The Quebec government is following through on its promise last month to authorize certain early requests for medical assistance in dying, starting this fall. As of October 30, patients can make advance requests for the procedure before their condition renders them incapable of giving consent. Quebec adopted a law in June 2023 allowing requests from … Read more
1 min read Last Updated : Sep 05 2024 | 9:43 PM IST The National Medical Commission on Thursday announced that its new Competency Based Medical Education (CBME) guidelines, 2024 stand withdrawn and cancelled. This cancellation of the new medical curriculum comes after experts and rights activists criticised the reinstatement of several controversial topics … Read more
Yet a win by a conservative outsider is hardly unprecedented, with movie star Arnold Schwarzenegger having served two terms as governor from 2003 to 2011. Gove commented that Hilton “has the policy smarts and the drive” to take on the job. He noted that “of course it’s a blue state, but governor races are different, … Read more
Flavoured nicotine pouches are now only available for purchase in Canada from a pharmacist — but some former smokers say the new national regulations also make it harder for adults to reach a product that was helping them quit cigarettes. “I think the government should be doing whatever they can to limit youth from getting … Read more
An IMA study has revealed that one-third of its respondent doctors, majority of them being women, felt “unsafe” or “very unsafe” during their night shifts, so much so that some even felt the need to start carrying weapons for self-defence. The survey findings, compiled by Dr Rajeev Jayadevan, Chairman, Research Cell, Kerala State IMA, and … Read more
“We are going to take decisions in this space. More details will be revealed, but this is a preventable series of deaths and we’ve got to take the action to reduce the burden on the NHS and reduce the burden on the taxpayer,” Starmer told the BBC when asked about the reports. The measures could … Read more
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday approached the court for permission to conduct a polygraph test on Dr. Sandip Ghosh, former Principal of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, according to sources. The CBI may conduct a polygraph test on Ghosh, who was the principal of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, where … Read more
Phil Donahue, whose pioneering daytime talk show launched a television genre that made household names of Oprah Winfrey, Montel Williams, Ellen DeGeneres and many others, has died. He was 88. NBC’s Today show said Donahue died on Sunday after a long illness. Dubbed “the king of daytime talk,” Donahue was the first to incorporate audience participation in a talk show, … Read more
The Supreme Court is expected to hear a suo motu case, on a priority basis, related to the rape and murder of a postgraduate medic at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata amid the ongoing nationwide doctors’ strike over it, on Tuesday. A bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, which had … Read more
The report received input from an employee in Oracle’s health division, and other health tech companies. Health campaigners say the proposals would preference GP “chains” run by private companies. “On substance, Blair wants Labour to close your GP and have you talk to a chatbot instead,” said Sam Smith at Medconfidential, an organization that campaigns … Read more
