USA: A recent study has revealed that the novel US-Candidate Risk Score (US-CRS) may be useful in accurately predicting the risk of death in patients awaiting heart transplantation. The study findings were published online in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) on February 13, 2024. In the registry-based study of 16 905 heart […]
Palakkad: The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (DCDRC) recently held a doctor and a private hospital in Palakkad guilty of medical negligence for administering the wrong dosage of folitrax containing Methotrexate (MTX) leading to the patient’s death and directed them to pay Rs 17 lakh as compensation. The consumer court noted that there was grave negligence […]
New Delhi: In response to a Lancet report highlighting concerns over healthcare spending in India, government sources have contested the findings, asserting that investments in the health sector have reached unprecedented levels. The Lancet report claimed that the Indian government’s healthcare expenditure stands at a mere 1.2% of GDP, one of the lowest among G20 nations, […]
New Delhi: Glenmark Pharmaceuticals, a major pharmaceutical company, has received approval from the Subject Expert Committee (SEC) operating under the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) to conduct Phase IV clinical trials for the antidiabetic drug combination of Lobeglitazone Sulfate 0.5 mg and Glimepiride 1 mg tablet. However, this approval is subject to the condition […]
New Delhi: In yet another incident of the FedEx courier scam, a woman doctor in Delhi was duped of Rs 5 lakh by fraudsters who posed as FedEx personnel and Mumbai Police cyber crime officers. According to the police, the doctor lost the money in a fake drug parcel scam orchestrated by the fraudsters who […]
Alleging toxic work culture, 5 resident doctors of Gandhi Medical College, Hamidiya Hospital, Bhopal, have threatened to commit mass suicide on 31st May 2024 if the authorities do not address their complaints. The doctors have demanded the authorities to stop the non-stop working hours which can go for more than 24 hours and sometimes 36 […]
Here are the top health stories for the day: Gandhi Medical College Bhopal: 5 Resident doctors threaten mass suicide due to toxic culture Alleging toxic work culture, 5 resident doctors of Gandhi Medical College, Hamidiya Hospital, Bhopal, have threatened to commit mass suicide on 31st May 2024 if the authorities do not address their complaints. […]
New Delhi: Max Healthcare Institute Ltd has announced expansion plans, intending to invest over Rs 5,000 crore to significantly increase its bed capacity to over 8,000 beds within the next four to five years. The Chairman and Managing Director, Abhay Soi, disclosed that half of this investment will be allocated to Uttar Pradesh (UP), emphasizing the […]
Mumbai: Cipla Limited has announced that Cipla Health Limited, the wholly owned subsidiary and consumer healthcare arm of the Company, has signed a business transfer agreement (“BTA”) for purchase of the distribution and marketing business undertaking of cosmetics and personal care business (“Undertaking”) of Ivia Beaute Private Limited, India (“IVIA”) including IVIA’s brands namely Astaberry, Ikin […]
New Delhi- The examination section of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) has informed about the addition of 3 more seats for the DM Nephrology candidates appearing in the Institute of National Importance Super-Specialty Entrance Examination (INI-SS) for admission to DM, MCH and MD (Hospital Administration) courses for July 2024 session. As per the […]