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April 01, 2002
I disagree with the extract from S Devraj about capitation fees for colleges.
April 01, 2002
Hospital director Thys van Mollendorf was fired because he condoned the provision of post-exposure prophylaxis to rape survivors in the public Rob Fereira hospital in Mpumalanga province, South Africa.
April 01, 2002
The page numbering of the January-March 2002 issue was inadvertently carried forward from the previous volume's numbering.
January 01, 2002
Dr Rao has drawn much needed attention to the controversial issue of 'choice' and the 'right' of the woman to access technology for pre-natal sex-determination and subsequent abortion of the female foetus. Women's groups campaigning against sex-determination have been, for the past decade and a h...
January 01, 2002
I am moved to write this letter to your journal after reading an essay in the Journal of Association of Physicians of India by Dr B M Hegde, who I consider one of the living legends of medicine. I have often discussed the issue of sponsorshop, to which Dr Hegde refers, but rarely have my...
October 01, 2001
Regarding Dr V Raman Kutty's article on ethics in public health practice, I beg to differ with the author with respect to the following statement
October 01, 2001
It is now an established routine that all patients undergoing surgery have to be screened for Hepatitis B and sometimes Hepatitis C, in addition to HIV. Although it entails an additional financial burden on the patient and has its lacunae, it is tacitly accepted by the patient. It is ostensibly m...
October 01, 2001
I was impressed by the 80 per cent attendance for my talk on how to start and continue CPR or initial management of cardiac arrest in a rural area. Until now, I have attended more than 50 CMEs, but not a single one was arranged without sponsorship... It was really creditable on the part of doctor...
October 01, 2001
On September 4, 2001, the Bombay High Court held that accredited members of the press shall be permitted to attend inquiry proceedings conducted by the Maharashtra Medical Council to probe misconduct of medical practitioners. " ... MMC cannot hold the view that inquiry proceedings held under Sect...
October 01, 2001
This means the right to be protected against products, production processes and services which are hazardous to health or life. The right to safety has been broadened to include the concern for consumers' long-term interests, not only their immediate desires. Vaccines introduced in this country a...