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April 05, 2019
We have read with interest and concern the article titled “Consultations on human infection studies in India: Do people’s voices really count” by Sandhya Srinivasan and Veena Johari. The article expresses the opinions of 2 persons who have not visited CMC, nor have spoken to anyone concerned, to ...
February 20, 2019
The Government has superseded the Medical Council of India (MCI) with an interim board of governors that has assumed the powers and functions of the Council, pending passage of the National Medical Commission Bill. While a systemic revamp of medical education is intended, uncertainty prevails on ...
November 24, 2018
Srivatsan's powerful commentary in this journal is an important reminder that we live in an era of new McCarthyism1. The issue of the sacking of Peter Gøtzche from Cochrane is complex and has two linked aspects. The first is the fact of his dismissal and the second is our work on Human...
August 14, 2018
I read with interest the absorbing review of Jerome P. Kassirer's memoirs by Sanjay Pai. The review brings out the essence of the man and his memoirs very well and enhances the respect and the admiration for the legendary editor. Peer reviewed print journals still remain the gold standard of diss...
August 08, 2018
We commend the article titled "Ethics of organ transplantation" by Sanjay Nagral for raising awareness about organ donation, especially kidney transplants, and shedding light on the Indian scenario. In this article, the author mentions that "If we wish to improve upon the current situation, the f...
July 20, 2018
I had read the editorial by Bandewar et al on the Medical Council of India's amended requirements for medical teachers with great interest and wish to highlight two issues seldom addressed in Indian academia.
June 06, 2018
On August 25, 2017, the military and paramilitary forces of Myanmar launched "clearance operations" against the Rohingya population in Rakhine state of Myanmar. In the resulting humanitarian crisis, a Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) report estimated that the number of deaths crossed 9000 within th...
June 02, 2018
Collaborative research is integral to medicine. Multi-national and multi-institutional research partnerships produce advances in medicine and public health that have a significant societal impact. Developing nations can gain from such collaborative partnerships in achieving progress in sustainabl...
May 23, 2018
In a bid to encourage medical graduates to opt for postgraduation in pre- and paraclinical courses, the Odisha Government, in January 2018, hiked the stipend for students pursuing these courses in state-run medical colleges (1). The state government also announced additional financial assistance ...
April 01, 2018
I support wholeheartedly the argument of Drs Chisholm and Sheather (1) in their essay in IJME that silence is not an option in times of conflict; but suggest that there are other situations in which this principle applies. Since the authors have referred to the World Medical Association (WMA) in ...