BAREILLY: When Irfan Ansari, an MBA student, took his uncle to a private hospital at Rampur Garden, the doctor prescribed him a medicine for blood circulation which had to be taken thrice a day. Though the doctor should have mentioned the name of the generic medicine, he wrote the brand ... Read More »

There are only so many ways to practice surgery, and mistakes aren’t forgiven easily. For medical students and physicians in need of continuing surgical education, the options in institutional settings are cadavers (open only to students) or in the few surgical simulation centers around the country. So Chicago-based technology company ... Read More »

Although the field of patient-centered medical technologies is relatively young, many technologies, especially those that tether to smartphones, are beginning to have an effect on the practice of medicine. At the basic end of the spectrum, some health systems now allow patients to view all of their lab results, notes, ... Read More »