Tag: Medical Regulation
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India’s Doctors Sound Alarm Over Boom in Availability of Weight Loss Injections
Unregulated Rush for Weight Loss Injections India’s medical community is sounding the alarm over a rapidly expanding market for weight loss injections. While appetite-suppressing drugs have shown potential in clinical settings, doctors warn that an unregulated boom risks patient safety, long-term health consequences, and the misapplication of these treatments as a quick fix for obesity…
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Australia’s Medicinal Cannabis Crisis: Government in a Bind
Australia’s Medicinal Cannabis Crisis: A policy squeeze Across Australia, patients relying on medicinal cannabis face renewed uncertainty as a small cadre of doctors are sidelined and regulators tighten oversight. The Medical Board of Australia recently banned a prominent prescriber, Dr. Justin Welsh, from continuing to prescribe cannabis. His appeal, described by Welsh as a protest…
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Delhi blast: 4 doctors removed from National Medical Register amid charges
Overview: NMC removes four doctors from National Medical Register The National Medical Commission (NMC) announced on Friday the removal of four physicians from the National Medical Register (NMR). The action follows charges filed against the doctors under provisions related to Unlawful Activities, marking a significant step in the regulatory oversight of medical professionals in the…
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Veteran Singapore Doctor Suspended for Prescribing Hormones to Patients Without Need
New findings condemn decades of medical conduct A veteran Singapore physician, Dr Wong Yoke Meng, has been suspended for 36 months after a disciplinary tribunal found him guilty of professional misconduct related to inappropriately prescribing hormone replacement therapies (HRT) to patients who had normal hormone levels and showed no symptoms warranting such treatment. The decision…