Three doctors of the Bhagwan Das Khetan Government Hospital of Jhunjhunu city of Rajasthan were suspended for wrongly declaring a patient dead, and subsequently performing postmortem the same day.
The largest South Korean doctors' advocacy group voted on Sunday to impeach its chief, holding him responsible for poor responses to a prolonged walkout by junior doctors and various other controversies.
It pertains to six-point suggestions to the government on how to improve state-run healthcare services.
President Droupadi Murmu on Friday said that as medical professionals, doctors often face challenging situations and advised them to learn to control their emotions to face these challenges.
A simple blood test could help doctors identify women in labour who are at the risk for preeclampsia — a leading cause of maternal death.
Lamenting the ongoing walkout by junior doctors in South Korea, President Yoon Suk Yeol on Tuesday asked them not to use their medical licences as a tool against the people.
Lamenting the ongoing walkout by junior doctors in South Korea, President Yoon Suk Yeol on Tuesday asked them not to use their medical licences as a tool against the people.
Tensions brewed between doctors and the government over the latter's plan to add 2,000 to the country's medical school enrollment quota next year.
Notably, the world's largest health insurance scheme ‘Ayushman Bharat’ also underwent a rebranding exercise. The Indian government's strategic decision led to the rechristening of Ayushman Bharat Health and Wellness Centres as 'Ayushman Arogya Mandir', adorned with the empowering tagline 'ArogyamParmam Dhanam.'
A 23-year-old international patient travelled to Kolkata recently to get operated for the world’s largest complex pancreatic tumour, approximately 40 cm in size.
