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Skin Doctor case: Can you be arrested over your social media posts in India?Social media influencer Dr. Neelam Singh, 'The Skin Doctor', was arrested by Delhi Police for alleged posts targeting businessman Sunjay Ka...- End of life, dignify by law and practiceIndia's Supreme Court has allowed the withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment for Harish Rana. This decision reinforces a structured legal ...
- National Medical Commission rules allow complaints against doctors: GovtThe National Medical Commission (NMC) faces criticism for allegedly rejecting patient appeals, despite existing regulations allowing them. ...
- Government makes unique ID mandatory for doctorsAccording to the new notification by NMC, there will be a common national medical register for all the registered medical practitioners of ...
- Code prohibits doctors from taking gifts from pharmaceutical companiesHealth Minister Harsh Vardhan said that the code of conduct for doctors in their relationship with pharmaceutical and allied sector industr...
- Doctors to prescribe generic drugs only or face action, says MCIThe MCI has also asked the medical practitioners to ensure that there is rational prescription and use of drugs, failing which action will ...
- Revamped National Medical Commission Bill put in public domain for feedbackThe bill proposes constitution of the Medical Advisory Council and to have representations from a broad set of experts drawn from across th...
- Medical Council of India may be scrapped soon"The committee on MCI has finalised its report after several rounds of deliberation on the issue with stakeholders and experts," a source s...
- Mechanism for ethical oversight of medical practice soughtA Parliamentary panel has sought a stronger mechanism for ethical oversight of medical practice to address concerns of malpractices or medi...
- Indian Medical Association drawing up digital code of conductIMA is drawing a digital code of conduct for doctors to help them maintain the profession’s code of ethics as a growing number of portals c...
- 15 doctors suspended for accepting junketsThe doctors’ regulatory body is also in the process of sending a letter to the Drug Controller General of India, urging it to warn and take...
- Doctors reveal how pressure to make profits forces them to adopt wrong practices in pvt hospitalsMy conscience began pricking and I left the hospital- Dr Gautam Mistry, Kolkata, cardiologist who left a corporate hospital after seven yea...
- Government plans to make quality accreditation mandatory for new clinical trialsFor ongoing trials, it may not be made mandatory immediately but these will also be brought under the accreditation fold eventually, he con...
- Doctors give drugs without knowing side-effects: StudyMost doctors depend on advertisements in medical journals or direct marketing by representatives to gather information about new medication...
- Advertising Industry watchdog ASCI backed by Medical Council of IndiaASCI has processed a large number of complaints of healthcare products, services & clinic ads which has mention of or promotions of doctors,
- Indian Medical Association bigwigs beyond Medical Council of India ambit?Medical Council of India now seems to be suggesting that even doctors who are office bearers in these associations are beyond its jurisdict...
- Pharma companies to compensate for clinical trial death, injuryThe decision to make compensation mandatory in such cases comes four weeks after the Supreme Court chided the government for its sloppy reg...
- MCI issues new ethics code for doctorsThe Medical Council of India (MCI) has finalised a code of conduct restraining doctors from getting influenced by drug makers through gifts...
- No probe into doctor-pharma nexus: RamadossUnion health minister A Ramadoss said doctors should follow their personal code of conduct and refrain from 'accepting perks or bribes'.
- Is your doctor being bribed to suggest your drugs?Delhi operation of a pharma co as earmarked an annual budget of Rs 2 crore for freebie for doctors in the Capital alone.
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