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Army doctor uses hair clip, pocket knife to deliver baby on railway platform

Major Rohit Bachwala used a hair clip and a pocket knife as tools during the emergency delivery of a baby girl right on the platform in UP's Jhansi.

NMC relaxes medical faculty rules, aims to widen pool of medical professors

New NMC faculty rules allow more specialists to be appointed as professors, supporting the Union Health Ministry's push to expand medical education by 75,000 seats in five years

'None of them are really doctors': Liver Doc takes on Vidit Gujrathi on X

Modern medicine Vs Ayurveda: new feud between Chess grandmaster Vidit Gujrathi and Dr Cyriac Abby Philips on Doctor's Day ignites controversy on X

National Doctors' Day: Why India celebrates its medical heroes on July 1

Observed on July 1, National Doctors' Day honours Indian medical professionals and commemorates the legacy of Dr B C Roy, a pioneer of public health

Happy National Doctors' Day 2025: 50+ wishes, messages and quotes to share

National Doctors' Day 2025 in India: Celebrate by honouring doctors with heartfelt wishes, inspiring quotes, and meaningful messages of gratitude

15 Motherhood Myths Busted by Doctors | Fact-check Friday: What Indian Moms Should Know

“You mustn’t bathe after delivery.” “Eat lots of ghee.” “Small breasts mean less milk.” New moms in India are bombarded with advice—much of it outdated or just plain wrong.

IVF After 40: Miracle or Myth? Doctors bust common fertility myths

Can IVF help you get pregnant at 40 or beyond? Is it really a shortcut to motherhood?

12 Cancer Myths You NEED to Stop Believing | Doctors Explain

Think only smokers get lung cancer? Or that cutting sugar stops cancer growth?

Centre launches standard curriculum for ten allied healthcare professions

Aims mandatory implementation of curriculum in allied healthcare institutes by 2026

Trump fit to serve as commander in chief: Doctor after physical assessment

Donald Trump's doctor says the oldest man to be elected president is fully fit to serve as commander in chief as the White House released the results of Trump's physical exam from Friday. Trump is 78, and his physician, Navy Capt. Sean Barbabella, cited what he said is Trump's active lifestyle and said it continues to contribute significantly to the Republican president's well-being. Trump turns 79 on June 14. In a report released Sunday, the doctor said in a summary that Trump is fully fit to execute the duties of Commander-in-Chief and Head of State. The results showed Trump has dropped 20 pounds since his last physical as president in 2020. He weighed 244 pounds back then and is now down to 224 pounds. The exam summary noted that Trump previously had cataract surgery. A common procedure among aging people, the surgery typically involves removing a cloudy eye lens and replacing it with an artificial lens to help clear up vision. Barbabella said Trump's days include participatin

Who is 'N John Camm', fake doctor linked to 7 deaths in Madhya Pradesh?

The accused, Narendra Yadav, who had been appropriating the identity of a renowned British cardiologist, is now absconding

PG in focus as govt sets target to add 10,000 medical seats this year

Experts bat for equitable regional distribution of seats

Doctors may face suspension in NMC probe over pharma-sponsored trips

This was in violation of the UCPMP rules, which regulate interactions between pharmaceutical companies and HCPs and prohibit foreign trips, gifts, and inducements as unethical marketing practices

Lilavati Hospital to invest Rs 800 crore in 300-bed cancer care institute

The Cancer Care Institute is expected to create 5,000-6,000 jobs, which will include roles for over 400 specialized doctors, healthcare professionals, and support staff

Licence of Indian American doctor revoked for illegally harbouring 2 women

The medical license of an Indian American physician has been permanently revoked for illegally recruiting and harbouring two Indian women to be household servants for low pay. Dr Harsha Sahni, who maintained a rheumatology practice in Colonia, New Jersey, pleaded guilty to federal charges of conspiracy to conceal and harbour aliens and filing a false tax return last February. She is scheduled to begin serving a 27-month prison sentence handed down by a federal court judge in October 2024, Attorney General Matthew J Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs announced on Wednesday. Sahni had been temporarily suspended from the practice of medicine since September 2023, as the State pursued an administrative action to revoke her license in the wake of her criminal plea. The revocation announced today brings closure to a disturbing case in which a physician sworn to uphold the highest standards of care and compassion exploited and abused vulnerable victims for her own financial gain

Doctor-population ratio in country is better than WHO standard: Nadda

The doctor-population ratio is 1:811 in the country which is better than the WHO standard of 1:1000, Union Health Minister J P Nadda informed the Lok Sabha on Friday. As per information provided by the National Medical Commission (NMC), there are 13,86,145 allopathic doctors registered with the State Medical Councils and the National Medical Commission (NMC) as on November, 2024, he said. "Assuming 80 per cent availability of registered allopathic doctors and around 6.14 lakh AYUSH doctors, the doctor-population ratio in the country is around 1:811 which is better than the WHO standard of 1:1000," Nadda said. The government has increased the number of medical colleges and subsequently increased MBBS seats, he said. The minister said there is an increase of 102 per cent in the medical colleges from 387 before 2014 to 780 as of now. Further, there is an increase of 130 per cent in MBBS seats from 51,348 before 2014 to 1,18,137 as of now and an increase of 135 per cent in PG seats fr

Centre unveils standard treatment guidelines for livestock, poultry

They discourage excessive use of antibiotics in poultry and livestock

Negligence only if doctor lacks qualification or expertise in treatment: SC

The Supreme Court on Friday said a doctor can be held liable for negligence only when there was no requisite qualification and skill, or a failure to exercise reasonable expertise during treatment. A bench of Justices P S Narasimha and Pankaj Mithal said when reasonable care, expected of the medical professional, was extended or rendered to the patient unless contrary was proved, it would not be a case for actionable negligence. "A medical professional may be held liable for negligence only when he is not possessed with the requisite qualification or skill or when he fails to exercise reasonable skill which he possesses in giving the treatment," the bench said. The top court made the observations while setting aside an order of the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) which had held a doctor negligent. According to the complainant, their minor son was diagnosed with a congenital disorder in his left eye which required a minor surgery, which was performed in 1996

Govt to pay full salary to doctors purusing PG course, says CM Sukhu

Earlier, a Cabinet decision had reduced the salary to 40 per cent for those on study leave