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April 21, 2016 MedForum

Pediatrician on duty murdered in Uttrakhand

Sad State of Govt Hospitals in India. The duty doctors are facing life threat and even murdered at hospitals.

Medicolegal Issues

April 16, 2016 MedForum

Hospitals to not detain patients for non payment any more

Many private hospitals has a practice of delaying discharge of patients or handing over bodies to relatives till the bills are cleared by the patient relatives. This is mostly done for patients admitted with Cash mode of payment. A recent decision by Bombay High Court, make detaining patients for payment illegal.

Medical NEWS

February 3, 2016 MedForum

Make sex determination must: Maneka Gandhi

Women and Child Development (WCD) Minister Maneka Gandhi said Monday she has suggested that child sex determination during pregnancy be

Medical Professionals in India

January 12, 2016 MedForum

Stethoscope is dead: Indian origin cardiologist

French physician Rene Laennec had invented the stethoscope in 1816. The role of the stethoscope, the ubiquitous tool of the

Medical NEWS Medical Professionals in India

January 7, 2016 MedForum

Homeopathy may be harmful: Australian report

SYDNEY: After reviewing 225 research papers on homeopathy, a top Australian body for medical research has concluded that homeopathy is

Medical NEWS Medical Professionals in India

January 6, 2016 MedForum

Homeopathy is bogus harmful says Nobel laureate Venkatraman

Calling homeopathy and astrology useless and harmful practices, Nobel laureate Venkatraman Ramakrishnan came down heavily on the two, saying real

Medicolegal Issues

January 4, 2016 MedForum

Compensation of 20 lakhs for medical neglegence

Mane was admitted to Rajawadi Hospital in 2002 as he was suffering from seizures; but according to his petition, due to negligence on the part of doctors and staff of the hospital, all the fingers of his right hand had to be amputated.