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Indian origin docs to meet in Chicago

May 10, 2013

Over 2,000 doctors are expected to attend the five-day annual convention of the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI) - the largest ethnic medical organization in the US and a very politically influential …

Maharashtra doctors’ strike: 4-day-old strike called off

April 27, 2013

An official in Mumbai said that around 3,500 resident doctors in all government-run hospitals in Maharashtra have called off their four-day-old strike on Friday. ‘We have decided to call off the strike in view of the …

Maharashtra government doctors on strike for third day

April 25, 2013

Around 3,500 resident doctors in government hospitals in the state continued their strike for the third day and plan to start parallel Out-Patient Departments (OPDs) for the benefit of poor patients, a top office-bearer said on …

Return to work or face music: Bombay HC to striking docs

April 25, 2013

The Bombay High court on Wednesday asked the striking doctors all over Maharashtra to return to work failing which they asked the state government to take appropriate action against the residential doctors. The High Court feels …

Why are the Maharashtra docs striking?

April 24, 2013

The Maharashtra Association of Resident Doctors’ (MARD) strike has seen residential doctors all over the state refuse to turn up for work and the strike has affected hospitals all over Maharashtra especially in major cities …

Mumbai’s public hospital doctors go on indefinite strike

April 23, 2013

Mumbai city might be hit by another wave of strikes. Around 3,000 doctors from the city’s public hospitals are planning to go on mass ‘casual leave’. Their decision to go on an indefinite strike came after the medical …

Himachal Pradesh grapple with shortage of doctors, to hold walk-in interview

April 4, 2013

Himachal Pradesh will recruit 100 doctors through walk-in interviews to overcome the acute shortage of doctors in the state, Health Minister Kaul Singh said. The cabinet at its last meeting gave the nod to recruitment of …

Only 21 percent foreign-educated doctors can practice in India: Azad

March 19, 2013

Only 21.76 percent of Indian doctors trained abroad have qualified to practice in the country, parliament was informed on Tuesday. A total of 14,476 doctors who completed their medical degrees abroad appeared for the screening …

KEM horror: What could have gone wrong

February 17, 2013

The recent case of medical malpractice has put civic run KEM hospital, Mumbai in the spot light again. The BMC run hospital has initiated an inquiry into the alleged case of negligence in which a 34-year-old woman died on …

The Padma awardees from the medical field

February 6, 2013

108 eminent personalities made it to the list of the highest civilian awards of the country - the Padma Awards. The list included 14 doctors who made outstanding contribution in the medical field. Padma Bhushan The Padma …

Why are doctors leaving the armed forces?

December 17, 2012

Earlier this year, AIIMS was in the news for a critical shortage of doctors and on Friday a CAG report suggested that the country’s defence services are facing a similar situation. The report, tabled in Parliament on Friday, …

Private medical colleges to hold own entrance tests: Disaster on the cards?

December 13, 2012

The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed the private medical colleges to hold their own entrance test for admission to post-graduate courses for the 2013-14 academic year but restrained them from declaring the results. The interim …

25% docs in the USA use social media to explore medical info: Survey

December 10, 2012

About one in four physicians in the US uses social media once or multiple times daily to explore medical information, and 14 percent do so daily to contribute new information, says a new survey. The survey of 485 oncologists and …

China plans 10 year medical course to cultivate better docs

November 27, 2012

China has initiated a 10-year educational programme which will cultivate more high-calibre doctors and train more general medical practitioners to serve the countryside. Emphasised at improving medical students' capacity in …

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