To become a doctor is a dream of many. But one can feel the real struggle when they jump to the environment of the medical college. It can take a toll on the mental health of the students. Considering the back-to-back incidences of medical students’ suicides and violence against resident doctors, Indian Medical Association(IMA), in […]
Long working hours, no sleep, no breaks! That’s how most of the Indian resident doctors work. The long run of the resident doctors from ward to ward is just similar to that of athletes participating in a marathon. Their battle over the working hours is years old. Often people blame doctors even for a small […]
The government will soon introduce a National Medical Register to maintain a complete record of all medical professionals, Indian and foreign origin, practising in hospitals or holding teaching and research assignments in medical colleges in India. The centre has framed part-rules under the newly-enacted National Medical Commission Act. Two sets of rules have been framed […]
The incidents of violence against the doctors in India continue to occur at an alarming rate. To curb the situation, the Pune doctors have decided to stop providing treatment for those who verbally or physically abuse them. The Pune chapter of Indian Medical Association is the first in the country to start such an initiative. […]
The Advanced Cardiac Centre of the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) has given a new lease of life to an elderly patient. The doctors at PGI has installed two stents in a 103-year-old heart patient. According to the institute’s official statement, the patient was the oldest to have undergone the procedure in […]
India is all set to celebrate its seventy-three years of freedom! On this Independence day, as we turn back the pages of the past, it’s pretty clear that the road to development was not an easy one. We have come a long way since 1947. India’s progress can be measured through our world rankings in […]
Seven-year-old Ravindranath was a normal kid, except for a swollen lower right jaw. The swelling looked like a symptom of tooth decay to his parents. But little did they know that there were nearly 526 teeth tucked inside his tiny jaw. He didn’t have all these teeth in his mouth, which would have otherwise, given […]
India is expected to meet the WHO norm of 1:1000 doctor-patient ratio by 2024. With the establishment of 2500 new hospitals proposed in the next five years, It is expected to create 2.5 million additional jobs in the health sector, thus attaining the WHO norm of one doctor for every 1000 patients, said Dr VK […]
The health department of Kerala has decided to extend the OP timing till 6 pm from 9 am in hospitals with more than four doctors. The department has decided to initiate this despite the protest from the doctors. The doctors association has termed the decision undemocratic since the government didn’t discuss it with the respective […]
In a recent move, Bihar Cabinet has decided to provide AYUSH practitioners equal pay as allopathic practitioners. AYUSH(Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy) practitioners working with government will now get paid par to the allopathic medical practitioners of the state. The policy has got its approval from the health ministry of the state […]