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May 2, 2025, 10:09 PM - 3 min read
The Supreme Court has recommended that doctors across India be mandated to prescribe only generic medicines, as is already done in Rajasthan. The court said such a move would counter unethical pharmaceutical marketing, reduce drug costs, and prevent irrational prescriptions influenced by corporate incentives.
Read moreApril 22, 2025, 03:34 PM - 2 min read
The directive emphasised that these doctors must report back to their respective Directorates of Health Services. The move, the government stated, is in the interest of better administration and to improve patient care in peripheral regions that are facing a critical shortage of medical staff.
Read moreAugust 4, 2024, 05:32 PM - 2 min read
"I have written multiple times to him but there has been no action. I joined as health minister in March last year and wrote to him in April to fill 292 vacancies of doctors and 234 vacancies of specialists. I had suggested that since the recruitment through the UPSC is taking time, the doctors could be hired on a contractual basis," he said.
Read moreJuly 29, 2024, 06:23 PM - 2 min read
From Swine flu to types of influenza, conjunctivitis, Covid, dengue, diarrhoea and chicken pox are making life difficult for city dwellers.
Read moreDecember 29, 2023, 03:15 PM - 2 min read
Government doctors in Haryana went on a strike on Friday to press their demands for formation of a specialist cadre and a reduction in the bond amount for postgraduate courses, impacting outpatient department (OPD) services in some hospitals.
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