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Chinese Man Hospitalised With Collapsed Lungs After Acupuncture Session
A man in Henan, China, suffered life-threatening injuries after receiving acupuncture from an unlicensed practitioner to treat a benign tumour.
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Analysis: Why Quacks Survive And Thrive In India
Quacks or jhola chaps are usually known to operate in rural areas or outskirts of towns. That an Unlicensed Medical Practitioner (UMP) could practise as a cardiologist in a large, reputed hospital is unthinkable.
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Faridabad Woman Stabbed To Death. Family Blames Husband, Brother-In-Law
A 34-year-old medical practitioner, who was running a clinic, has been stabbed to death at Ballabhgarh in Faridabad and her family has accused her husband and brother-in-law of murdering her
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Rename Kolkata Protest Point To 'Abhaya Crossing': Doctors' Forum To Bengal
West Bengal Doctors' Forum, an association of medical practitioners in the state, on Wednesday, sent an email communique to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to rename Dorina Crossing, a popular protest point in central Kolkata, as 'Abhaya Crossing'.
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Global Research Reveals The Most Common Diseases Linked With Assisted Dying
More and more countries are legalising voluntary assisted dying. This lets a doctor, or sometimes a nurse practitioner, give life-ending medication to an eligible person who requests it.
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NBEMS Issues Notice For Release Of Additional Qualification Certificates
NMC issues Additional Qualification (AQ) certificates to registered medical practitioners after they acquire higher medical qualification.
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NMC Releases Guidelines For Temporary Registration Of Medical Practitioners
A foreign citizen who is enrolled as a medical practitioner in accordance with the law regulating the registration of medical practitioners in that country may be permitted temporary registration.
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Jail Term For Doctors Over Medical Negligence Reduced In Amendment Bill
The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed an amendment to the Bharatiya Nyaya (second) Sanhita Bill that seeks to reduce the prison term in case of death due to a negligent act of a medical practitioner not amounting to culpable homicide to two years.
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Disclosure Or Disclaimer Must For Celebrities, Influencers Endorsing As Health Experts
The government said "disclosure or disclaimer" is must for celebrities, influencers and virtual influencers while endorsing as health experts or medical practitioners as it issued additional guidelines on Thursday.
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Vyapam Scam 'Whistleblower' Gets Bail In Criminal Case
The Supreme Court on Friday granted bail to a medical practitioner, who also claimed to be a whistleblower in the sensational Vyapam scam, in a case of alleged violence during a protest in Madhya Pradesh.
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Karnataka Warns Of Action Against Doctors Over Covid Misinformation
The Karnataka government has warned certain medical practitioners of action for allegedly spreading misinformation pertaining to the COVID-19.
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Ovarian Tumour Weighing 30 Kg Removed From 16-Year-Old Girl In Assam
In a very critical operation, a team of doctors at the Assam Medical College and Hospital (AMCH)on Wednesday removed an ovarian tumour weighing 30 kg from a 16-year-old girl, a senior medical practitioner of the establishment said.
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"Ridiculous...": Artiste Srinidhi Chidambaram On Tamil Nadu BJP's Tweet
Bharatanatyam artiste and medical practitioner Srinidhi Chidambaram hit out at Tamil Nadu BJP on Tuesday night after the party - as part of its campaign for next month's election - tweeted a five-minute video of her dancing to 'SemMozhi' - a song written by the late former Chief Minister M Karunanidhi
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To Plea On Surgeries By Ayurveda Doctors, Top Court Asks Centre To Reply
The Supreme Court Monday sought response from the Centre on a plea by the Indian Medical Association (IMA) against a Central Council of Indian Medicine (CCIM) order authorising post-graduate practitioners in specified streams of Ayurveda be trained to perform surgical procedures.
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No Relief For Doctor's Widow Seeking Rs 50 Lakh Covid Insurance Cover
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday refused relief to the widow of a private doctor who died of coronavirus, citing that the Rs 50 lakh insurance cover under a Central scheme include only those private medical practitioners who were drafted for COVID-19 duties.
