Annual Doctors’ Day award ceremony was held in Delhi Sunday. Dr Bhardwaj is associated with Deepanjan Charitable Trust, providing free care to BPL families, with focus on women’s health.
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.
Instituted in 1962 by the erstwhile MCI, the original award was considered the most coveted for the medical fraternity in the country but was discontinued in 2019.
IMA president Dr RV Asokan’s statement calling for the legalisation of prenatal gender determination is more than just IMA’s obligation to ensure doctors’ ease of doing business.
Survey sought responses by 3,885 doctors—both from public & private hospitals—from 22 states & UTs. Nearly 80% of those surveyed were junior doctors, who are mostly on night duties.
Dr RV Asokan, national president of the Indian Medical Association, took suo-motu cognizance amid grievances put up against Ghosh in dealing with rape-murder at the Kolkata hospital.
Health ministry has issued order to increase security by 25% in all central govt medical hospitals. States have laws to protect healthcare workers, says a senior health official.
According to the medical association, OPDs and elective surgeries across the country will be halted starting 6 am. They also sought the safety of doctors.
Under IPC, punishment for death due to negligence by doctors entailed either financial penalty or imprisonment, but under new law, jail term is mandatory.
Leading drugmakers express apprehension over CDSCO’s proposal to permit generic alternatives for key medications, emphasizing the risk of compromised drug quality.
Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.
Capable of being fired in plain and high-altitude areas, it has day-and-night capability and two-way data link to support post-launch target, aim-point update.
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.
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