12,000 bottles of Phensedyl seized in West Bengal
Even after the government ban on Codeine-based cough syrups, 12,000 bottles of Phensedyl seized from a village in West Bengal by the Border Security Force on Monday. These syrups were…
IMA will not accept Central Act: Dr Setia
Kurukshetra: Dr AP Setia, state president of the IMA, told The Tribune that private medical practitioners and hospitals were forced to suspend work against the indifferent attitude of the government.…
106 hospitals in Karnal strike work
Karnal: The Karnal unit of the IMA also observed a strike on Friday. Doctors of private hospitals reached the mini-secretariat and handed over a memorandum in support of their demands,…
Another complaint filed against Gurugram Fortis
Having run into troubled waters over alleged culpable homicide of seven-year-old dengue shock syndrome patient Adya and overcharging during treatment, Fortis has landed into trouble again. A city resident has…
Inquiry starts against Sonepat pvt hospital
The district health authorities today started an inquiry into a complaint against local private hospital Frank Institute of Medical Sciences (FIMS) for allegedly charging Rs 4.50 lakh from Jagat Singh,…
Pvt hospitals remain shut across state
Private hospitals and clinics across the state remained closed today in protest against the state government’s plan to implement the Clinical Establishment Act even as the government has invited representatives…
@30, Aster DM Healthcare stood taller than years with milestones of a life time
Dubai/India: 30 years is not much of a time for a charitable business. But Aster DM Healthcare’s journey so far is paved with milestones of a life time. So, when…
Private sector in health is erroneously pinned as evil money minter
With hyperactive media, all medicos are prone to media trial – with eye catching disgusting headlines like “young girl with dengue killed by doctors and billed 18 lac”, “dead girl…
Patient-Doctor relationship badly fractured
New Delhi: Corporate hospitals seem to be in for an existential crisis of sorts, what with one private hospital already de-licensed and another on the verge of losing its land…
Health activists objected center’s decision to reduce FDA vigil on drug retailers
Union ministry of health and family welfare recently issued a circular and drastically cut the control of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on retailers, wholesalers and manufacturing units of…
