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Are Homeopaths, Ayurvedic practitioners doctors? Grandmaster’s spat with ‘Liver Doc’ revives debate

Vidit Gujrathi-Abby Philips war of words and the debate that followed revives age-old question discussed among practioners of traditional and modern medicine in India.

Same retirement age as MBBS? SC takes up plea, issues notice to AYUSH doctors

Issue came up for consideration before 3-judge SC bench led by CJI Friday. In February, Rajasthan HC increased retirement age for AYUSH doctors in state-run hospitals from 60 to 62.

President Droupadi Murmu inaugurates two-day Homoeopathy Symposium in New Delhi

The President highlighted importance of scientific research in verifying authenticity of Homeopathic treatments and in increasing the confidence of people in this medical system.

Who is challenging Ayurveda in today’s India? Meet Kerala doctor, Cyriac Abby Philips

The Liver Doc Abby Philips is now the go-to person for Ayush-related liver injury in Kerala and on social media. And he has taken on the formidable Ayurveda-Homeopathy industrial complex.

Online homeopathy consultation and treatment is now available with the click of a button

The H-Cura App is a unique platform that enables patients to consult online anywhere and anytime with leading Indian homeopathic doctors across the country.

‘No point mixing all in one’ — IMA to fight govt move to allow Ayurveda doctors to do surgery

IMA calls for nationwide protest Tuesday against govt attempt at ‘legitimising mixopathy’. Ayurveda doctors say postgraduates in their field are well-trained for surgeries.

Too much turmeric, methi, vitamin D — Doctors fight new emergencies driven by Covid fear

Doctors are seeing an increased trend of side-effects in patients that are being caused from taking high doses of self-prescribed natural herbs or medical supplements to boost immunity.

Early data from alternative medicine trials shows promising results against Covid: AYUSH secy

In an interview, AYUSH Secretary Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha tells ThePrint data from trials indicated alternative medicine therapies prevented severe Covid symptoms among people in quarantine.

Modi govt again advises homoeopathy for COVID-19, suggests sipping water boiled with tulsi

The advisory by the Ministry of AYUSH was sent to chief secretaries of all states and UTs. This time, govt also attached supporting evidence.

Forget coronavirus, homoeopathy can’t cure anything. It’s a placebo, at best

Homoeopathy may be very popular in India but global experts dismiss its efficacy. An Australian review found it ineffective, and Spain is considering a ban on it.

On Camera

No other city is like Gurugram—’so mismanaged, yet so highly spoken of’

Gurugram has a problem of structural abandonment, whether you’re a domestic worker speaking an alien language, or the much-celebrated CEO of the new hot startup.

Govt’s earlier FDI limit of 74% in insurance sector has remained underutilised, Parliament told

In the latest budget, the FDI limit was increased to 100 percent, but most foreign companies are not buying such large stakes in the Indian insurance sector.

India wanted a stable, prosperous Pakistan but our peace efforts were mistaken for weakness: Rajnath

Modi government had also made numerous efforts to establish peace with Pakistan but has now adopted a different path, militarily, to establish peace, adds defence minister.

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.