Tuberculosis patients of the country who seek help from private sector face a delay in getting diagnosed correctly-the delay could be as long as two months. And that is if the diagnosis happens at all. This sobering reality was brought out by systematic reviews of Indian studies. The reasons of delay need to be tackled […]
The Indian government has decided to launch a daily drug regimen for treating tuberculosis. This will usurp the existing alternate days schedule. In the initial phase, this is likely to be implemented in five states that include Maharashtra. It’s expected that the launch will happen by September-October of this year.The process is expected to improve […]
In 2015, the number of premature deaths from diabetes, lung diseases, heart ailments and cancer has increased to 70 percent of all global deaths compared to 42 percent in 2012. As per WHO’s most recent assessment of non-communicable diseases, this poses a huge threat to the sustainable developments of nations. As for India, one in […]
A non-government organization has urged the central as well as Assam governments to have all hospital departments and procedures under CCTV surveillance. The call was made by Anamika Ray Trust of Assam. It sought for the keeping of surgery/medical procedure record by medical institutions for a minimum of 100 days. A statement issued by the […]
The controversial order by the Rajastan health department that only women gynaecologist and staff are to treat female patients stayed in place for only ten days. For on Monday, the body withdrew the order. Earlier, the order has attracted its fair share of criticism from doctors across the state. The order was withdrawn after the […]
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 […]
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 […]
Researchers of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Public Health Foundation of India and Emory University in the United States have come together to conduct a new trial across 10 clinical centers in India and Pakistan. The trial reveals that using only medicine to control the rising costs and poor quality of life from […]
About 140 members of the Kannatthu family in Alappuzha, Kerala have webbed hands. The anomaly which has persisted in the family for two generations has attracted some media attention in recent times. Though the medical condition, syndactyly can be surgically treated the family members are not too keen on it. 65 year old Jagadamma who […]
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 […]