D-dimer (or D dimer) is a fibrin degradation product (or FDP), a small protein fragment present in the blood after a blood clot is degraded by fibrinolysis. It is so named because it contains two D fragments of the fibrin protein joined by a cross-link.[1] D-dimer concentration may be determined by a blood test to […]

“The Hospital was saddled with Rs. 24,56,000 as it conducted the Neurosurgery in absence of facility of CT Scan/ NCCT, but the Doctors were absolved” – Delhi State Commission. http://cms.nic.in/ncdrcusersWeb/GetJudgement.do?method=GetJudgement&caseidin=8%2F0%2FCC%2F161%2F2003&dtofhearing=2017-04-18 B.R. Saini & ors. V/s. Lions Hospital & Research Centre & ors. Complaint No. 161/2003, decided on 18/04/2017. Facts in short : 1. The deceased […]

From the desk of Dr KK Aggarwal National President, IMA   Enough is Enough: Dilli Chalo “6th June” No compromise on the following 1.  Implementation on Inter- ministerial committee meeting report in six weeks 2.   Stringent Central Act against violence on medical professionals 3.   Single window accountability with no criminal charges on doctors without intent to harm a patient […]

Straight from the heart:The plight of the medical profession today  Dr KK Aggarwal National President IMA & HCFI   IMA is the voice and represents the collective consciousness of the medical profession in the country. It practically covers all the doctors in India directly through its membership of 3 lakhs, spread over 30 States and […]