General Medicine

General medicine is a medical branch that deals with the diagnosis and (nonsurgical) treatment of diseases of the internal organs. It is a medical specialty, medicine and not restricted to any single specialization. It can also be referred as a non-interventional method of diagnosis.

It encompassed treatment of internal organs, allergies, infectious and contagious diseases. Thereby covers pandemics and fast spreading viral infections that can range from a common cold and flu to SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome). Lifestyle related ailments like diabetology, non-surgical obesity ailments, regular and routine health monitoring that pre-empt and avoid later complications, by early symptomatic diagnosis are dealt by this branch of medicine.