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 […]
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 […]
The frequent call of ‘negligence!’ and the subsequent assaults on doctors in India have one overwhelming reason- the public’s perception of the medical field. Unless they are aware of the constraints under which the doctors do their job in the country, the scenario will largely remain unchanged. And one of the main causes for the […]
An article titled ‘Doctor patient relationship: Changing scenario in India’ was published in the Asian Journal of Medical Sciences on the 1st of this month. It was co-written by Sourabh Pau, Senior Resident and Vikas Bhatia, Dean, Professor and Head of Department of Community & Family Medicine of AIIMS, Bhubaneswar. The article explores the reasons […]
Four days since street violence has erupted in the Kashmir valley, the hospitals in the state are grappling with caring for the injured. According to official reports the number or injured are 1,365. But the number is dramatically escalating with every day. The violent street protests by ordinary people came in the wake of the […]
Dr. Virendra Shandaliya is someone who is probably not as celebrated in the mainstream media as he should be. For this Vadodara based doctor runs a rehabilitation center for disabled persons where he not just provides care, but also makes sure that they become capable enough to earn a livelihood. What happened to Rajendra Vaghela […]
In another episode of what could be seen as a disturbing trend, a hospital was vandalized and its staff manhandled by a mob. This time, the hospital that was under attack was Dr.Baba Saheb Ambedkar Hospital in Rohini,Delhi. The incident took place on Sunday night after the death of a patient in the hospital. The […]
Many doctors in the city of Bengaluru are switching careers because of poor pay and prospects, says a recent report which appeared in Times of India(TOI). For instance, the report talks about Shakil Ahmed who landed an MBBS seat 12 years back-something he was quite happy about. However, it was only since he became a […]
The Indian doctor is a tired person. Faced with the task of looking after patients while his/her own self is crushed with stress – due to work overload and more. Yet, s/he still manages to do great things. Things that make for excellent reasons to respect him. Particularly true on this National Doctor’s Day. 1. Despite […]