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October 01, 2002
Once upon a time of Shusruta, it was possible for people to imbibe a large proportion of the knowledge available in society. After all, things changed slowly, at a human pace. As they grew up, students learned about what had happened before, and they could keep up with the rate of change as new i...
July 01, 2002
At last, there is something for us to cheer about. The Medical Council of India (MCI) has just published 'Regulations relating to the Professional conduct, Etiquette and Ethics for registered medical practitioners'. This replaces an earlier version published as far back as 1970.
July 01, 2002
Over the last year, discussions have taken place towards amending the 53-year-old Bombay Nursing Home Registration Act in Maharashtra. The new legislation would be called the Maharashtra Clinical Establishment Act. The proposed bill is a significant milestone and the focus of intense debate.
April 01, 2002
WE hear only too often that all of society is corrupt, morality belongs to the naive, and cutting corners is the only way to survive and get ahead. With this issue we start a new column, 'Inspiring lives', in which respected senior health professionals speak of how they managed to live successful...
April 01, 2002
This issue of the journal deals with an important aspect of health service provision: general practice. The contributors belong to the small minority in the medical community who are committed to ethical practice and are alarmed by current trends. They have grappled with some of the current contr...
January 01, 2002
Election to any position on the Medical Council of India - as, indeed, to any responsible position on any public service agency - ought to be on the basis of integrity, competence, proven service to fellow-citizens and an aptitude for the position.
January 01, 2002
Many fears were expressed in the media when the first reproductive human cloning was announced. While this has sparked off informed debate in the western scientific community, in India, both the medical and the scientific community at large appear to be unconcerned. However, we must be ready for ...
October 01, 2001
Violence against doctors is in the news with increasing frequency. Many reports concern medical professionals being roughed up, even killed, by patients' disgruntled relatives. A new dimension was added to such incidents recently.
October 01, 2001
The news that patients at the Regional Cancer Centre (RCC) in Trivandrum were administered an experimental drug without their knowledge should not surprise us. However, the very fact that this trial took place is a reflection on the inadequacy of existing mechanisms to protect participants from u...
July 01, 2001
On May 4, 2001, the Supreme Court, in a judgement on a Public Interest Litigation filed by Dr. Sabu George and two organisations (CEHAT, Mumbai and MASUM, Pune), took the government and other bodies to task for their non-implementation of the Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Regulation and Preven...