 | Telangana IMA chief, other doctors join BRST Harish Rao said that due to the implementation of KCR Kits, Nutrition Kits and Kalyan Laxmi scheme, the institutional deliveries increased, and MMR rate and child marriages decreased in the State |
 | Medical commission’s generic push may pit docs against pharmacistsIn Kerala, approximately 2.5 lakh batches of medicine are sold annually, and government labs can only test 5,000-6,000 batches, leaving most medications untested and potentially risking public health. |
 | Defer implementation of NMC regulations making prescribing generic drugs mandatory: IMA to govtThe IMA appealed to the government to have a "one drug, one quality, one price" system whereby all brands should be sold at the same price. |
 | Fever cases on the rise in Kerala, trend set to continueAccording to experts, the trend of rising cases will continue at least for a few more weeks, while standard precautionary measures can help check the spread. |
 | Don’t drop standards in medical college hirings: IMAThe letter said that applied medicine is essential in these para-clinical fields, to teach the importance of diagnosing disease, treatment and surgery. |
 | No action by NMC on paltry stipend for house surgeons at private medical collegesThe issue stems from the NMC’s vague guidelines on Compulsory Rotating Internship Regulations, which grant the power to fix stipends to the college management. |
 | Kerala High Court to hear IMA’s tax case on July 6The DGGI questioned the IMA’s claim for exemption, citing membership fee collections, and apartment projects operated by the IMA as reasons for their scrutiny. |
