At a Medical College, 185 seats went vacant towards the last round of admissions, all of which got filled last month. Each seat was sold for as much as Rs 50 to 65 lakh. Raids by Income Tax department officials at Medical college could draw more probes by other central agencies, now that it
In a country which has an increasing tax regime yet completely lacks in providing adequate and quality healthcare or medical security to its citizens, private hospitals are the only alternative left for a huge chunk of the population both rural and urban. At present, healthcare in India suffers from under regulation subjecting the populace to
Dr PremNandhini Satgunam, Associate Research Optometrist, L V Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI), Hyderabad, along with her colleagues, has done a study on Charles Bonnet syndrome (CBS), a condition in which individuals with visual impairment (VI) and with no cognitive deficits experience visual hallucinations, typically with no other sensory hallucinations. In this interview, Dr Satgunam shares
Modi government considers this bill as one of the biggest reforms The Rajya Sabha today passed the National Medical Commission (NMC) Bill even as thousands of doctors staged protests all over India. The Lok Sabha had passed the Bill on July 29. In essence, the bill provides for setting up a National Medical Commission (NMC)
NMC Bill: Overhaul or cosmetic surgery of healthcare system? An explainer The Narendra Modi government hopes the National Medical Commission (NMC) Bill will bridge this gap and give a fillip to the healthcare system in the country. HIGHLIGHTS NMC Bill will set up national medical commission to replace medical council of India Medical students will
Deepak Kumar, senior medical officer of community health centre, Indri, said they started her treatment soon after she visited the hospital. He said that she was suffering with fever and chest infection but is now recovering. The father of eightmonth-old Karishma, the first beneficiary of the much-hyped Ayushman Bharat scheme, is alleging that they are
In good news for diabetics, new drug to be 60% cheaper Diabetics in the country have something to cheer about. A completely new drug in the SGLT2 Inhibitor (sodium glucose cotransporter-2) family is being introduced here for the first time globally, which promises to disrupt the anti-diabetes market by lowering cost of therapy by nearly
Could adding calcium and magnesium to drinking water be a practical way to lower high blood pressure in people who live in areas where drinking water is deficient in these minerals? A recent study has linked drinking water of higher salinity to lower blood pressure in people living in a coastal region of Bangladesh. Sources of
Only a few drugs are approved for treating the disorder. The goal of those medications is to reduce alcohol cravings, but they do not treat psychiatric disorders. Washington: Scientists say they have developed a novel drug that may treat alcoholism by reducing alcohol intake, and also reduce depression without inducing seizures. According to studies, alcoholism
On Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi formally launched Ayushman Bharat, which is part of Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY) . The scheme, popularly called Modicare, was first announced by union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley while he presented the union budget for the 2018-19 financial year. According to the scheme, PM-JAY ‘will provide financial protection
