Under IPC, punishment for death due to negligence by doctors entailed either financial penalty or imprisonment, but under new law, jail term is mandatory.
IMA has written to home ministry stating that jail term for doctors charged with causing death by negligence should be considered only when probe officer is ‘satisfied of recklessness’.
National Medical Commission has asked students, faculty and institutions whether a single test can replace final year MBBS exams & entrance test for PG seats in medical colleges.
Terminally ill patients with a medical judgment of futility should not be offered ICU interventions, guidelines state. However, they are advisory in nature & not binding on hospitals.
L-G recommends CBI probe based on report by Directorate of Family Welfare after random monitoring of the clinics, a flagship initiative of Kejriwal govt. AAP points finger at Centre.
In a letter to Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya, People for Better Treatment says bill gives ‘unparalleled ammunition for the most reckless members of the medical profession’.
The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Bill, 2023, passed by Lok Sabha Wednesday, prescribes 5-yr jail term for causing death by negligence for all but registered medical practitioners.
Five-member panel suggests doctors can't be given brand reminders exceeding Rs 1,000 each, Uniform Code of Pharmaceutical Marketing Practices to remain voluntary, but strengthened.
Order for 87 MALE drones will be split between 2 Indian firms in 64:36 ratio to ensure there are 2 independent manufacturing lines with at least 60% indigenous components.
The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.
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