WHO releases technical guidance for procurement, safe use of radiotherapy devices
More than half the cancer patients require radiotherapy as part of cancer care
Why Indian students need to go abroad to study medicine
Entrance to Indian medical colleges competitive and the tuition fees are high
South African doctors are bound by many rules. Criminal charges for mistakes may have unintended consequences
Criminalisation of medical judgment may interfere with appropriate medical decision-making
Inspection of medical colleges to become history soon
No final decision on NEXT, fee yet; NMC to take final call
NMC Bill protestors divided: Resident doctors call off strike, IMA calls for another
While resident doctors are content on being assured to be consulted, the IMA insists on continuing the protest
How do blood tests work? Medical laboratory scientists explain the process
There are a lot of steps in the pathway from blood draw to diagnosis and treatment
Rajya Sabha passes National Medical Commission Bill
The bill, which was passed by the Lok Sabha recently, has been objected to by the medical fraternity on a number of grounds
National Medical Commission Bill: IMA defers protest
The association wants to first take public into confidence and wait for 'current political situation' to get better
Medical volunteers in rural Zambia: Learning from attitudes to angels and vampires
Presence of outsiders has often produced powerful anxieties. White medical doctors in central Africa were often identified as vampires, and …
50 years of CT: This is the man you must thank
Hounsfield’s innovation transformed medicine. He shared the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1979 and was knighted in 1981
Debate around NMC Act highlights problems rankling technical education institutes
Doctors and activists across the country say NMC Act will corporatise medical education and lower the quality of healthcare providers
Shortage of specialist doctors: DNB course can be a way forward
Training in Diplomate National Board course has helped deal with shortage of specialists in rural areas and skewed population-…
National Medical Commission Bill: Govt ignored key advices
There was no mention of community health providers in the version of the Bill the parliamentary standing committee studied and their opposition …
Amendments proposed to National Medical Commission Act allow patients to appeal against erring doctors
Under the current framework, only medical practitioners and professionals are allowed to file appeals before the Ethics and Medical Registration Board
‘National Medical Commission Bill will encourage corruption, centralise power’
The Indian Medical Association and experts list a bunch of problems the Bill may introduce in the health sector if passed by the Rajya Sabha
Simply put: The full cylinders
India gasps for oxygen: How some states are holding up
Lack of medical oxygen has endangered lives of COVID-19 patients in state after state
Cluster headache is more than ‘just a headache’ — but is often misdiagnosed
Cluster headache is often misdiagnosed as migraine, sinusitis or dental problems
Revenue targets, management staff making doctors pawns in corporate hospitals: Study
‘Corporate hospitals have reduced patients to factories’
Medical waste incineration plant in Bihar’s Sone river bed faces public flak
The waste generated from 98 industrial units across Bihar will be transported to the proposed unit for burning, posing health risks to …
AI can dangerously misinform patients: WHO calls for policies for its safe, ethical use in healthcare
Unsafe use of AI can lead to people losing faith in the technology, thereby undermining its benefits
World No-Tobacco Day: ICMR calls for ban on e-cigarettes
In a white paper released on May 31, the council noted that e-cigarettes and other such devices contained not only nicotine solution, which was …
Simply put: Polltime pandemic
Corruption raises cost of healthcare by 25%: Samiran Nundy
Leading gastroenterologist Samiran Nundyco-editor of Healers or Predators?: Healthcare Corruption in India, spoke to Down To Earth about the …
Surgery risks are disproportionately high for women in Africa: New study
There’s a need for country-specific and condition-specific research into women’s surgical care and ways to improve these outcomes on …