Step up efforts to eliminate measles outbreak: WHO Medical Dialogues Bureau27 April 2019 9:15 AM ISTWhile rubella causes irreversible birth defects, measles is a killer disease. New Delhi: Amidst increasing cases and...
29 lakh children in India miss first dose of measles vaccine: UNICEF Medical Dialogues Bureau26 April 2019 9:30 AM ISTAn estimated 169 million children missed out on the first dose of the measles vaccine between 2010 and 2017, or 21.1 million children a year on an...
Mission DELHI: ICMR, AIIMS launch pilot project for dealing with emergency of heart attack, Release Helpline No Farhat Nasim25 April 2019 9:00 AM ISTNew Delhi: In a major initiative with the Cardiology and Emergency Medicine departments of AIIMS, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)...
RTI Shocker: No record of Pathological laboratories running in Mumbai, says BMC Shagufta Perween Perween21 April 2019 9:09 AM ISTMumbai: A recent reply to the RTI filed by Maharashtra Association of Practicing Pathologists and Microbiologists (MAPPM) has revealed that there is...
Indian Psychiatric Society sees red with the upcoming movie title Mental hai Kya Medical Dialogues Bureau20 April 2019 9:00 AM ISTMumbai: Tension has erupted between the Indian Psychiatric Society and the makers of an upcoming movie after the former wrote to the Censor Board...
MCI Gazette lays down time Schedule for Medical colleges applying for PG Medical courses Medical Dialogues Bureau19 April 2019 10:22 AM ISTNew Delhi: Through a recent gazette notification, the apex medical regulator (Medical Council of India, MCI) has laid down the process as well as time...
WHO releases first guideline on digital health interventions Medical Dialogues Bureau18 April 2019 2:37 PM ISTWHO today released new recommendations on 10 ways that countries can use digital health technology, accessible via mobile phones, tablets and...
MCI Gazette amends feeder qualifications to 2 DM, 4 MCh courses Medical Dialogues Bureau17 April 2019 3:32 PM ISTNew Delhi: Through a gazette notification, the Medical Council of India has amended the feeder qualifications of 2 DMÂ (Doctor of Medicine) and 4 Mch...
Measles cases rise up by 300 percent consecutively for past two years Globally: WHO Medical Dialogues Bureau17 April 2019 9:15 AM ISTPreliminary global data shows that reported cases rose by 300 per cent in the first three months of 2019, compared to the same period in 2018. This...
Total Shortage of 6 Lakh doctors, 20 Lakh nurses in India: Report Medical Dialogues Bureau15 April 2019 11:21 AM ISTIn India, there is one government doctor for every 10,189 people (the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends a ratio of 1:1,000) or a deficit of...
Quality Primary Care key to Advancing Universal Health Coverage: WHO Medical Dialogues Bureau7 April 2019 9:30 AM ISTNew Delhi: Quality health care services at the community level, without financial hardship, is fundamental to advancing universal health coverage, the...
MCI Board of Governors Clarify on Who Can sign Laboratory Reports Meghna A Singhania5 April 2019 10:23 AM ISTNew Delhi: Settling the matter on the issue of " Who can sign Laboratory Report?", the Medical Council of India recently communicated its decision...
