A recent report in the media mentions how the number of claims of medical negligence has gone alarmingly high in the country. In fact, a study conducted by advocate, Mahendra Kumar Bajpai- a leading authority on medical law shows that the number of such cases go up by 110% every year in India. As per […]
A young girl could get a fever after bathing in the near-freezing temperatures of the Ganges during the Kumbh Mela- the world’s largest religious congregation. She could have flu-like symptoms and be dehydrated. Her condition could even be contagious. Aaron Heerboth, a co-ordinator of the Harvard public health research team during the Mela in 2013 […]
Dr Nomula Hemalatha is someone who made a desire she had as a child a reality in adulthood- the desire to serve the poorest of the rural community. The doctor has now been helping people for over 4 decades in the village of Vavilala in Telengana- a village that’s not just tucked away in the […]
The proposed National Medical Commission Bill (NMC Bill) which seeks to dissolve MCI has seen doctors across the nation protesting, terming it “an undemocratic move.” While that being the case, here are what some of the concerned doctors have to say about it. ‘Highly detrimental to budding doctors’ Dr Manish Prabhakar is the president of […]
Indian doctors work day in and day out to treat patients, facing such challenges as poor doctor to patient ratio and sometimes, equally poor infrastructure. It is not to undermine the efforts of these doctors that we are upholding the rarest feats of doctors. As opposed to the accomplishments of everyday heroes, these achievements show […]
The demonetization of 500 and 1000 rupee notes has left a large number of people without enough money in hand to take care of their day to day affairs. Among them are a large number of patients. But while many hospitals are coming under criticism for turning patients away, doctors are doing their bit in […]
While the argument persists that doctors are increasingly getting wrongly accused which results in them getting entrenched in legal cases, a tele-evidence service that helps doctors give opinion to courts without appearing in person bring some relief to the doctors. One of the major issues that doctors across the country face is that they are […]
It’s been more than a week since the Prime Minister has announced the demonetization of Rs.500 and Rs.1,000 currency notes. And life across the nation has been affected by it-many people experiencing negative impact of the move. Doctors too are not exempt from the negative impacts. Doctors criticized for turning away patients when they rarely have […]
Nearly three lakh doctors from across the country will observe a two-hour strike on Wednesday. The protest will be against some of the government policies for medical professionals. As per a release by IMA, the protest will be against the National Medical Commission Bill, among other things. According to IMA, the inter-ministerial committee that was […]
More and more doctors are feeling that their skills are being wasted in government service. They have some very valid reasons to share. Below, you will six major reasons for the discontent. Lack of quality check The absence of quality check in government hospitals is something that Dr Arun R Warrier, a medical oncologist at […]