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Awareness is on rise about Urinary Incontinence

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      By Vikas Vaidya The prevalence urinary incontinence in postmenopausal Indian women is as high as 59% according to studies done in India. The commonest type of urinary incontinence seen is Stress Urinary Incontinence (SUI) and the other type is urge incontinence. Dr N Rajamaheshwari the first lady Urogynaecologist in the country and specialised in the procedure to prevent urinary incontinence. She says that the awareness about urinary incontenence is rising, people are coming forward. After completing her post graduation she was working in a hospital in rural area, there she realised need and necessity to improve the competency and skill with reference to urinary system which is very close to genital tract. There she felt that the super specialisation is needed in urogynaecology. She then went on to acquire MCH in urology when she had already done Gynaecology post graduation. This way Dr N Rajamaheshwari became the first lady Urogynaecologist in the countr...

‘Govt should start MCH in Urogynaecology’

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By Vikas Vaidya After completing her post graduation she was working in a hospital in rural area, there she realised need and necessity to improve the competency and skill with reference to urinary system which is very close to genital tract. There she felt that the super specialisation is needed in urogynaecology. She then went on to acquire MCH in urology when she had already done Gynaecology post graduation. Dr N Rajamaheshwari the first lady Urogynaecologist in the country has urged Government to start super specialisation in Urogynaecology. She is in city to deliver lecture organised by Nagpur Obstetrics and Gynaecological Society (NOGS). There is some emotional reason behind her acquiring super speciality skills in urogynaecology. But that was not the only reason behind her efforts to request government to start super specialisation in urogynaecology. Dr Rajamaheshwari retired from Government hospital in 2002. According to her what she was learning in 1980...

Govt flashes red card to 40% law colleges in State

By Vikas Vaidya Everything is certainly not right with law admissions. Now, Maharashtra Government has flashed a red card to almost 40% law colleges in the State including some of the most well known and oldest Law colleges including Government Law College, and RTMNU’s Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Law College, which produced some of the best legal talent in the country. Interestingly, Higher Education department granted only a day to remove the deficiencies to these colleges and has now asked students to be cautious about admissions. The status of each college has been marked with certain colour indicating deficiencies and current status. Since the process of giving options for law colleges has begun, Government has asked the students to read the meaning of colour of the colleges mentioned in the website before opting it. Already the admission process has been delayed though the result of Common Entrance Test for the admissions to Law courses (3 year and 5 years) was declared on June 30. ...