Not carrying out pre-operative investigations amounts to gross negligence: Consumer Court slaps Rs 10 lakh compensation Farhat Nasim18 Feb 2024 8:21 PM ISTMadurai: The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission in Madurai has directed a hospital to pay Rs 10 lakh compensation holding it vicariously...
Strong mechanism must be in place at AIIMS Selection Committee to protect interests of SC, ST candidates: Parliamentary Panel Barsha Misra18 Feb 2024 7:45 PM ISTNew Delhi: Raising concerns regarding bias faced by the SC/ST candidates at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Delhi, a...
NMC should make it easier for medical students to report ghost faculty, zero attendance: Parliamentary Panel Barsha Misra17 Feb 2024 6:37 PM ISTNew Delhi: A Parliamentary Committee on Health recently advised the National Medical Commission (NMC) to make it easier for the medical students...
Rs 18k stipend granted for FMGs in Maharashtra, similar benefits demanded across India Barsha Misra17 Feb 2024 4:01 PM ISTMumbai: Granting major relief to the Foreign Medical Graduates (FMGs) undergoing internship in the State, the Maharashtra Government has decided...
SC Grants Relief to Doctor for Storing Small Quantity Medicines without Licence, Says Does Not Endanger Public Interest Barsha Misra16 Feb 2024 4:24 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Supreme Court recently granted relief to a doctor by setting aside a two-year jail term imposed on him for storing certain...
No negligence was found in medical council order, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital calls Delhi Consumer Court compensation order "Surprising" Barsha Misra16 Feb 2024 3:21 PM ISTNew Delhi: Defending itself against the recent order by the State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, which ordered it to pay compensation...
Multiple registrations of doctors with various State Medical Councils makes tracking difficult, Parliamentary Panel gives recommendations Barsha Misra15 Feb 2024 3:49 PM ISTNew Delhi: Highlighting that dual registration of doctors with the respective State Medical Councils where they practice and any other place...
Stipend hike: MBBS interns in Maharashtra GMCs now to get Rs 18k per month Farhat Nasim15 Feb 2024 9:30 AM ISTPune: The Maharashtra State Government has sanctioned a substantial raise in the monthly stipend for MBBS intern doctors from government medical...
Faculty shortage in India is twofold- Genuine shortage and lack of inclination to teach at college level: Parliamentary Panel Barsha Misra14 Feb 2024 6:34 PM ISTNew Delhi: The shortage of faculty across the medical colleges in India is not only due to the genuine shortage of qualified faculty, but it is...
Bombay HC Quashes Rape Case Against Doctor, imposes Rs 5 lakh fine Barsha Misra14 Feb 2024 9:30 AM ISTMumbai: Granting relief to a doctor, the Bombay High Court recently dismissed an alleged rape case lodged against him with the complainant's...
Private Medical Colleges Failing Students Deliberately, charging additional fees for repeating semester: Parliamentary Panel Barsha Misra13 Feb 2024 6:37 PM ISTNew Delhi: Some of the private medical colleges have been deliberately failing medical students during mid-semester exams and charging additional...
Flexner Model: Parliamentary Panel Advises NMC to Study International Best Practices Barsha Misra13 Feb 2024 5:19 PM ISTNew Delhi: A Parliamentary Committee has recently recommended that the National Medical Commission (NMC) should undertake a comparative study of...
