Dr.Srinivasa Raju

1.  8-hour duty with shift system will be strictly adhered to for PG medical students in Govt medical hospitals but depending on exigencies they have to perform their duty beyond duty hours considering nobility of profession, Tamil Nadu Govt told Madras HC Tuesday. Deputy director of medical education assured court that proper mechanism should be put in place. 2. Harvard likely to study Delhi Mohalla Clinics' success story.  Harvard T H Chan School of Public Health is likely to study success story of Delhi’s mohalla clinics. It will prepare case study for teaching students how clinics are delivering primary healthcare facilities in neighbourhood. It will help students understand how primary healthcare facilities be diversified to benefit people. MoU is likely to be signed soon. 3.  Bridge Courses for Dentists and AYUSH proposed by MPMSU : While MP Govt is planning to start #BridgeCourse for dentists & AYUSH doctors to allow them practicing modern medicine, Madhya Prades

central government’s move to permit many allied healthcare practitioners including Community Health Officers, Nurses, Auxiliary Nurse Midwives and Lady Health Visitors to store and dispense drugs without the need for license under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, In the Drugs and Cosmetics Rules, 1945, in Schedule K, against serial number 23, for the entries under the column “Class of Drugs”, the following shall be substituted, namely:― “Drugs supplied by (i) Health Functionaries including Community Health Officers, Nurses, Auxiliary Nurse Midwives and Lady Health Visitors attached to Primary Health Centres/ Sub-Centres/ Health & Wellness Centres in rural and urban areas, (ii) Community Health Volunteers such as Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs) under the National Health Mission, and (iii) Anganwadi Workers.”. thats why ,Pharmacists to protest at Jantar Mantar against amendment of Schedule K of Drugs and Cosmetics Act on 29th.november.

NO Criminal Case against Doctors without Independent Medical Opinion from Expert in same field: Supreme Court The investigating officer should, before proceeding against the doctor accused of rash or negligent act or omission, obtain an independent and competent medical opinion;  reiterated the Supreme Court while responding to a medical negligence case. The SC bench stated that this medical opinion should be taken  preferably from a doctor in government service qualified in that branch of medical practice who can normally be expected to give an impartial and unbiased opinion applying Bolam’s test to the facts collected in the investigation. The same pronouncement by the SC was given earlier in 2005 where the apex court had laid down guidelines governing the prosecution of doctors for the offence of criminal negligence, punishable under Section 304A of IPC. That time, the SC had held: 1. A private complaint may not be entertained unless the complainant produces prima faci

      Before why, let us know the present enforcement status of the NMC act!                               Enforcement of NMC act&its rules. As stipulated u/s 1(3) of the NMC Act, all sections shall be duly notified before they are enforced. It means, unless these sections are notified precisely, they will not be enforced. Enforcement of NMC Act :   Though the NMC Act has been notified  vide  Gazette Notification dated August 8, 2019, Section 1(3) of the said Act provides that: " It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint, and different dates may be appointed for different provisions of this Act and any reference in any such provision to the commencement of this Act shall be construed as a reference to the coming into force of that provision ." Act has been notified for general information on August 8, 2019 and On August 9, 2019 Gov

                                    Medi-News WHO releases new guidance on treating drug-resistant tuberculosis in children and adolescents WHO/Europe has released an expert opinion on managing drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) in children and adolescents, supported by a commentary in the Lancet. The guidance is evidence-based and provides updates on recent scientific evidence,.. 95% of tested baby foods in the US contain toxic metals, report says Toxic heavy metals damaging to your baby's brain development are likely in the baby food you are feeding your infant, according to a new investigation published Thursday. Tests of 168 baby foods from major manufacturers in the US found 95% contained lead,. Brain illness spread by ticks has reached UK An infectious disease that can harm the brain and is spread to people by tick bites has been identified in ticks in the UK for the first time. Public Health England (PHE) says it has confirmed cases of tick-borne encephalit