000 live births. Also, 23 per cent of the babies in the state are born premature. While the relevancy of breast milk for babies over formula milk is rather well known, there exists not even a single […]
For the past four months, the doctors and employees of Doon Medical College hospital in Dehradun haven’t received their salary. They have now threatened to give a mass resignation on August 9-which happens to be the inauguration day of the hospital. The Chief Minister will be inaugurating the medical college on the ‘auspicious’ day. To […]