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 ...
16 Mar, 2025, 01.49 PM IST
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...
06 Dec, 2024, 04.55 PM IST
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...
21 Jul, 2024, 04.55 PM IST
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...
18 Aug, 2023, 02.07 PM IST
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 ...
18 Mar, 2023, 12.50 AM IST
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...
05 Jan, 2023, 08.18 AM IST
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 ...
09 May, 2021, 06.26 AM IST
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
16 Aug, 2018, 08.08 AM IST
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...
28 Mar, 2018, 08.46 PM IST
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.
06 Feb, 2018, 07.25 AM IST
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...
31 Mar, 2016, 11.55 AM IST
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."
02 Oct, 2014, 10.37 AM IST
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.
24 Oct, 2013, 09.39 AM IST
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.
03 Aug, 2013, 10.48 AM IST
The sorry state of public healthWith India’s dysfunctional primary healthcare system severely impairing its human capital, the govt needs to rise above rhetoric.
02 Apr, 2010, 04.05 AM IST
- ICAI guns for bogus CAs
ICAI to introduce monogram, unique digital identification nos and special certificates to prevent malpractices in the name of CA profession...
14 Jan, 2008, 01.12 AM IST