Rural medical colleges to tackle shortage of Docs

According to statistics, India constitutes 17 per centof the world's population, but accounts for 20% of its ailments, most of which most exist in rural India.Indiais currently short of 6 lakh......

Team Anna: What about medical corruption?

The Hazare movement and media have focussed on corruption of the 'spectacular' variety. But what has escaped the discussion is the institutionalised corruption in-built in the conduct and practice......

A revamp of the Medical Council of India would be a welcome move

A recent report by the parliamentary standing committee on health and family planning pulled no punches on the abysmal state and poor functioning of the Medical Council of India. The shameful state......

Target the rot in Indian healthcare, NOT Aamir Khan

Attacking the messenger with the threat of a defamation suit is a misguided attempt on the part of our medical leaders which is likely to further erode public trust in doctors, warns Dr Kunal SahaA......

Say goodbye to the national health policy

Private health insurance in India today is riddled with inefficiency and corruption, notes Subir Roy The draft national health policy, issued by the Union ministry of health and family welfare late......

PIX: Abhishek-Aishwarya at Vinod Khanna's prayer meet

Bollywood celebrities offered their condolences to Vinod Khanna, who passed away on April 27, at a prayer meet held at Nehru Centre in Worli, Mumbai. Not many people from the film......

Doctor, heal thyself!

The latest episode of Aamir Khan's television show Satyamev Jayate probed into malpractices that some doctors follow, looking at the way they dole out wrong treatments for monetary gains. It has......

The art and craft of Nitin Desai

Straight from the art. That is how Nitin Chandrakant Desai's work can be best described. He has been active independently for over a decade. But it was after 1942 -- A Love Story in 1994......

'A woman of her times and yet someone belonging to Gandhiji's era'

'Asked which Dilip Kumar films were among her favourites, she said she had seen not a single movie of his until that time. This became a sensational issue. She did not mean to offend Dilip Kumar.'......