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Pakistan cracks down on widespread fake doctorsThousands of unqualified doctors are running illegal clinics across Pakistan. These practitioners often reuse unsterilized equipment, sprea...- Maharashtra allows homoeopaths to practice allopathy after completing a 1-year courseMaharashtra Medical Council's decision to allow homeopaths to prescribe allopathic medicines after a one-year course sparks controversy. Cr...
- 70 illegal hospitals and clinics closed in UP's SambhalIn Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh, the health department has cracked down on unqualified medical practitioners, leading to the closure of 70 illega...
- Skin cream, nasal spray, and... blindness? AIIMS doctors warn steroids misuse could trigger silent vision lossFrequent use of steroid-based treatments for respiratory issues, allergies, and skin conditions can heighten the risk of glaucoma. Experts ...
- Doctor degrees issued to 1,500 at Rs 75,000 each: Surat police bust 20-year-long fake medical degree scamSurat police dismantled a major fake degree operation. Two ringleaders issued fraudulent electro homeopathy degrees. They charged Rs 75,000...
- Playing with the mind: perils of unqualified mental health advisors on social mediaThe increase in unqualified online practitioners has sparked worries about the potential harm to those seeking assistance. Instagram accoun...
- Terminating pregnancy arising out of consensual sex: Doctors need not disclose minor's name, says HCThe Madras High Court ruled that it is not necessary for a doctor to disclose the name of a minor seeking termination of pregnancy resultin...
- All medicines to be sold under supervision of pharmacist, mandates DCGINewly-appointed DCGI Rajeev Singh Raghuvanshi has asked the state drug controllers to ensure that pharmacists should be physically present ...
- Jail for doing bad business: Why GoI should reconsider provisions of Jan Vishwas Bill that decriminalise criminalsWhy should pharma companies that harm patients or owners of pharmacies who employ unqualified personnel be exempted from prison time? There...
- Covid-19: Bengal’s move to rope in quacks divides medical community down the middleThe proposal is not new. In 2015, the state had taken the lead in providing some essential and basic healthcare training to quacks. Nearly ...
- Can Indu Bhushan deliver PM Modi’s promise of healthcare?This is as much a vote magnet as it is a social necessity. The politics of the policy can shape 2019
- Cabinet gives nod to amendments in NMC BillThe government has considered recommendations made by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health and Family Welfare on March 20, stated...
- Why some vested interests have created a fog around National Medical Commission BillNational Medical Commission Bill makes a conscious effort to bring the best in the profession to the centre stage of regulation.
- When hospitals breed illnessHealthcare, despite its function of saving lives, is also inherently risky. More than 1000 people die in the US each day because of prevent...
- Unregulated diagnostic centres of TB a challenge: Experts"Unregulated diagnosis in private sector (hospitals) and unqualified doctors prescribing drugs still pose a big challenge to control TB."
- Cover your professional risks with indemnity insuranceProfessional indemnity insurance indemnifies the insured against financial loss from a claim brought about due to an error in a service.
- Most doctors in urban India are not MBBS: StudyIn a shocking representation of the lack of essential healthcare, the largest chunk of doctors in the country do not hold the MBBS degree.
- The sorry state of public healthWith India’s dysfunctional primary healthcare system severely impairing its human capital, the govt needs to rise above rhetoric.
- ICAI guns for bogus CAsICAI to introduce monogram, unique digital identification nos and special certificates to prevent malpractices in the name of CA profession...
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