80 percent of the doctors, 75 per cent of dispensaries and 60 percent of hospitals in India are in urban areas as per a report released by research firm, KPMG and the Organisation of Pharmaceutical Producers of India(OPPI). The release of the survey happened at the Fifth Healthcare Access Summit organized by OPPI with the […]
On Friday, an overwhelming 40 knives were surgically removed from within a man’s body in an operation that lasted 5 hours. The 42 year old man had swallowed knives for a period of two months. As per Dr Jitender Malhotra who was involved in the operation, the patient had a wild urge to consume metal. […]
There are certain questions in the context of medical practice to which clear-cut answers are unavailable. For instance, is it ethical for a doctor to accept expensive gifts from his/her patient. Or what exactly differentiates a ‘good’ touch from a ‘bad’ touch during a clinical procedures, should the doctor perhaps conduct genital tests without following […]
All allopathy doctors who practice in Telangana, counting around 45,000 in numbers, including 18,000-odd medical practitioners in Hyderabad will get a unique identity card. This comes under the Digital Mission Mode Project(DMMP), as decided by the MCI. The DMMP is an e-governance project the aim of which is to create a unified database for all […]
The Mohalla or Community Clinics that were launched in Delhi has seen a good degree of success. In these clinics where primary medical care is provided free of cost, some of the most needy of the society are finding relief. Now, the model is being planned to be replicated in Mumbai by the Aam Aadmi […]
Amidst all the hue and cry surrounding the L.H. Hinranandani Hospital kidney transplant issue, ironies loom large. Irony no:1- While five doctors of the hospital including the CEO, Dr. Sujit Chatterjee were behind bars, others more entwined in the issue-including the donor, donee and the medcial social worker were out on bail. Irony no:2- This […]
Many of the sitting and former members of the Dental Council of India(DCI) have asked the government to instigate a mechanism that will supercede the council. The demand comes with the allegation that the council is rife with irregularities-not the least of which is the way in which the president and many members were appointed. […]
Senior doctors of Tamil Nadu has urged the state government to provide better access to preventive care, thereby helping to control the healthcare cost which can be exorbitant. The doctors opined that this would be a better alternative to using up all the funds for diagnosis and treatment. The doctors made the exhortation on the […]
Patients at Ram Mohan Lohla Hospital, AIIMS, PGI Chandigarh and NIMHAMS will exercise from next month what could become a permanent fixture in the Indian medial landscape-they will provide feedback regarding the quality of services which will help determine the rating for the hospital. As a way to provide star ratings to government health facilities, […]
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, […]