As incidents of violence against doctors continue to occur, the health ministry is planning a 10-year jail term, and a fine between Rs 2 lakh to 10 lakh, for persons who found guilty of physically or mentally abusing doctors. This strong message to the public is according to the draft bill provisions meant to prevent […]
Medical students and doctors across the country join hands in protest against the National Medical Commission (NMC) Bill 2019. The Indian Medical Association (IMA), the largest body of doctors and students in the country, has given a call to all students across medical colleges to observe a 24-hour hunger strike on Wednesday as a mark […]
Any life-threatening disease that affects a hundred people in a population of one lakh can be considered ‘rare’. Primary immune deficiency disorders, inborn errors of metabolism, and Lysosomal Storage Disorders (LSD) such as Pompe disease and Gaucher disease are some of the commonly found rare diseases in the State of Kerala. Treatments for such rare […]
India will be launching its first human genome mapping project by October. This move will help the researchers get closer to developing effective therapies for treating diseases like cancer. The first phase of the project initiative called the Genome India project would catalogue the genomic data of 10,000 Indians. Dr Renu Swarup, secretary, Department of […]
A baby born after 37 weeks of gestation can now be considered for organ donation. A panel of medical experts has drafted guidelines to address the puzzle over declaring brain deaths in the paediatric age group. According to the proposed rules, a baby born after 37 weeks of gestation can be declared brain dead and […]
The medical profession in India is one of the most stressful careers. The increasing patient demand in hospitals and clinics can lead to increased stress among physicians. This over-burden can lead physicians to a state of burnout. Besides the obvious effects on the health and happiness of doctors, physician burnout leads to low-quality patient […]
The Medical Council of India(MCI) has recently revamped the MBBS curriculum. Communication as a subject for medical education is scheduled to be introduced this year in the new curriculum. But, according to the doctors, this measure is a classic example of misdirected action. The main aim behind the plan in bringing communication skills as a […]
The Union Government, in the first session of new Lok Sabha, plans to re-introduce National Medical Commission Bill(NMC Bill), which aims to usher in mega reforms in the medical education sector. The NMC bill, introduced in December 2017, got lapsed with the dissolution of the 16th Lok Sabha. According to the sources, with the formation […]
The country’s largest doctor’s body, Indian Medical Association(IMA) has demanded a comprehensive review, repeal and reconception of the Pre-conception and Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, (PCPNDT), twenty-four years after its implementation. PCPNDT act was enacted to ban the misuse of sex-selective abortions and female foeticide. According to IMA, the act has miserably […]
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. […]