Dr O P Choudhury
Dr O P Choudhury is a founding member and the editor of MediBulletin.com. A practising doctor for the last 16 years, he has been working in the neurology department of Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals for more than ten years. You can contact him at: dr.opchoudhury@medibulletin.com
Diphtheria death toll in Delhi rises to 26 after two more children died of the infectious disease on Sunday
Two more children died on Sunday due to diphtheria at Corporation run Maharishi Valmiki Infectious Diseases Hospital in Kingsway Camp, taking...
Targeted plasticity therapy doubles rate of movement recovery in stroke patients
A new rehabilitation technique called targeted plasticity therapy (TPT) could double movement recovery in stroke patients.
The novel technique invented by researchers at The University of Texas at Dallas has...
In India's most backward district, village with unusual number of cancer patients wonders if it will pay for treatment trips to Delhi and Jaipur
Nasru thinks he is seeing a doctor in Alwar for an inflammed jawbone. His family did...
Government brings ordinance to make up for NMC Bill that is pending in Parliament since last yearMedical Council of India is history.
The apex medical education regulator has been superseded by a board of governors constituted by the government.
President Ramnath...
The world's largest government insurance scheme is now up and running
Prime minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Ayushman Bharat - Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana at a massive public rally in Jharkhand on Sunday.
Kicking off the scheme Manju Devi Hembram,...
The report says despite progress India and China unlikely to meet the 2030 target even by 2040India miss UN targets to reduce premature deaths because of non communicable diseases by a substantial margin; may not achieve the goals for...
Almost half of resident doctors reported burnout symptoms and 14 percent reported regret over their career choice in this new study
In a study of nearly 3,600 second-year residents who were followed-up with questionnaires since medical school, 45 percent reported...
Social media, radio and television messages to create buzz about the low hemoglobin disease that plagues the entire country but women are the worst hit
Anemia cards, whatsapp messages and radio jockeys talking anemia - these are just some of...
India's under five mortality now equals global child death rate
The total number of under five child deaths have fallen below the one million mark for the first time in history, as per UN estimates.
India's share of global child mortality...
A medical assessment of the ECG, atrial fibrillation (AF) detection features of the new Apple WatchApple watch 4 has got FDA approval as an over-the-counter product in US for Electrocardiogram (ECG) readings/recordings and another feature that detects Atrial fibrillation...
