tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6786958Sat, 22 Mar 2008 17:36:14 +0000http://www.mysoremedicalcollege.com/news/news.htmmysoreBlogger142125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6786958.post-7908988889191934493Sat, 15 Mar 2008 17:35:00 +00002008-03-22T23:06:14.756+05:30Mysore Urban Development Authority (MUDA) has decided to adopt K.R. Hospital in the city. This is the oldest hospital constructed by the Mysore kings to cater to the medical needs of the people especially the rural mass. The decision to adopt the hospital was taken at the budget meeting of MUDA yesterday. MLCs Marithibbe Gowda and K.T. Srikantegowda observed that only Rs. 25 lakh was provided http://www.mysoremedicalcollege.com/news/2008/03/muda-to-adopt-kr-hospital.htmlmysoretag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6786958.post-3265083273882204745Mon, 10 Mar 2008 16:05:00 +00002008-03-22T22:54:59.402+05:30Following the publication of the news item titled "Human values missing among doctors" (SOM dated Feb. 29), one of our readers Dr. (Lt. Col.) Y.N.I. Anand gives an account of the evolution of the current day doctor, old or young: Most of us who graduated nearly four decades ago entered the profession mainly because we wanted to serve the patients and mitigate their sufferings to some extent. We http://www.mysoremedicalcollege.com/news/2008/03/doctors-yesterday-today-tomorrow.htmlmysoretag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6786958.post-4455818955696258545Fri, 07 Mar 2008 16:27:00 +00002008-03-07T21:57:40.312+05:30Junior doctors working in the State-run hospitals affiliated to Bangalore Medical College here, who had called off their four-day-old strike on Sunday, did a volte-face and struck work again on Monday. Their colleagues in Hubli , Mysore and Bellary are likely to join them in support on Tuesday. Right now, they are displaying their solidarity with them by sporting black badges. The doctors had http://www.mysoremedicalcollege.com/news/2008/03/doctors-resume-strike-more-may-join.htmlmysoretag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6786958.post-5343841252587854372Mon, 03 Mar 2008 16:28:00 +00002008-03-07T21:59:59.240+05:30 Reminiscences-Yaadein, an audio CD of Hindi film songs rendered by Dr. A.L. Hemalatha of K.R. Hospital was released by Dr. Vijayalakshmi Basavaraj, Director, All India Institute of Speech and Hearing (AIISH) at a function held at Veene Seshanna Bhavana here last evening. K.R. Hospital Medical Superintendent Dr. Geetha Avadhani, who was the guest of honour, lauded the melodious singing of Dr. http://www.mysoremedicalcollege.com/news/2008/03/audio-cd-of-songs-by-dr-hemalatha.htmlmysoretag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6786958.post-7556976256841604633Fri, 22 Feb 2008 16:25:00 +00002008-03-07T21:56:54.003+05:30Medical services at Bowring & Lady Curzon Hospital was paralysed on Thursday as junior doctors traded stethoscopes and scalpel for placards and slogans by going on an indefinite strike Medical services at Bowring & Lady Curzon Hospital was paralysed on Thursday as junior doctors traded stethoscopes and scalpel for placards and slogans by going on an indefinite strike. The strike is expected to http://www.mysoremedicalcollege.com/news/2008/02/doctors-strike-paralyses-bowring.htmlmysoretag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6786958.post-118676529665574914Fri, 15 Feb 2008 17:31:00 +00002008-02-15T23:03:51.513+05:30 Siddaiah, Secretary, Department of Medical Education, laid the foundation stone for the new block to house the section on treating the mentally ill at the K.R. Hospital here yesterday. The new building is being constructed on the vacant space behind the Eye Department's structure. The new facility for mentally ill out-patients is being created at a cost of Rs. 46.25 lakh under grants received http://www.mysoremedicalcollege.com/news/2008/02/stone-laid-for-new-block-at-kr-hospital.htmlmysoretag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6786958.post-764188036009164702Sun, 