Mamata wants more control over private medical establishments
The draft of new clinical establishment rules of the state does not have any provision for providing relief to terminally ill patients in government hospitals as promised by Chief Minister Mamata...
View ArticleWhy is the IMA opposing generic drugs?
Medical Council of India (MCI) recently issued a directive urging the doctors to prescribe medicines only in generic terms. But the Indian Medical Association (IMA) says that without proper mechanism...
View ArticleSafdarjung hospital residential docs call off strike
Resident doctors at Safdarjung Hospital in Delhi called off their day-old indefinite strike after the administration agreed to their demands for better amenities and salaries, among others. ‘All our...
View ArticleArt of Living to conduct health camp for slum dwellers
Over 20,000 slum dwellers were treated by a team of 262 doctors in a month-long campaign by the Art of Living (AoL) foundation, it was announced here Friday. The 108 free health checkup and awareness...
View ArticleSafdarjung Hospital residential doctors go on strike – again!
Around 800 resident doctors from Safdarjung Hospital went on strike again from Tuesday evening after the Health ministry and the hospital administration reportedly failed to satisfactory action on...
View ArticleRanbaxy spurious drugs case: Indian Medical Association asks DCGI to...
The Indian Medical Association (IMA) has asked the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) to investigate the quality of drugs sold by Ranbaxy Laboratories in India. ‘We will soon be writing to the...
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Ranbaxy spurious drugs update: DCGI probe will take a month, Apollo suspends...
The DCGI will complete its preliminary examination into the charges that Ranbaxy pleaded guilty to in the US and whether those infringements have any ramifications in India, health secretary Keshav...
View ArticleRanbaxy gets assistance from the health ministry
New Delhi, June 7 (IANS): Backing pharma major Ranbaxy, who has been accused of marketing sub-standard medicines, the health ministry said there was nothing wrong with the quality of its drugs. ‘There...
View ArticleIs this the end of the Ranbaxy fairytale? Japanese owners thinking of...
Indian drug giants Ranbaxy Laboratories is facing an existential conundrum with Japanese owners Daiichi Sankyo, thinking of rechristening the company, perhaps in the hope that a name change will give...
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Shah Rukh Khan sex determination controversy: Indian Medical Association...
The Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Wednesday slammed Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan over reports that he and his wife were allegedly having a baby boy through surrogacy. ‘IMA strongly opposes any...
View ArticleIndian Medical Association shocked about rise in crime against women
New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) The Indian Medical Association (IMA) has expressed concern over the increasing incidents of sexual assault on women across India. The IMA said the recent kidnap and rape of a...
View ArticleOfficial: Shah Rukh and Gauri had a baby boy via surrogacy
It’s official. Shah Rukh Khan and wife Gauri had a baby boy via surrogacy confirms reports with the Additional Municipal Commissioner of BMC Manisha Mhaiskar, told The Indian Express, ‘The BMC has...
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Shah Rukh Khan refuses to talk about surrogate child at Chennai Express music...
A lot has been written about Shah Rukh Khan having a surrogate child, but the Bollywood superstar refused to talk about it, saying it’s a very personal matter, and he shall break his silence at the...
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Shah Rukh Khan surrogacy: Confirms he had surrogate baby, names him AbRam
Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan on Tuesday confirmed for the first time the premature birth of his and his wife Gauri Khan’s surrogate baby boy, who has been named AbRam. Shah Rukh, 47, made the...
View ArticleReview directive on ayurveda doctors: Goa medical body
The Goa Medical Council (GMC) wants the state government to ‘review’ a federal health ministry directive allowing practitioners of Indian System of Medicine (ISM) to register with the Medical Council...
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Satyamev Jayate – I’ve not insulted medical profession: Aamir Khan (Interview)
Pats and brickbats – Aamir Khan was prepared for it all when he set out to discuss burning issues in his debut TV show “Satyamev Jayate”. Fearless and convinced about the aim of the show, the...
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IMA Doctors’ Strike: Why the NCHRH bill is not a good idea
Unless you’ve been living under a rock or some other such isolated region you must know by now that the Indian Medical Association have called a nation-wide strike on June 25 i.e. today. So why are...
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Forget three, J & K docs to serve 10 years’ rural service
Serving a rural posting has been made compulsory for government doctors in Jammu and Kashmir to better address the problems of the people in far-flung areas, a minister says. ”I have made a minimum...
View ArticleReview directive on ayurveda doctors: Goa medical body
The Goa Medical Council (GMC) wants the state government to ‘review’ a federal health ministry directive allowing practitioners of Indian System of Medicine (ISM) to register with the Medical Council...
View ArticleNeed for public funding in health sector: IMA
Public health expenditure in India has dropped from 1.3 percent of the GDP in 1990 to 0.9 percent in 2012 and there is need to increase public funding in the health sector, said Indian Medical...
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