Delhi to have a three-tier EMS system
Come December, and the capital city would have a three-tier emergency medical services (EMS) system in place.

Punjab govt is forcing us to do private practice: doctors
The ruling by the Punjab government whereby non-practising allowance (NPA) of doctors has been withdrawn has evidently angered the doctors in government jobs. Not without reason.

Siemens to sell Kodak’s latest medical imaging
Eastman Kodak Company and Siemens Medical Solutions have signed three-year global agreement in which Siemens’ sales force will sell medical imaging systems from Kodak’s Health Imaging Group.

Helps manage patient information, plan your resources and more
Chennai-based Botree Software International Ltd, one of the major IT players targeting the healthcare and pharmaceutical industries has come up with numerous products and services for the medical fraternity and offers a whole range of technical, creative, operational and consultancy services.

Wockhardt holds live angioplasty workshop
In an effort to demonstrate the status of interventional cardiology and cardiac surgery in the 21st century the Wockhardt Hospital group performed the first of its kind multi-center live workshop on the emerging trends in coronary and non-coronary angioplasties.

Blood stored in PVC bags poses risk to patients: study
A recent report in the Indian Journal of Experimental Biology by scientists P A Kurup et al at the Department of Biological Sciences of Terumo Penpol Limited in Trivandrum has brought to the fore the shocking fact that blood stored in polyvinyl chloride (PVC) bags on transfusion may cause degenerative changes in the brain.

DMA protests against quacks and re-registration
In protest against re-registration of doctors after every five years and burgeoning quacks in the capital city and to expedite election of Delhi Medical Association, members of Delhi Medical Association (DMA) staged protests on 8th and 9th of Augsust in Delhi.