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Chinese Man Hospitalised With Collapsed Lungs After Acupuncture Session
A man in Henan, China, suffered life-threatening injuries after receiving acupuncture from an unlicensed practitioner to treat a benign tumour.
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Analysis: Why Quacks Survive And Thrive In India
Quacks or jhola chaps are usually known to operate in rural areas or outskirts of towns. That an Unlicensed Medical Practitioner (UMP) could practise as a cardiologist in a large, reputed hospital is unthinkable.
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Faridabad Woman Stabbed To Death. Family Blames Husband, Brother-In-Law
A 34-year-old medical practitioner, who was running a clinic, has been stabbed to death at Ballabhgarh in Faridabad and her family has accused her husband and brother-in-law of murdering her
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Rename Kolkata Protest Point To 'Abhaya Crossing': Doctors' Forum To Bengal
West Bengal Doctors' Forum, an association of medical practitioners in the state, on Wednesday, sent an email communique to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to rename Dorina Crossing, a popular protest point in central Kolkata, as 'Abhaya Crossing'.
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Global Research Reveals The Most Common Diseases Linked With Assisted Dying
More and more countries are legalising voluntary assisted dying. This lets a doctor, or sometimes a nurse practitioner, give life-ending medication to an eligible person who requests it.
-
NBEMS Issues Notice For Release Of Additional Qualification Certificates
NMC issues Additional Qualification (AQ) certificates to registered medical practitioners after they acquire higher medical qualification.
-
NMC Releases Guidelines For Temporary Registration Of Medical Practitioners
A foreign citizen who is enrolled as a medical practitioner in accordance with the law regulating the registration of medical practitioners in that country may be permitted temporary registration.
-
Jail Term For Doctors Over Medical Negligence Reduced In Amendment Bill
The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed an amendment to the Bharatiya Nyaya (second) Sanhita Bill that seeks to reduce the prison term in case of death due to a negligent act of a medical practitioner not amounting to culpable homicide to two years.
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Disclosure Or Disclaimer Must For Celebrities, Influencers Endorsing As Health Experts
The government said "disclosure or disclaimer" is must for celebrities, influencers and virtual influencers while endorsing as health experts or medical practitioners as it issued additional guidelines on Thursday.
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Vyapam Scam 'Whistleblower' Gets Bail In Criminal Case
The Supreme Court on Friday granted bail to a medical practitioner, who also claimed to be a whistleblower in the sensational Vyapam scam, in a case of alleged violence during a protest in Madhya Pradesh.
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Karnataka Warns Of Action Against Doctors Over Covid Misinformation
The Karnataka government has warned certain medical practitioners of action for allegedly spreading misinformation pertaining to the COVID-19.
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Ovarian Tumour Weighing 30 Kg Removed From 16-Year-Old Girl In Assam
In a very critical operation, a team of doctors at the Assam Medical College and Hospital (AMCH)on Wednesday removed an ovarian tumour weighing 30 kg from a 16-year-old girl, a senior medical practitioner of the establishment said.
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"Ridiculous...": Artiste Srinidhi Chidambaram On Tamil Nadu BJP's Tweet
Bharatanatyam artiste and medical practitioner Srinidhi Chidambaram hit out at Tamil Nadu BJP on Tuesday night after the party - as part of its campaign for next month's election - tweeted a five-minute video of her dancing to 'SemMozhi' - a song written by the late former Chief Minister M Karunanidhi
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To Plea On Surgeries By Ayurveda Doctors, Top Court Asks Centre To Reply
The Supreme Court Monday sought response from the Centre on a plea by the Indian Medical Association (IMA) against a Central Council of Indian Medicine (CCIM) order authorising post-graduate practitioners in specified streams of Ayurveda be trained to perform surgical procedures.
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No Relief For Doctor's Widow Seeking Rs 50 Lakh Covid Insurance Cover
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday refused relief to the widow of a private doctor who died of coronavirus, citing that the Rs 50 lakh insurance cover under a Central scheme include only those private medical practitioners who were drafted for COVID-19 duties.
