In a bizarre incident, doctors at the Bundi government hospital, Rajasthan has removed 116 iron nails, long wire and an iron pellet from the stomach of a 42-year-old man. “I was stunned after noticing the objects in his X-ray report after which I recommended for a CT scan. That, too, confirmed the same after which […]
A recent study suggests that what we consider as a defining a symbol of the medical profession, might be harmful to us! According to the research, a doctor’s white coat can be a womb for dangerous bacteria. This can include pathogens linked to a number of hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) and drug-resistant bacteria. The findings of […]
The Government’s proposal of allowing dentists to practice modern medicine is getting strong opposition from the Indian Medical Association(IMA). Niti Aayog had proposed a Bridge Course between BDS and MBBS as an attempt to address the acute shortfall of doctors in the rural areas of the country. The proposal has already received a nod from […]
Aspiring medical students of India is all set to kickstart the course with the new curriculum that is due to roll out in August 2019. Though the MBBS curriculum has been revised after 21 years, the new curriculum also skips the issue of disability and disability rights. The Rights of Persons with Disability Act, of […]
The department of neurosurgery at PGI, Chandigarh have come up with a new solution which can be a sense of relief for the patients with back pain. Now, the patients would not have to wait for the doctor’s approval for undergoing low back surgery. The Department of Neurosurgery, PGIMER has started Stitchless Endoscopic Spine Surgery […]
The health department of the Delhi government had issued a circular which directs all state-run hospitals to file an institutional FIR in case of any incident involving abuse or violence by the patients or their attendants. According to the circular, the institution, not the individual will file FIR/complaints in case of violence against medical staff. […]
The Karnataka state government is planning to increase the fees for medical courses in government colleges by 200 per cent, according to the information by the Medical Education Minister to the Legislative Council during the ongoing winter session. Apart from this, the government also considers providing admission to Non-Resident Indian (NRI) students at state government […]
In a first, Dr Tejas Patel, a senior cardiologist from Gujarat, India has performed an angioplasty on a middle-aged woman, who was in the operating theatre of his Apex hospital, 32 km away, through the world’s first in-human telerobotic coronary intervention. The procedure was carried out by an internet-enabled robotic arm at the cath lab […]
Dhanya Nair from Kalyan was five months pregnant when an ultrasound scan revealed that her child had hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS), a rare condition that affects one in 10,000 births. It is a condition in which the left side of the heart is severely underdeveloped. In HLHS, unlike in a normal heart, the left […]
Dheeraj Kumar, 28 from Jodhpur in Rajasthan didn’t stand up straight for nearly 15 years. Now, he doesn’t have enough words to thank the doctors of the Indian Spinal Injuries Centre, Delhi who helped him stand straight after 15 years. Dheeraj’s life was as normal as anyone’s till 2001. It all started with a rheumatic […]