10 Feb 2008 17:34:00 +00002008-02-15T23:08:40.997+05:30 A massive drive against Polio was launched in the district this morning. Health and Family Welfare Commissioner B. Basavaraju inaugurated the immunisation drive at Nagamma Perumal Chettiyar Maternity Hospital in Nazarbad by administering polio drops to a child. District Health and Family Welfare Officer Dr. D. Mahadevaiah, Taluk Health Officer Dr. K.H. Prasad, Maternity Hospital Medical http://www.mysoremedicalcollege.com/news/2008/02/pulse-polio-launched-door-to-door.htmlmysoretag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6786958.post-5768376659085206967Sat, 09 Feb 2008 17:28:00 +00002008-02-15T23:01:42.490+05:30 Deputy Commissioner P. Manivannan has informed that the second round of pulse polio programme will be held tomorrow and warned the Health Department officials that action will be taken against them in case they fail to achieve the target of 90%. He was speaking at a recent meeting organised in connection with the second round of pulse polio http://www.mysoremedicalcollege.com/news/2008/02/pulse-polio-drive-dc-sets-target.htmlmysoretag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6786958.post-4641584229125744779Thu, 07 Feb 2008 20:29:00 +00002008-02-08T02:00:16.209+05:30The Karnataka State Orthopaedic Conference will be held for the first time in Kodagu from Feb. 8 to 10 at Crystal Hall, Madikeri. More than 500 Orthopaedic surgeons from the State and neighbouring States and also post-graduate students in Orthopaedics will participate. The faculty will include Orthopaedic surgeons and teachers of national and international repute from India and abroad. The http://www.mysoremedicalcollege.com/news/2008/02/orthopaedic-meet-in-kodagu.htmlmysoretag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6786958.post-6533525708943469023Fri, 11 Jan 2008 16:34:00 +00002008-03-22T22:07:27.707+05:30 Union Minister of State for Labour and Employment Oscar Fernandes today advocated more attractive salaries to doctors in India. He said Indian doctors are migrating to US and other foreign countries as they get less salary and due to poor service conditions here. He was speaking after inaugurating the 3rd Karnataka Government ESI Medical Officers Association Conference (ESICON) at the Platinumhttp://www.mysoremedicalcollege.com/news/2008/01/oscar-wants-attractive-salary-for.htmlmysoretag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6786958.post-6184905257561135324Sat, 05 Jan 2008 18:15:00 +00002008-01-09T23:50:44.933+05:30 To prevent and eradicate the dreaded disease Polio, the Pulse Polio campaign in Mysore District began today at 9 am in 1580 centres. Out of them 300 centres are in Mysore city and the other 1280 are located at several places in the rural areas of the district. Deputy Commissioner N.S. Channappagowda inaugurated the campaign by administering Polio drops to a baby at the Primary Health Centre at http://www.mysoremedicalcollege.com/news/2008/01/massive-pulse-polio-drive-in-city.htmlmysoretag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6786958.post-1486787552842583391Fri, 14 Dec 2007 12:09:00 +00002007-12-14T17:41:40.683+05:30A three-day mega health check-up programme for children of Government schools in the district began today.N.S. Chennappagowda, Deputy Commissioner, inaugurated the programme under the Suvarna Karnataka Arogya Chaitanya project of the State Government, at Maharani's New Type Middle School on Narayana Shastri Road. Speaking on the occasion, the Deputy Commissioner remarked that as it was hard to http://www.mysoremedicalcollege.com/news/2007/12/health-camp-for-school-kids-begins-in.htmlmysoretag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6786958.post-4217661778395888959Mon, 03 Dec 2007 14:56:00 +00002007-12-07T20:30:19.546+05:30 * L&T donates equipment * Hospital linked to NIMHANS A telemedicine facility was launched at K.R. Hospital here this