Health

New Delhi, Jan 2 : The Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Tuesday called off its 12-hour shutdown of OPDs in private hospitals across the country to protest the National Medical Commission (NMC) Bill, 2017, after the Bill was referred to a Parliamen…

Dehradun, Jan 2 : Health services were hit in Uttarakhand on Tuesday as private doctors went on a strike against the National Medical Council (NMC) Bill which seeks to replace the Medical Council of India (MCI).The strike was later called off.Private…

New Delhi, Jan 2 : Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Tuesday said Lt. Governor Anil Baijal’s objection to the government’s “Quality Health for All” scheme is due to “lack of knowledge of ground realities” and that it will render the scheme “unw…

Shimla, Jan 2 : The Himachal Pradesh High Court on Tuesday directed all district police chiefs to set up an online portal and a toll-free telephone number for creating awareness about the Mental Healthcare Act of 2017.The portal and the telephone wil…

Panaji, Jan 2 : The Goa chapter of the Indian Medical Association on Tuesday welcomed the Central government’s move to send the National Medical Commission Bill to the Parliamentary Standing Committee for vetting.After members of the Association stag…

New Delhi, Jan 2 : A Bill for setting up a National Medical Commission to replace the Medical Council of India (MCI) was sent to a standing committee of Parliament on Tuesday after request from several opposition parties, Parliamentary Affairs Minist…

Lucknow, Jan 2 : Eminent Urdu poet Anwar Jalalpuri, also known for his translation of the Bhagavad Gita from Hindi to Urdu, passed away here on Tuesday following cardiac arrest, a hospital official said.He was 71.Jalalpuri was admitted to the trauma …

New Delhi, Jan 2 : The Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Tuesday called off its 12-hour countrywide shutdown of OPD services at all private hospitals in the country, after the government agreed to its demand and sent the National Medical Commission…

New Delhi, Jan 2 : A Bill for setting up a National Medical Commission that seeks to replace the Medical Council of India (MCI) was sent to a standing committee of Parliament on Tuesday after request from several opposition parties, Parliamentary Aff…

Bengaluru, Jan 2 : Thousands of out-patients were affected across Karnataka on Tuesday due to a private doctors’ strike against a new medical bill.Hundreds of private hospitals across the state shut their Out-Patient Departments (OPDs) to protest aga…