July 01, 2012
The editorial by Dr Sanjay Nagral on the AMRI fire does not, amongst other things, point out the complicity of politics (in this case of the CPI(M) party and the Left Front government) with the private sector (in this case, the private health sector). It also does not point out the neglect of...
Parthasarathi Mondal
July 01, 2012
The study conducted by Shetty et al on the experiences of an ethics committee (EC) in developing an oversight mechanism is indeed an eye opener . The study has identified some crucial areas where good clinical practice (GCP) guidelines have been violated at investigator sites. These would prob...
Rashmi Kadam
July 01, 2012
Resident doctors often resort to strikes for reasons concerning safety at the workplace, better working conditions, better remuneration, and policy issues such as caste-based reservations and appointments to institute positions . Although many articles have discussed whether or not physicians sho...
Sourabh Aggarwal, Rahul Yadav, Harkirat Singh, Alka Sharma, Vishal Sharma
July 01, 2012
In most developed nations, public health systems play a crucial role in maintaining the health status of the populace. While the private sector focuses on curative medicine and is oriented to the individual, the government is responsible for public health services, which are concerned with preven...
Pankaj Thomas
July 01, 2012
Recently, human embryonic stem cells (HESC) have been in the public discourse for a number of reasons. Prominent critiques have been about the ethical issues related to killing human embryos, adverse reactions, immune-rejections, malignancy, phenotypic/genetic anomalies in transplanted cells and ...
Tabinda Hasan, Tehseen FM Ali
July 01, 2012
Teaching at the bedside is a time-tested and traditional method of instilling the basics of medical practice in students. In fact every medical student looks forward to "clinics at the bedside." The students see clinical signs, hear murmurs and palpate organs with excitement and enthusiasm. Th...
Jyothi Idiculla, Laviena Mallela, Francis Krupa Tom, GD Ravindran
July 01, 2012
Every medical graduate is aware of the fact that getting a post-graduate seat in a good medical college in India is not child's play. The numbers of post-graduate seats, especially in medical colleges run by state governments, are dwindling every year. One has to spend a good 10 years up to post-...
Bhushan Madke
April 01, 2012
A branded drug costs more than the same molecule available as a generic drug. Some state governments have issued instructions to doctors to prescribe only generic drugs, failing which punitive action may be taken against them. The intention appears to be good: to provide drugs to people at a low ...
Yash Paul
April 01, 2012
The editorial by Drs. Prabha Chandra and Sowmyashree revisits the vexed problem of the best method of selection of post-graduate medical students. The problems they cite are true of the selection process for undergraduate students as well. There is no doubt that the recommendations in the Vision ...
George Thomas
January 01, 2012
This refers to a very thought-provoking article by Jayakrishnan. I fully agree with the statement, "Immunisation matters are left to manufacturers and international organisations, to "guide" and decide what is to be introduced in our market."
Yash Paul