morning with equipment comprising computer, webcamera and internet connectivity provided free of cost by Larsen & Toubro (L&T). With this, the K.R. Hospital became the first Government hospital in city to have the facility. The facility, for direct contact with National http://www.mysoremedicalcollege.com/news/2007/12/kr-hospital-enters-telemedicine-era.htmlmysoretag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6786958.post-5514049948727548290Sun, 02 Dec 2007 15:02:00 +00002007-12-07T20:32:31.876+05:30Under the auspices of Kamakshi School of Nursing, Kamakshi Hospital, BSMS Trust is organising an AIDS Awareness Week and Exhibition at the hospital from today upto Dec. 8. M. Vinod Rao, Managing Trustee, BSMS Trust, inaugurated. Lilly Sarojini, Principal, Kamakshi School of Nursing presided. Dr. K.R. Kamath, Administrator, Kamakshi Hospital was the guest of honour. Dr. Nataraj, Medical Officer, http://www.mysoremedicalcollege.com/news/2007/12/aids-awareness-week-at-kamakshi.htmlmysoretag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6786958.post-5825731502574002587Sun, 02 Dec 2007 15:01:00 +00002007-12-07T20:33:21.228+05:30The concerned doctors of K.R. Hospital are contemplating to provide basic amenities in the hospital with the help from private philanthrophists. The doctors are learnt to have taken this decision because the hospital is not getting enough grants from the Government to provide basic amenities for the patients. Philanthropists The doctors are said to be contemplating to invite philanthropists to http://www.mysoremedicalcollege.com/news/2007/12/plans-to-upgrade-kr-hospital-with.htmlmysoretag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6786958.post-2403800613475574602Fri, 13 Jul 2007 23:29:00 +00002007-07-14T05:00:52.437+05:30 More than 35 girl students of Ma-harani's Composite PU College were taken ill yesterday after they partook hot meals and 10 of them were said to be seriously ill. The 350 students had their lunch at 2.30 pm yesterday and Kavitha, Ashlesha, Sridevi, Sandhya, Parvati, Sumayya, Srilatha, Noor Fathima, Soundarya and Kanchana of VIII standard became seriously ill and other 13 students were admitted http://www.mysoremedicalcollege.com/news/2007/07/35-maharanis-girls-ill-after-midday.htmlmysoretag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6786958.post-5535312924336783096Wed, 11 Jul 2007 23:31:00 +00002007-07-14T05:05:55.595+05:30 Deputy Commissioner S. Selvakumar yesterday inaugurated the Central Pathology Laboratory at K.R. Hospital, which was constructed recently. Mysore Medical College Director Dr. D. Venkatesh, who presided, said that the State Government had supplied equipments worth Rs. 1 crore to the laboratory which was constructed at a cost of Rs. 30 lakh. Auto Analyser and Serum Electrolight Analyser equipmentshttp://www.mysoremedicalcollege.com/news/2007/07/kr-hospital-gets-new-lab.htmlmysoretag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6786958.post-7004147737825748366Tue, 10 Jul 2007 23:32:00 +00002007-07-14T05:05:10.347+05:30 The cold storages at the mortuary of K.R. Hospital in the premises of Mysore Medical College being defunct, the rotting corpses kept are emanating an unbearable stench creating a nauseating ambience all around. All the six compressors provi-ding refrigeration to the cold stor-ages have stopped working and the concept of preservation of dead bodies has gone haywire. Everyday, three to four http://www.mysoremedicalcollege.com/news/2007/07/kr-hospital-mortuary-dead.htmlmysoretag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6786958.post-3790465334654766660Mon, 04 Jun 2007 11:46:00 +00002007-07-14T04:46:35.609+05:30# Non-practising allowance increased # New salary to come into effect immediatelyThe State Cabinet on Monday decided to revise the pay scales of the teaching staff in its seven medical colleges.Addressing presspersons after a Cabinet meeting, Minister for Medical Education V.S. Acharya said the Cabinet decided to