Indian Doctors

Doctors allege medical college flouting govt order on jobs for disabled

Dr Sujith Jose, a wheelchair-bound urologist serving in a government hospital in Kerala, cannot apply for the same job in the premier Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER) in Puducherry due to its "insensitive and illogical" disability criteria. According to the latest office memorandum (OM) of JIPMER for the recruitment of disabled medical professionals, any faculty in the urology department needs to have the functional ability to sit, stand and walk among other things. Jose, 34, who suffered spinal injuries while undergoing urology training, performs all these functions with the help of his wheelchair which the OM hasn't specified making him disqualified for the post. A recipient of a scholarship from the Society of International Urology in 2022 for a functional and female urology fellowship from CES University Medellin in Colombia, Dr Jose said, "I have got special training to perform urological surgeries using a standing wheelchair. Develop

30% increase in number of respiratory patients this New Year, say doctors

Respiratory illnesses increase during the winter season due to air pollutants settling down in the atmosphere

Doctors urge govt to allow fourth booster dose for medical fraternity

They say protective effect of vaccine lasts nine months to a year. For health workers that period is already over and this is the right time to boost their immunity

Suspension of senior doctor by Bihar Deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav evokes outcry

The Bihar government appeared to be on a collision course with the medical fraternity on Sunday over the recent suspension of a doctor upon the order of Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Prasad Yadav, who holds the health portfolio. Yadav had, on Friday night, carried out surprise inspections of a number of government hospitals to take stock of preparedness for the outbreak of dengue. He seemed displeased at the state of affairs at NMCH, the second largest public health care facility in the city and issued the order for suspension of its superintendent Dr Vinod Kumar Singh, who cried foul. "I will have to rethink whether to continue working with the state's health department which does not treat a senior professor like me with respect. I have discharged my duties with dedication during the COVID surge. Even now, NMCH has the highest number of patients admitted to various wards, for any government hospital in Bihar, Singh told reporters. He also alleged that Yadav was holding him ...

Private UP hospitals to display pictures, contact details of doctors

The Uttar Pradesh health department has made it mandatory for all private hospitals in the district to put up photos and phone numbers of doctors working there

How artificial intelligence is making diagnosis faster and more accurate

It addresses the shortage of radiologists and pathologists and frees up doctors to deal with complex cases

NEET UG Result 2022 announced: Check merit, cutoff, score, and percentile

NEET UG Result 2022: After much anticipation, NEET announced the result for undergraduate examinations. Read this thorough report to know the results, merit list, cutoff marks and trends

National Doctors' Day 2022: PM Modi greets 'all hardworking doctors'

IMA first celebrated National Doctors' Day on July 1, 1991, to pay tribute to Dr Bidhan Chandra Roy on his birth anniversary

SC pulls up MCC over vacant seats in NEET, says it leads to lack of doctors

The Supreme Court Wednesday pulled up MCC for leaving more than 1450 seats vacant in NEET-PG-21, saying it will not only put the aspirants in difficulty but would also lead to a dearth of doctors.

25% of patients could have caught Covid-19 in all 3 waves: Practo Report

The report 'Understanding Covid-19: Comparing all three waves in India' analyses how Indians accessed healthcare during the three covid waves.

Haryana doctors not to go on strike after govt accepts some of demands

The doctors owing allegiance to Haryana Civil Medical Services Association (HCMSA) decided not to proceed on the proposed strike on Friday after a consensus over their demands was reached

Covid-19: Mandaviya meets doctors across the states through virtual talk

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya interacted with specialist doctors from across the country to discuss the COVID-19 situation virtually on Tuesday and listened to their suggestions.

Third wave of Covid-19 here, doctors and nurses brace up yet again

The pandemic has taken a physical and emotional toll on frontline workers but they are carrying on with resilience

Doctors suggest booster dose of vaccine for better immunity against Covid

The count of antibodies in people, who have completed their vaccination some six to eight months ago, is declining, said a consultant physician at Bombay Hospital

Nurse to doctor ratio in India estimated to be 1.7:1 on basis of NSSO data

The nurse to doctor ratio in India is estimated to be 1.7:1 on the basis of NSSO data, while the ratio of allied health workers to doctors is estimated to be 1:1

Do we have enough doctors and nurses to deal with impending third wave?

921 healthcare workers paid Rs 50L each insurance claim under PMGKP scheme

Till July 15, a total of 921 doctors and healthcare workers have been paid insurance claim of Rs 50 lakh each under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package (PMGKP) scheme for Covid warriors

National Doctors' Day 2021: Significance amid pandemic, theme, history

National Doctors' Day is celebrated on July 1, in India, to mark the birth and honour the contributions of renowned physician Dr Bidhan Chandra Roy

BS Number Wise: Not enough doctors, nurses amid India's medical crisis

India had 1.16 million doctors, of whom only 80 per cent, or 0.9 million, were working, the health ministry told Parliament in late 2019

Doctors to face action for failing to certify Covid deaths,Centre tells SC

The Centre has told the Supreme Court that any death resulting from Covid-19 infection should have to be certified as Covid death, and if not done so, the certifying doctor will face action.