Allegations of Negligence were turned down, but sympathy towards patient costed Doctor Rs.50,000/- 1) A medical practitioner faced with an emergency ordinarily tries his best to redeem the patient out of his suffering. 2) He does not gain anything by acting with negligence or by omitting to do an act. Obviously, therefore, it will be […]
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Jan
Jan
Increasing deaths among Doctors due to Stress, overburden & neglecting own Health Dr.Amol Pampatwar 2011 batch Government Medical College Aurangabad MS ObGy died due to massive AMI while travelling from Miraj to Kolhapur. He was a very soft-spoken person and married a year ago. Post mortem showed lad infarct with multiple plaques in coronaries, neglected […]
07
Jan
Jan
Notice of Exemption of Credit Hours for Registration by Medical Council For renewal of Registration CME Credit hours exempted to following registered medical practitioners : Exemption of Credit Hours for Registration by Medical Council Exemptions from credit points All the below mentioned categories of exemption and doctors after completing 70 years of age are exempted […]
06
Jan
Jan
3 Patient Relatives held for assaulting Resident Doctor in Nanded Three relatives of a patient admitted to the Dr Shankarrao Chavan Government Medical College and Hospital, Nanded were arrested on Monday for allegedly assaulting a resident doctor. Dean of Nanded GMCH Dilip Mhaisekar said that a patient suffering from brain ailment was admitted to the […]
06
Jan
Jan
Homeopathy is bogus, harmful: Nobel laureate Venkatraman Ramakrishna Calling homeopathy and astrology useless and harmful practices, Nobel laureate Venkatraman Ramakrishnan came down heavily on the two, saying real science is far more interesting than “bogus” fields. Pointing out that India is the only country where a constitution asks for promoting scientific temper, the chemistry scientist […]
04
Jan
Jan
The role of the stethoscope, the ubiquitous tool of the medical profession for over 200 years, is at the center of debate in the US with a leading Indian- origin cardiologist declaring “the stethoscope is dead”. In recent years, the sounds it transmits from the heart, lungs, blood vessels and bowels have been digitised, amplified, […]
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Whether Decision to put a patient on Ventilator, problem of Bed Sores and failure to provide copies of Medical Records, can be grounds of Medical Negligence ?
03
Jan
Jan
Whether Decision to put a patient on Ventilator, problem of Bed Sores and failure to provide copies of Medical Records, can be grounds of Medical Negligence ? The case of MANMOHAN SINGH & 2 ORS. V/s. FORTIS HOSPITAL You may see the link. http://cms.nic.in/ncdrcusersWeb/GetJudgement.do… The Brief Facts : The deceased was 96 years lady, who […]
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Dec
Dec
One Post One Pay for Doctors As per central residency scheme of 1992, formed as per guidelines issued by supreme Court in 87,all residents throughout country should have one uniform rule. There was supposed be a central residency scheme all over India to ensure uniformity. Despite this state governments fail to abide Following are the […]
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Dec
Dec
Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis has expressed concern over the increasing reluctance of doctors to serve people in rural areas. He called upon the younger generation getting into the profession to understand the plight of poor rural populations, work for them and derive pleasure from their blessings. Fadnavis was speaking at the concluding function of […]
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“We are concerned about patients, but who is concerned about us?” ask striking doctors in Delhi
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Dec
Dec
“We are concerned about patients, but who is concerned about us?” ask striking doctors in Delhi Patients land into trouble each time doctors in Delhi govt hospitals go on strike Nine-month pregnant Taranum waited for almost two hours on Tuesday for her turn to come at Delhi’s Kasturba Gandhi hospital. Restless and helpless, she was finally […]