pay non-practising allowance to lecturers, assistant professors, associate http://www.mysoremedicalcollege.com/news/2007/06/pay-of-teachers-in-state-medical.htmlmysoretag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6786958.post-6623847440845087238Fri, 27 Apr 2007 06:12:00 +00002007-07-14T04:47:52.047+05:30It is alleged that a new born child, which had reportedly died, got exchanged while being handed over to its parents at Cheluvamba Hospital here recently. Savita, wife of Swamy, got admitted to the hospital on Apr. 19 at 10.30 pm for delivery. The family were informed that she delivered a female child but at 11.30 pm, they were also informed that the infant had died. When Swamy's family members http://www.mysoremedicalcollege.com/news/2007/04/baby-swapping-alleged-in-cheluvamba.htmlmysoretag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6786958.post-4277074488187324676Fri, 27 Apr 2007 06:10:00 +00002007-07-14T04:49:40.244+05:30Thanks to the polluted water supplied by Vani Vilas Water Works (VVWW), 113 women medicos staying in PG Ladies' Hostel of Mysore Medical College, opposite Nanjaraja Bahadur Choultry, have been infected by Gastro-enteritis, disclosed A. Ramalingam of Ajay Memorial Drinking Water Foundation. Addressing a press meet at Pathrakarthara Bhavan here today, Ramalingam revealed that two of the students, http://www.mysoremedicalcollege.com/news/2007/04/gastro-enteritis-strikes-city-113.htmlmysoretag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6786958.post-6729295777247519831Sat, 07 Apr 2007 10:38:00 +00002007-07-14T04:51:17.370+05:30A happy married life and a secure, well-paid job as a doctor in the Emirates. That about sums up her life in the Gulf all these years. But now, more than 20 years later, Dr H J Gayathri Devi (49) faces the grim prospect of getting struck off the payrolls of Abu Dhabhi's Al-Ahil Hospital, which she has been serving for well over two decades.Originally a resident of Bangalore, Dr Gayathri now faceshttp://www.mysoremedicalcollege.com/news/2007/04/gulf-doc-may-loose-job-seeks-justice.htmlmysoretag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6786958.post-8855403850550024255Sun, 18 Mar 2007 09:50:00 +00002007-04-06T15:26:13.741+05:30A combination of health tips and music literally provided a musical therapy to the audience at Kalamandira this morning, where doctors of city rendered songs of yesteryears and also provided answers to queries on health matters. The programme Radio Karanji sponsored by SBI Life was organised under the joint auspices of AIR Mysore and Kannada and Culture Department. Neuro-surgeon Dr. M.S. http://www.mysoremedicalcollege.com/news/2007/04/doctors-treat-rasikas-with-old-hits_06.htmlmysoretag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6786958.post-3176428900536260139Sat, 17 Mar 2007 09:50:00 +00002007-04-06T15:24:38.706+05:30A day-long regional workshop on issues related to trafficking of children for commercial sexual exploitation and medical examination of sexually abused victi-mes, for medical officers, organised under the joint auspices of UNICEF and Indian Medical Association (IMA) began this morning at Hotel Sandesh The Prince. Speaking after inaugurating the workshop, Mysore University Vice-Chancellor Prof. Jhttp://www.mysoremedicalcollege.com/news/2007/04/workshop-on-child-abuse-begins.htmlmysoretag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6786958.post-9157280367993965893Wed, 14 Mar 2007 09:58:00 +00002007-04-06T15:29:08.025+05:30The Mysore Medical College authorities are in a fix following the Governor's decision to stay the autonomy granted to the institution. In order to escape the dere-cognition by Medical Council of India (MCI), the College had fixed interviews tomorrow to fill 55 vacancies in teaching faculty. "The interviews are likely to be cancelled", said Dr. D. Venkatesh, Principal of MMC. K.R. Hospital http://www.mysoremedicalcollege.com/news/2007/03/autonomy-row-interviews-likely-to-be_14.htmlmysore