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July 01, 1995
On January 19, 1995 we learnt that Justices Kuldip Singh and B. L. Hansaria of the Supreme Court of India passed a judgement which forces doctors employed in prisons to participate in execution by hanging and thus violates medical ethics. This judgement was passed on a petition in the public inte...
January 01, 1995
When it comes to health the consumer has no choice. The stress of illness forces her to comply with advice tendered by the doctor. This makes it the prime responsibility of the doctor to ensure that patients get a fair deal.
April 01, 1995
There is a need for establishing some control, ceiling, regulations on the cost of health care in general and fees charged by doctors in particular.
November 01, 1994
The epidemics in Beed and Surat highlighted lapses on the part of medical professionals.
November 01, 1994
Dr. Pilgaokar is on our editorial board. He serves several organisations working for human rights. the inaction al-too-commonly displayed by medical professionals in the face of He focuses attention on crises.
November 01, 2000
Dr. Kannama Raman is Assistant Professor of Political Science, Sophia College, Bombay. She discusses an inspiring example set by a doctor of Indian origin in the U. S. A. The suggestion at the end of her essay needs urgent attention.
November 01, 1994
As a consultant at the Lokmanya Tilak Medical College and Hospital in Bombay, Dr. Murlidhar has been an examiner for the students of the University of Bombay. He has unravelled the facts behind the steady decay in medical education, using the accusation that a fellow-teacher and examiner indulged...
November 01, 1994
He laments the non-availabilty of ethical practitioners of medicine who can inspire undergraduates and postgraduates.
November 01, 2000
Ethical medical practice can only be ensured when students witness fairplay and justice from the start. Frustration and bitterness - inevitable consequences of obviously unfair practices - often turn the-sufferer away from the straight and narrow path. Ms. Sheela Hanasoge, the editor of the stude...
November 01, 1994
Dr. Mangesh Jalgaonkar practices family medicine in Andheri, Bombay. This paper was awarded a prize at the annual conference of the General Practitioners Association in Bombay.