Akola: In yet another instance of violence against doctors, three Surgery resident doctors from the Government Medical College (GMC) Akola were recently assaulted by the relatives of a patient. The incident happened yesterday when around 20-25 people came inside the hospital and attacked the doctors with slippers and rods after the patient collapsed. Following this, the […]
Kolkata: Two on-duty doctors of the surgery department at Tamluk Medical College and Hospital were allegedly attacked by the relatives of a patient who died during treatment in their hospital on Thursday. The incident occurred on Thursday when the patient was admitted and five people allegedly involved in the assault at a state-run hospital in […]
New Delhi- Through an advisory, the National Testing Agency (NTA) has issued important guidelines, instructions to be followed on exam day by the candidates appearing for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test-Undergraduate (NEET-UG) for 2024. Tomorrow i.e. Sunday, May 5, 2024, from 02:00 PM to 05:20 PM, NTA is going to conduct NEET-UG 2024 for […]
Agartala: Taking a notable step towards improving healthcare provisions, the Government Medical College and Agartala GBP Hospital in the state are preparing to commence kidney transplant surgeries. Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Thursday conducted inspection of various hospital facilities, including the super speciality block and nephrology department of GBP Hospital in Agartala. During his visit, […]
Delhi: The Delhi High Court has made a definitive ruling to permanently prohibit the use of the ‘Vigoura’ mark by a homeopathic drug manufacturer for marketing products related to sexual disorders. This decision stemmed from a trademark infringement lawsuit filed by Pfizer Products Inc., renowned for its erectile dysfunction medication sold under the ‘Viagra’ trademark. […]
Hyderabad: Dr Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd. has announced its launch of Doxycycline Capsules, 40 mg in the U.S. market, a therapeutic generic equivalent of ORACEA (doxycycline, USP) Capsules, 40 mg approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (USFDA). Doxycycline is a tetracycline-class drug indicated for the treatment of only inflammatory lesions (papules and pustules) of […]
Assam- The Assam government has decided to allocate three more MBBS seats in medical colleges of Assam for Bhutanese students, taking the total number of reserved seats to 5. In November 2023 the King of Bhutan visited India. It was during his visit to India that the Government of India announced the allocation of additional MBBS […]
Researchers have found that the C-peptide index (CPI) at 2 hours post-meal is a significant indicator of endogenous insulin secretory capacity in patients with type 2 diabetes, according to a study published in Diabetes Obesity & Metabolism. This measure can help predict the likelihood of patients being able to withdraw from insulin therapy, providing valuable […]
Dehradun: In a recent update amid the misleading ads controversy, Patanjali Ayurved has called for legal action against the decision of the Uttarakhand State Licensing Authority (SLA) to suspend manufacturing licenses of 14 products of Patanjali Ayurved Ltd and Divya Pharmacy. On Tuesday, the Uttarakhand SLA informed the Supreme Court that the order was issued […]
A nationwide observational analysis of patients with aortic stenosis (AS) and cardiogenic shock (CS) who underwent transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) or surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) determined that patients who underwent TAVR had lower in-hospital complications and resource utilization compared with SAVR. The results were presented today at the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & […]