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Mutation found in samples in Amravati and Yavatmal; Covid spike in 21 districts

February 18, 2021 8:18 am

Doctors say the presence of E484K could explain why entire families are testing positive in Amravati that has recorded 2,843 new Covid-19 cases in the last one week and a positivity rate of 56.7 per cent, the highest in Maharashtra.

MCI corrupt, clinical trials body a snake pit: Harsh Vardhan

July 18, 2014 1:30 am

He has called the Medical Council of India a “corrupt organisation".

First, give the patient right to know

June 30, 2014 9:57 am

We can create national watchdogs like Britain’s National Fraud Authority, which has brought down corrupt practices in the National Health Service.

Doctor’s dirty secret

June 30, 2014 12:02 am

David Berger’s experience of the Indian health system highlights how corrupt practices can steadily erode the trust and respect with which doctors were previously regarded.

What ails our healthcare system? Australian medical practitioner blows the whistle

June 27, 2014 12:55 pm

Dr Berger highlights how kickbacks and bribes oil every part of the healthcare machinery.

Strong medicine

June 27, 2014 12:36 am

An article in a British journal draws attention to familiar evils of the Indian health system

BMJ article on graft in Indian healthcare creates stir

June 26, 2014 2:10 am

The article has seen response in the form of an editorial by a noted doctor in India, and a campaign against corruption in healthcare by BMJ that will start with a focus on India.