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 […]
Two doctors at the BJ Medical College in Pune are the latest to join the list of doctors who are assaulted by patient’s relatives in the nation. This time around, the assault happened after the patient passed away on Friday. The patient was suffering from liver cirrhosis. The assault happened Friday night in ward number […]
Resort hospitals as well as multispecialty hospitals that afford great views- mostly of water bodies are becoming something of a trend, if not a norm in Kerala. With market demand for such hospitals on the rise, many are the medium-sized hospitals(bed capacity: 50 to 100) that are being revamped to attune to this market preference. […]
With the distinction of being the world’s first hospital on a train, the Lifeline Express(LLE) started off on July 16, 1991. Fifteen years later, it’s surging ahead in full blast. Since it’s maiden trip from the Victoria Terminus(now Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus) in Mumbai, many additions have been made to the list of services-even major surgeries […]
Once again, the newly enacted Clinical Establishment(Registration and Regulation) Act (CEA) has attracted the displeasure of the doctors. For the doctors affiliated to the Indian Medical Association(IMA) have unequivocally expressed their opposition to the provisions of the act. Their claim: it will just land healthcare in corporate hands and adversely affect smaller healthcare units. They […]
A research publication projects the rise of cancer mortality from 6.5 lakhs in 2012 to some 16.5 lakhs by 2035. It’s been noted that the percentage of cancer mortality is pretty much same across both sexes. The prevalent forms of cancer among men are: Prostate Lung Stomach Esophagus In women: Ovary Cervical Breast India- key […]
The valley. Known as much for the beauty of red roses that come in bloom as for the red wounds that may open up-from a stray bullet, or a bomb. A paradisaical setting which honeymooners avoid for the preservation of their limbs and more. Kashmir, no stranger to violence has been shaken by protests in […]
What the Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain said at a recent event wouldn’t be music to the ears of anyone at the Medical Council of India(MCI) The Minister pointed out in terms only too clear that the work of the MCI is to ruin the medical education system in India. He said that this process […]
A recession is a hammer that strikes at the wrong place at the wrong time. Always. And the global economy is still reeling under the effect of the last one. Bleak pictures painted with figures and charts come out for all sectors around the world. And healthcare- even though crucial, is not exempt from this. […]