Ahead of a planned five-centre nationwide trial, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has approved a special project at the AIIMS Trauma Centre in New Delhi where stem cell therapy will be

New Delhi: The ban on doctors, being sponsored by pharma firms to attend conferences, could soon get diluted.

The government has appealed to the junior doctors not to link the compulsory government service with guidelines issued by the Medical Council of India as both are different issues.

K. Ratna Kishore, Principal Secretary, Health, Medical and Family Welfare, said here on Tuesday that the compulsory government service for one year to all the non-service candidates after completion of PG course was part of the State government policy to improve medical care in community health centres, area hospitals, district hospitals besides teaching and super-speciality hospitals.

The Parliamentary Committee’s report touches upon some important aspects of unethical drug trials, but health activists say that is not enough.

Interview with stem cell researcher Shinya Yamanaka.