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TopicIndian Medical Association

Topic: Indian Medical Association

NMC norms row: Health ministry note says govt panel opposed ‘ban’ on pharma-funded events for doctors

It also lists bodies opposed to professional conduct norms for doctors & adds that there is no provision in 2019 act giving NMC & state medical councils powers of civil court.

Prescribe generics or face penalty? Govt asks NMC to modify controversial rule for doctors

Rule part of Registered Medical Practitioner (Professional Conduct) Regulations, 2023. Opponents include Indian Medical Association, but some see it as a move in the right direction.

Don’t call practitioners of Indian medicine ‘quacks’, have rights under law, says Commission

National Commission for Indian System of Medicine says ‘defaming’ registered ISM doctors violates laws safeguarding right to practice. Letter to ‘protect them in court of law’.

2021 mistakes being repeated, stop unwarranted tests & medicines: Top doctors write to govt

In an open letter, over 30 health experts drew attention to the need for an 'evidence-based response' to the current wave of Covid and listed out policies for immediate implementation.

Covid third wave ‘inevitable & imminent’, pilgrimage, tourist travel can wait, says IMA

The statement by the doctors’ comes on a day when the annual Rath Yatra began in Puri and amid talks of allowing the 'Kanwar Yatra' in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand.

Delhi HC refuses to stay trial court order asking IMA chief not to propagate any religion

The complainant had alleged before the trial court that IMA chief J A Jayalal was misusing his position and misleading the nation in order to convert Hindus to Christianity.

IMA seeks PM Modi’s intervention to stop assault on doctors and ensure safe working spaces

The IMA in a letter Monday urged PM Modi to resolve their long-pending pleas, and sought effective deterrent for those indulging in attacking health care professionals.

Doctors’ association to hold nationwide protest on 1 June against Ramdev’s allopathy remarks

Even after raising objections to statements by Ramdev, no action has been taken yet, the Federation of Resident Doctors Associations (FORDA) said in a statement on Saturday.

‘Keep quiet, I’m talking’ — Dr Jayesh Lele, IMA head who took on Ramdev in Covid fight

IMA's calls for FIR and sedition charges against Ramdev over his unfounded claims on allopathy have been led by Dr Lele. Colleagues say Ramdev brought out the 'original Lele'.

Will withdraw complaints against Ramdev if he takes back remarks: IMA chief

The IMA had also sent a defamation notice demanding an apology from the yoga guru within 15 days, failing which it said would take appropriate action for Rs 1,000 crore compensation

On Camera

SIR drive isn’t NRC-CAA—it can exclude millions of genuine voters, not just Muslims

India is a country where access to documents and digital systems is still uneven. Election Commission's SIR must not turn into a hostile exercise.

Asia’s ‘weakest’ link: Yunus on a tightrope as Bangladesh tries to fix banks without breaking economy

With 20.2 percent of its total loans in default by the end of last year, Bangladesh had the weakest banking system in Asia. Despite reforms, it will take time to recover.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.