Doctors protest across nation against medic's rape-murderDoctors and nursing staff across West Bengal and India began a 24-hour strike to protest the rape and murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata...
17 Aug, 2024, 11.04 PM IST
Guidelines on medical negligence under consideration, says Union Health ministryIt has been more than 17 years since the Supreme Court, for the first time in the Jacob Mathew case in 2005, directed the Centre to frame s...
14 Mar, 2023, 10.00 AM IST
Second Covid booster shot unwarranted: SourcesIndian Medical Association (IMA) representatives and senior doctors in a meeting on December 26 urged Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandavi...
03 Jan, 2023, 05.56 PM IST
COVID Variant BF.7: IMA issues advisory, see new guidelines hereAs Covid-19 new variant cases are on peak in other countries including the USA and Japan, IMA advised all to follow the necessary steps to ...
29 Dec, 2022, 11.05 AM IST
Two Covid positive cases detected at Kolkata airportTwo persons returning from abroad have tested positive for the Coronavirus infection at the Kolkata Aiport, airport sources said on Monday.
26 Dec, 2022, 04.50 PM IST
Covid BF.7 variant: 5 things to remember while selecting right maskFollow these 5 guidelines for choosing the right mask to ensure the utmost protection against the Covid-10 BF.7 variant.
25 Dec, 2022, 04.17 PM IST
IMA writes to PM Modi, urges him to ensure 'optimum milieu' for medical professionalsIn a letter to Modi, the doctors' body said persons spreading misinformation against the COVID-19 vaccination drive must be booked and puni...
07 Jun, 2021, 03.14 PM IST
Ramdev should be booked under sedition charges: IMA in letter to PMIn its letter to Modi, the IMA said it was gratifying to note that only 0.06 per cent of people who received both the doses of vaccine "got...
26 May, 2021, 07.09 PM IST
IMA raps AIIMS for cutting quarantine period for staffThe Indian Medical Association (IMA) has criticised an order by the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in the capital reducing the qua...
28 Apr, 2021, 07.57 AM IST
Allow vaccine for non-healthcare workers to curb wastage: IMAThe government should make a provision for including those persons in the vaccination drive who are interested in getting doses so that max...
20 Jan, 2021, 05.59 PM IST
IMA demands setting up of all-India medical services for healthcare administrationThe Indian Medical Association (IMA) has demanded the setting up of an Indian Medical Service (IMS), on the lines of IAS, IPS and IFS, to b...
11 Jul, 2020, 04.18 PM IST
Banking on faith: How thousands of people lost their life savings in IMA Jewels scamThe RBI had sounded a warning about IMA in 2016 for collecting unauthorised deposits from the public.
29 Jun, 2019, 06.10 AM IST
Lok Sabha sends national medical commission bill to parliamentary committeeThe Indian Medical Association, a lobby group of 3 lakh doctors, called off the strike after the Lok Sabha referred the bill to the standin...
02 Jan, 2018, 11.39 PM IST
Doctors’ association proposes self-regulation measures in light of Max hospital controversyMedical establishments should be mandated to make billing transparent and ensure that all special investigations are “well informed and exp...
11 Dec, 2017, 05.12 PM IST
Dengue scare: Indian Medical Association cautions people against panickingIndian Medical Association said the present serotype of dengue virus is "less fatal" than the one in 2013 and appealed to people not to pan...
16 Sep, 2015, 04.23 PM IST
Indian Medical Association issues guidelines on the use of painkillersIMA issued guidelines on safety and efficacy of non-steroidal, anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) or painkillers in an attempt to clear misco...
12 Mar, 2015, 11.02 PM IST
Medical fraternity makes key suggestions for health policyHealth Policy 2015 comes up after almost 12 years. It cites 3 reasons — changing needs, inadequate healthcare expenditure and high expendit...
20 Jan, 2015, 12.33 PM IST