Archive for August 16th, 2011

Social media can enhance the doctor-patient relationship

Posted by: admin on: August 16, 2011

Studies show that half of patients admit to not understanding what their doctor told them during an office visit; and more than 75% of emergency room patients acknowledge not fully grasping instructions given to them. As a primary care physician, being unable to clearly communicate with patients is frustrating. The typical, 15-minute office visit often […]

Doctors must pass ‘skills test’ to practice

Posted by: admin on: August 16, 2011

NEW DELHI: What an undergraduate medical student learns in one-year compulsory internship after appearing for MBBS examination will now decide whether he or she gets permanent registration to practice. At present, students get their provisional MBBS degree after appearing for the examination at the end of four-and-a-half years. Permanent registration is given after internship. Dr […]

A cardiologist discusses screening for vascular disease

Posted by: admin on: August 16, 2011

Just last week I saw a full-page ad in the newspaper for a series of medical screening tests — EKG, echocardiogram, aortic ultrasound, and the like (all interpreted by “certified doctors”) — that a person could arrange for oneself or a loved one. We newspaper readers were told we could arrange to have these tests […]


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