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...
18 Apr, 2025, 06.54 PM IST
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
Amazon’s q-comm move; green shoots for IT sectorHappy Monday! Amazon wants to catch up in the quick commerce race. We have a Monday AM scoop on the latest from the US ecommerce major in t...
22 Jul, 2024, 07.42 AM 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
NirogStreet raises $ 2 million funding, aims to boost tech-led Ayurveda platformThe startup is getting huge response from the deeper pockets of the country as only 30% of the doctors on its platform are from tier 1 citi...
08 Oct, 2020, 01.12 PM 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
India loses ground on global motherhood indexAccording to Save the Children, Indian children on average spend 11.7 years in formal schooling and 52.7 out of 1,000 children in India die...
05 May, 2015, 09.26 PM 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
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
- 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
- National tax tribunal ready to roll
The time taken to resolve tax disputes will soon be drastically reduced thanks to an ordinance promulgated by the government last week amen...
05 Feb, 2007, 01.12 AM IST