Doctors Divided on Live Surgeries: NMC to form committee to take a call Kajal Rajput2 Nov 2023 2:02 PM ISTShould live surgeries be allowed in India?This has indeed become a matter of huge debate ever since a plea was filed in the Supreme Court, last...
Bond Service Relief: Tamil Nadu slashes tenure for Non-Service PG Medicos to 1 year, Bond Amount to Rs 20 Lakh Barsha Misra2 Nov 2023 1:49 PM ISTChennai: In a major relief to non-service postgraduate medical students in Tamil Nadu, the State has reduced the tenure of the bond period from...
One Doctor, One Registration: How the National Medical Register will remove duplication of state medical council registrations Barsha Misra1 Nov 2023 2:49 PM ISTNew Delhi: The much-anticipated National Medical Register (NMR) will finally come into effect by the end of the next year i.e. 2024 or in 2025,...
HC Relief to MD Medicine Doctor, says Quarantine period counts as part of bond service during COVID Duty Farhat Nasim1 Nov 2023 9:30 AM ISTChennai: In a significant ruling, the Madras High Court has observed that the quarantine period for postgraduate medical students engaged in Covid...
Delhi-based Private hospital, doctors directed to pay compensation for failing to provide appendix treatment to minor patient despite diagnosis Farhat Nasim31 Oct 2023 6:54 PM ISTNew Delhi: Holding a private Delhi hospital and its doctors sheer negligent in administering appropriate treatment for appendix to a minor patient...
Biometric attendance: Karnataka Medical Colleges share concern on safety of data Barsha Misra31 Oct 2023 9:30 AM ISTBengaluru: Just on the day when India reported that ICMR data of 81.5 Crore people had been breached, Karnataka Medical College authorities were...
NMC Advice: Doctors should Carefully Document Patient's Case History, Examination Findings Barsha Misra30 Oct 2023 6:08 PM ISTNew Delhi: Observing that proper documentation is the best defence of a treating physician in medical negligence cases, the National Medical...
HC comes to rescue of Gastroenterologist who received notice over failure to report for COVID duty Farhat Nasim30 Oct 2023 12:38 PM ISTChennai: In a major relief to a surgical gastroenterologist, the Madras High Court (MHC) has dismissed the show cause notice issued by the State...
Post Surgery Complications Lead to Organ Loss: Commission relief to doctors on medical negligence charges Farhat Nasim29 Oct 2023 7:31 PM ISTNew Delhi: Emphasizing the limited scope of revisional jurisdiction and finding no jurisdictional errors in their decisions, the National Consumer...
CPS Courses to Restart? Maharashtra Medical Education Dept Rethinking its Decision of Derecognition Barsha Misra29 Oct 2023 9:30 AM ISTMumbai: The Medical Education Department in Maharashtra is reportedly rethinking its decision to derecognise College of Physicians and Surgeons...
What's the most common cause of Complaints against doctors? Here's what NMC says Barsha Misra28 Oct 2023 2:43 PM ISTNew Delhi: Explaining why doctors get sued, the National Medical Commission (NMC) recently observed that one of the most common causes of...
Forceps Left Inside Patient's Abdomen At GMC Kozhikode: Doctors, Nurses to Face Action, police looks for prosecution Barsha Misra28 Oct 2023 9:30 AM ISTKozhikode: In the latest update regarding the alleged medical negligence case in Government Medical College Hospital (GMC) Kozhikode, where...
