Medicine does not stay still. Neither should the people who practise it. Every year, clinical guidelines are revised, new drugs are approved, diagnostic technologies evolve, and public health priorities shift. A doctor who graduated a decade ago,
Medical tourism in India is no longer a quiet alternative for patients seeking affordable healthcare abroad. It is becoming one of the world’s most visible destinations for medical treatment. It is becoming one of the world’s most
Oral rabies vaccination in India is emerging as an important strategy for controlling dog-mediated rabies and reducing preventable human deaths. Despite the availability of effective vaccines, rabies continues to cause thousands of deaths each year, mainly due
The day a healthcare professional completes their qualifying degree is not the end of their education. In many ways, it is the beginning. Medicine is one of the fastest-evolving fields in human history. Clinical guidelines change. New
The Supreme Court strongly objected to the expression “being accustomed to sexual intercourse” in medical reports for rape cases, which is cited by the accused to argue that the sexual act was consensual. “This is nothing but
The BBMP, the administrative body of the government in Bangalore, announced in 2025 a combined vaccine scheme for street dogs, integrating it with the ongoing Anti-Rabies Vaccine (ARV) programme. The 5-in-1 Canine Core Combined Vaccine target canine
India’s medical education infrastructure has seen extraordinary growth: the number of medical colleges has increased by 81% from 387 in 2013-2014 to 702 in 2024-2025, while MBBS seats have surged by 125 % to 115,812. Postgraduate medical
In India, for the majority, vaccination is almost synonymous with the vaccination of children. However, among the older population, mortality due to pneumonia is so common that it is often called “The Captain of Death,” and it is proven
Academic article retraction mainly results from inadvertent errors or mistakes, non-replicable findings, research misconduct, and redundant or duplicate publications. In 2020. The most common reason for retracting biological and medical research articles was scientific misconduct (62%), followed
In 2006 the Dutch burns foundation invited patients to help set their research agenda. It learnt that the group’s main concern was itching, which wasn’t a research priority at that time. Sanne Steenhuisen, programme secretary of the
