As a way to incentivize doctors for serving in rural regions of India, the Supreme Court on Tuesday granted the doctors the benefit of extra marks in admission to different Post-Graduate(PG) courses. In this regard, a bench that was headed by Chief Justice T S Thakur held that eligible in-service doctors will be granted extra […]
The Clinical Establishments Act. There’s hardly a doctor in India who would smile happily upon hearing that term. The more technically accurate name of the act is The Clinical Establishments (Registration and Regulation) Act, 2010. And it has invited severe criticism from many in the medical fraternity, some viewing it as impractical in many ways, […]
This is probably not a good time to be the Medical Council of India (MCI). In what is seen as an embarrassment to the organization, a panel appointed by the Supreme Court overruled its decision that denied permission for 86 new medical colleges in the academic session starting September 30. The panel, in fact was […]
Instigating Ayush in 2014 was one of the more talked about moves in Indian medicine in recent times. And a significant question that many began asking after it concerned a possible future in which the best of both traditional and western medicine are clubbed for the greater good. The question has divided people with different […]
When a 37 year old software engineer was recently diagnosed with a rare form of breast cancer, it was already spreading fast, rising the risk of both the breasts being removed. Faced with the crisis she consulted Dr.Somashekhar S.P, one of the leading oncologists in the country at a Bengaluru hospital. The doctor fed the […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
This is a voluntary code of Marketing Practices for Indian Pharmaceutical Industry for the present and its implementation will be reviewed after a period of six months after the period of issue. If it is found that it has not been implemented effectively by the Pharma Associations/Companies, the Government may consider making it a […]
It’s estimated that 9% of Indians are active social media users. A report put out by the digital agency, We Are Social says that Facebook and WhatsApp are the dominant social platforms after which come Google Plus and Twitter. And doctors in India are taking to the social platforms like Twitter and Facebook to connect […]