Page 6 - Doctors
Here's how common mental shortcuts can cause major physician errors
In health care, unconscious biases can lead to disparate treatment of patients and can affect whether similar patients live or die
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Doctors know little about helping sex-trafficking victims: Study
The biggest challenge for medical students is the lack of awareness
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Doctors fear Assange 'could die' in UK prison, say he needs hospital care
He also appeared confused whenever he was asked to talk at Westminster Magistrates' Court in London.
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Ready for suspended animation?
The emergency preservation and resuscitation procedure has already been used on at least one patient to give doctors more time
Only one allopathic govt doctor for 10,926 people in India: Report
There has been a steady rise in the number of registered AYUSH doctors in India from 7,73,668 in 2017 to 7,99,879 in 2018
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Clear and present medical crisis: India has few doctors to treat its people
The country has one government doctor for 11,000 people. The WHO recommends one doctor for 1,000 people. The situation is worse in rural India where a government doctor serves over 30,000 people
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Govt forms panel for law on violence against doctors, submit report on Wed
The sub-committee has been directed to draft the law by July 17, officials said
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Maharashtra doctors join nationwide stir against Kolkata hospital violence
Delhi Medical Association (DMA) and Resident Doctors Association of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) have also called for a strike today
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Physical touch by your medic can be a great healer if done in the right way
Touch during medical procedures can be soothing or traumatising
Degree doesn't matter
Doctor sahib knows much more than the real doctors themselves
US doctors successfully reverse brain damage in toddler who nearly drowned
The girl became more alert, awake and stopped squirming, doctors said
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Less than one doctor for every 1000 people in India, govt tells Lok Sabha
World Health Organisation prescribes a doctor population ratio of 1:1000
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'Doctors have become scapegoats of a broken system'
Interview with Vijay Kumar, president of the Resident Doctors' Association
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In India 1 doctor serves 1,668 people; 8 lakh doctors in total: Govt
Issue of compulsory rural posting of doctors left to the 'wisdom' of state govts, MoS Health said
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Doctors support differential pricing for next-gen stents
The government had asked top cardiologists to submit a pricing plan for stents
Delhi govt raises retirement age of doctors to 65
At Delhi government-run hospitals, the retirement age of doctors was 62
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80% of Indian doctors located in urban areas, serving 28% of populace: Report
It pointed out non-communicable diseases account for nearly 60% of deaths, accounting to loss of $4.58 trillion by 2030
One doctor available for 893 patients: Govt
Assuming 80% availability of doctors, it is estimated around 7.67 lakh (allopathic) doctors may be actually available for service
