Three vie for top WHO post in first election at UN health agency savita22 May 2017 9:10 AM ISTGenevea: A British physician, an Ethiopian ex-health minister and a Pakistani expert in non-communicable diseases are the three finalists vying for...
Over 50 percent Indian Doctors suffer from Hypertension: IMA savita19 May 2017 11:58 AM ISTNew Delhi: The Indian Medical Association (IMA) has recorded the maximum number of ambulatory blood pressure readings amongst the medical fraternity...
National Medical Forum launches National Hypertension Screening Research Program, Join Now savita18 May 2017 1:50 PM ISTHypertension is one of the most common lifestyle diseases today, with one in every 3 people in the world, suffering from it. Currently,...
West Bengal Clinical Establishment Act: IMA to meet Mamata Banerjee savita17 May 2017 2:09 PM ISTKolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will meet representatives of Indian Medical Association (IMA) next week for a discussion on issues...
Inordinate delays in impending National Medical commission? Meghna A Singhania8 May 2017 10:55 PM ISTNew Delhi: The proposed National Medical Commission Bill seems to be encountering inordinate delays on its journey towards promulgation through the...
CBI raids Delhi Secretariat over security scam in health savita5 May 2017 11:53 AM ISTNew Delhi: With the CBI carrying out searches at the residence and office of former Delhi Health Secretary, the AAP alleged that the probe agency...
DCW sends notice to Delhi Medical Council, AIIMS over missing baby savita5 May 2017 11:52 AM ISTNew Delhi: The Delhi Commission for Women sent notices to the AIIMS Director and Delhi Medical Council over alleged stealing of a newborn at...
Delhi Resident Doctors take Self Defence Lessons, High Court takes cognizance savita4 May 2017 10:25 AM ISTNew Delhi: In order to tackle with the rising number of violence cases against medical fraternity, the doctors of All India Institute of Medical...
ICMR along others to raise awareness of Blood Pressure to tackle Hypertension globally savita2 May 2017 9:03 AM ISTNew Delhi: Recognizing that raised blood pressure or Hypertension is the biggest single contributing risk factor to death and the burden of disease...
WB Medical Council to initiate probe on a non-member Meghna A Singhania30 April 2017 11:47 AM ISTKOLKATA: In a case of alleged medical negligence that led to the death of a young diabetic patient in 2014, the West Bengal Medical Council is now...
Prescribe only Generic Drugs or Face Action: MCI Meghna A Singhania21 April 2017 4:24 PM ISTFor any doctor found violating clauses 5 of Ethics Regulation, suitable disciplinary action would be undertaken by the concerned SMC/ MCI.New Delhi:...
India changes definition of blindness as per WHO, Check out details savita20 April 2017 12:09 PM ISTNEW DELHI: India has changed its over four- decade-old definition of blindness, bringing it in line with the WHO criteria, a step that would...
