Kent RO Purifier’s advertisement claiming that it provides the safest drinking water has been held by the Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) to contravene the council’s code and the company has been asked to modify or withdraw the ad or seek a review of the decision by September 15. After examining a complaint […]
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AERB against use of dental X-rays for age determination The Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) has criticised the recent move of issuing birth certificates to children based on age determination tests done after conducting dental X-rays. The AERB is the regulator for medical diagnostic application. Its contention is that the practice does not reveal the […]
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Many doctors working in India’s private hospitals are under pressure to carry out unnecessary tests and procedures to meet revenue targets, according to The BMJ. In a special report published in The BMJ, Meera Kay, a journalist in Bangalore, asks what can be done about financial targets for doctors working in profit driven hospitals that […]
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Karnataka Doctors’ Strike enters 5th Day !!! Government still unresponsive to Demands. Lathi charge against students at Bidar #protestforhike
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The number of inpatients at the State-run Krishnarajendra and Cheluvamba Hospitals, attached to the Mysore Medical College and Research Institute (MMCRI), has dropped marginally owing to shortage of doctors following their indefinite strike. Only emergency cases were being admitted as inpatients. With the striking doctors boycotting emergency services, senior doctors and heads of departments from […]
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National Health Mission State Health & Family Welfare Society, Tripura Palace Compound, Agartala State Health & Family Welfare Society, Tripura are going to filled up different category of post on contractual basis at a fixed pay for 11(eleven) months, which may be extended based on the performance till Project period for the following post: […]
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Pointing to glaring lapses and loopholes in the collection of professional tax from medical practitioners, a committee of the state legislature has called for doctors to be registered for the tax and the money to be recovered from them. “Though the recovery of professional tax from medical professionals in Maharashtra is better than the same […]
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District Health & Family Welfare – West Bengal Job Post : Medical Officer Qualification: MBBS or equivalent degree from institution recognized by MCI must have completed compulsory rotatory internship. Preferential Qualification : Diploma / MD Public Health/ PSM/ Community Medicine / CHA / Tuberculosis & Chest Diseases. Age Limit : 65 yrs Pay Scale : […]
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Delhi Transport Corporation Job Post : Medical Officers Educational Qualification : MBBS/MD No.of Post : 17 Remuneration : Part time Medical Officers having less than 4 years experience will be paid remuneration @ 4000/- per hour per month (i.e. Rs.4000X4=Rs. I6000/- consolidated). Age : 50 Yrs Application Procedure : Application should sent their applications […]
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The 2500 doctors strike under the banner of Karnataka Association of Resident Doctors (KARD) has moved into its third day now, with government healthcare services taking a sharp hit. The resident doctors are sitting in a Dharna outside their respective hospitals, with wards and even emergencies at certain places being manned by the consultants and […]
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The humanitarian non-governmental organization Médecins Sans Frontières popularly known as ‘Doctors Without Borders’ is about to take ‘Phantom’ to the court. According to the organisation the movie has put the doctors in threat due to the misrepresentation of the group in the storyline. Established in 1971, Doctors without borders or MSF works in war-torn […]