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 The order was withdrawn after the […]
It’s estimated that 9% of Indians are active social media users. A report put out by the digital agency, We Are Social says that Facebook and WhatsApp are the dominant social platforms after which come Google Plus and Twitter. And doctors in India are taking to the social platforms like Twitter and Facebook to connect […]
A hospital based in Coimbatore has performed a rare microneurosurgery on a 29 year old Bangladeshi army man. The patient was earlier diagnosed with brain aneurysm. The patient was first admitted to a hospital in Dhaka about three months ago with severe headache. Even though he was discharged a week after, the headache recurred. This […]
The Madras High Court made the observation that in many medico legal cases, those in the medical professions face unnecessary harassment. The observation was made in the context of a case regarding two doctors at the SP Hospital who treated an acid attack victim. The HC said that professionals including doctors are hesitant to appear […]
We are pretty sure that this isn’t a comprehensive list. Bringing together ALL the stories of doctors getting assaulted by irate relatives of patients etc. in the year so far would probably give our staff writer a serious case of depression. For there are so many grim instances that have materialized in the year that’s […]
The World Health Organization, in an event held in Delhi presented India the certificates that declare the elimination of yaws, maternal and neonatal tetanus. At the event, Poonam Khetrapal Singh, Regional Director, World Health Organziation South-East Asia Region said that what made this possible are the focused approach the country adopted to make maternal and […]