after the recommendation made by MCI of disapproving the proposed medical colleges to the Centre, the medical education department stepped up efforts and started preparation to make the proposed medical colleges operational as per the MCI norms.The MCI had presented the report, which pointed out flaws in these colleges, at the executive committee meeting held […]
PETALING JAYA: As many as 500 clinics run by general practitioners (GPs) were estimated to have closed between 2014 and 2016 due to poor business. And the Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) is worried that the situation may worsen. Its president Dr Ravindran R. Naidu said a study involving 1,800 GPs revealed widespread concern over the […]
NEW DELHI: The concept of primary health centres became a buzzword recently with the inauguration of mohalla clinics by the AAP-led Delhi government. But it has been in existence across the country for decades. In Delhi, both the state government and the municipal corporations have been running several of them. But their condition is so bad […]
One year Certificate Courses for in-Service Medical Officers (MBBS) In reference to this Directorate Order No. Gazetted/DPC/C.Coursel 2014/972 dated 18-11-2014 and 1071 dated 06-01-2015, 267 selected in service doctors have been sent to Government Medical Colleges of the State on training for One year Certificate Course in, 10 Specialities. As directed, applications are re-invited for […]
SURAT: Five doctors, including the dean of the Government Medical College (GMC) Surat, were booked in Khatodara police station on Wednesday for allegedly abetting suicide of a 24-year-old resident doctor. The victim had ended life on Tuesday by jumping from an under-construction hospital building on New Civil Hospital (NCH) campus. The accused were also booked under Prevention of Atrocities Act following allegations […]
The technology developed by UCF scientist Aristide Dogariu uses an optical fibre to beam light through a patient’s blood and interpret the signals that bounce back. Researchers believe that in some situations it could replace the need for doctors to wait while blood is drawn from a patient and tested. “I absolutely see the technique […]