Thiopental Administration: Anaesthetist Absolved of Medcial Negligence Meghna A Singhania20 Oct 2017 12:29 PM ISTNew Delhi : In an important case concerning anaesthetists, the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission ( NCDRC) was recently seen absolving an...
Doctors fear losing their license for seeking mental health care: Study savita thakur thakur12 Oct 2017 12:50 PM ISTNearly 40 percent of U.S. physicians are reluctant to seek mental health care out of fear that it might imperil their medical license, a recent study...
Patients of female surgeons may have better outcomes: BMJ savita thakur thakur12 Oct 2017 9:56 AM ISTToronto: Patients treated by female surgeons are less likely to die in the first few weeks after operation than those treated by their male...
Need for combining research with patient care stressed: Dr Soumya Swaminathan savita thakur thakur9 Sept 2017 10:00 AM ISTNew Delhi: Research in the medical field should be combined with patient care and teaching, a top Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) official...
Healthcare expenses paralyse family finances: AIIMS study savita thakur thakur3 Sept 2017 9:43 AM ISTNew Delhi: Illness not only affects a patient's health but also financially paralyzes an entire family, be it poor or middle class, according to a...
Should doctors work longer shifts, asks new BMJ editorial savita thakur thakur29 July 2017 9:30 AM ISTThis week, The BMJ looks at the issue of working hours and burnout among doctors.An editorial warns burnout rates among doctors have reached an...
Cyberattacks can put public health at risk: NEJM savita thakur thakur13 July 2017 10:39 AM ISTWashington D.C: Recent ransomware attacks like 'WannaCry' and 'Petya' are highlighting the growing threats against health care information...
InPatients treated by Older Doctors have higher mortality : BMJ Study savita thakur thakur18 May 2017 11:41 AM ISTPatients treated by older hospital-based internists known as hospitalists are somewhat more likely to die within a month of admission than those...
Doctors should be paid by salary, not fee-for-service : JAMA supriya kashyap kashyap10 May 2017 12:41 PM ISTWhile most conflict of interest research and debate in medicine focuses on physicians interacting with pharmaceutical and device companies, one...
American Heart Association Endorses NPPA for Its Stent Price Ceiling Policy savita thakur thakur9 May 2017 12:23 PM ISTNew Delhi: While the move of the NPPA of capping the price of cardiac stents  has become a topic of debate for many in the country, it seems to have...
AIIMS symposium to deliberate upon Dengue vaccine in India savita thakur thakur29 April 2017 12:53 PM ISTNew Delhi: A symposium by AIIMS in collaboration with France will deliberate upon launching clinical trials to establish the safety and efficacy of...
UP- Controversy brews over Caste Reservations in Private Medical Colleges Meghna A Singhania14 April 2017 3:01 PM ISTUttar Pradesh: Controversy seems to have brewed over the caste reservations in private medical and dental colleges in the state, after media reports...
