The two-room government dispensary in Amritsar’s Naushera Dhalla village is just 200 metres from the India-Pakistan border. Since September 28 when the Uri attack happened, the work shift for an employee has gone up from 6 to 10 hours. However, the only doctor in the dispensary was moved to camps for evacuated villagers in another […]
The Madras High Court Bench dismissed a public interest litigation petition that sought a direction to the State government and Tamil Nadu Medical Council to ban private practice of government doctors in all cadres. The plea was made on the ground that doctors could concentrate more on treating patients at government hospitals. The plea was […]
The idea of a personal tragedy leading to something that’s to the advantage of the society isn’t limited to fiction. At least, that’s what the story of how Advanced Trauma Life Support(ATLS) came into being shows: The year 1976 turned out to be tragic for Dr.Jin Styner. In that year, the American orthopedic surgeon crashed […]
To revive the fading touch of the family physician, the Medical Council of India(MCI) steps into the picture MCI has decided to initiate an MD course in family medicine An official statement to this effect was made by Dr H S Ballal, Pro Chancellor, Manipal University, Karnataka Dr Ballal said that the decision was made […]
With no provision for promotions, rural doctors are said to retire in the same post they joined in The Rural Medical Officers(RMO) cadre was created by the Punjab government in 2006, so that doctors would be available in rural Punjab The RMOs get neither promotion nor do they merit a quota in PG studies. However, […]
There seems to me no abatement in the number of dengue and chikungunya cases in Delhi. The upswing in numbers has seen the doctors-lesser in number struggling to find time for all the patients. The central zone of South Delhi Municipal Corporation is the worst affected this year Special “camps” have been set up in […]
Faced with mounting allegations against MCI, the council’s president Dr Jayshree Mehta defends the council, saying the body was not ‘given a reasonable opportunity’ to present their side of the story. Some of the things she said in this regard are: The negative attention which fell on the council is unfair. Though time was sought […]
Two hospitals in Orlando, Florida have decided not to bill the survivors of the Pulse nightclub mass shooting. The Orlando Health and Florida Hospital will write off bills of about Rs.36.8 crore for the injured. The health insurers who provide coverage for those treated by Orlando Health will receive bills. But the hospital will write […]
What with the assault on medical practitioners by patients’ attendants getting more frequent, the Madhya Pradesh chapter of IMA wants more safety cover for doctors. Assaults are frequent in the state, the most recent happening at Apple Hospital and MY Hospital Even though the Doctors’ Protection Act is in force in the state, not many […]
Cancer surgeon Dr P Jagannath has created an app called Vocalizer for Patients. Simply put, the app enables patients in ICU who may not be able to communicate vocally to make their needs known. The app incorporates visuals and voiceovers for about 60 different scenarios that arise in the ICU. The app is currently used […]