Hippocratic oath or Charak Shapath? Medics to discuss issue next week"The issue has raised unnecessary controversy. We will be meeting next week to discuss the matter. I should not say much about it before we...
12 Feb, 2022, 08.50 AM IST
Are your medical records safe? Malicious attempts detected in four out of ten pharma devices in IndiaHospitals are not alone in facing a barrage of attacks from hackers, pharmaceutical companies are also being targetted.
16 Sep, 2019, 06.26 PM IST
Calcutta HC refuses to pass interim order on doctors' strikeThe Chief Justice, during the hearing of a PIL, reminded the striking doctors of the 'Hippocratic Oath' they take to ensure the welfare of ...
14 Jun, 2019, 08.23 PM IST
Forget nanobots, healthcare shows some disturbing trendsTechnology to treat illness and fix our body may be at highest levels ever, but healthcare has some fundamental problems.
17 Sep, 2016, 12.30 PM IST
Lying your way to a new job just got tougherCompanies have made background verification stringent, and apply a lower "severity threshold" to discrepancies in CVs to meet compliance no...
24 Aug, 2016, 01.03 PM IST
Supreme Court seeks Modi government's views on right to diePresenlty, doctors in India are not allowed under the Hippocratic Oath to switch off life support systems except in medical cases involving...
16 Jan, 2016, 05.23 AM IST
Respect for doctors getting eroded due to complaints of rude behavior: JP NaddaHealth Minister JP Nadda today said the high respect held by people for doctors is getting "eroded" due to increasing complaints of rude be...
18 Oct, 2015, 05.52 PM IST
Indians knew small pox inoculation before Jenner invented vaccine: Harsh VardhanVardhan said that most of what is taken to be modern medicine had come back to India through the "American route" after being first transla...
22 Feb, 2015, 11.33 PM IST
Poke Me: Call for euthanasia premature in IndiaIn circumstances, where the individual affected is not in full control of information regarding his or her illness, legalising euthanasia i...
30 Jul, 2014, 06.06 PM IST
Need to remove capital controls to help stabilize rupee: Ajay Shah, NIPFP'We know qualitatively that rupee depreciation are good for the economy. We also know that it takes time for these effects to play out,' sa...
21 Aug, 2013, 05.26 PM IST
Government not in favour of euthanasiaGovernment today said it is not in favour of bringing a law on mercy killings.
13 Aug, 2013, 06.25 PM IST
- Drug pricing by manufacturers, hospital retailers exploiting the consumer
The common man is pummelled by banking, insurance, real estate and other sectors, and by regulators. Health and pharma sectors can be added...
26 Nov, 2011, 03.18 AM IST
- Truth, integrity should be the hallmarks of financial planners
Integrity can be an actual differentiator. In the finance field, which deals with people’s money, it is even more important.
08 Jun, 2011, 03.52 AM IST
Death as a great guruNow that rumours of his sudden demise have been proved false, can former President Abdul Kalam expect to add more years to his life?That ha...
13 Apr, 2011, 07.37 AM IST
There is a lot to be learnt from Indian cos: Nitin NohriaHarvard Business School may not build a campus in India, but it is committed to expanding its presence and reach through its research centr...
07 May, 2010, 12.21 AM IST
- Indian professor named Harvard B-school Dean
An India-born professor and IIT alumnus who has long championed a pledge for organizational leaders and managers on the lines of the Hippoc...
05 May, 2010, 07.36 PM IST
Time for a new business ethosBusiness ethos based on comprehensive and long-term stakeholder principle, should be the positive outcome of this crisis.
15 Nov, 2008, 12.00 AM IST