New Delhi: The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) recently held an Andhra Pradesh-based doctor guilty of medical negligence for the delay in cancer diagnosis of a patient who was suffering from breast pain. “…the continuous therapy and reluctance to even record the advice for further diagnostic investigations to find out the nature and prognosis of […]
New Delhi: In a shocking post, a Delhi-based doctor and Health Activist has highlighted the plights of medical students at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Madurai as he claimed that the institute lacks even the basic infrastructure required to run a medical college. Unveiling the ‘real’ condition of the institute, Dr. Dhruv Chauhan, a […]
Bengaluru: Sakra World Hospital, a pioneering healthcare facility in India funded entirely by foreign direct investment (FDI), has successfully completed 100 robotic gastrointestinal (GI) surgeries. In the medical field, robotic-assisted surgical procedures are steadily on the rise. The increasing acceptance of robotic surgeries can be attributed to their accuracy, minimally invasive techniques, and capacity to […]
Maharashtra- After last year’s successful trials on the online evaluation of answer sheets, Maharashtra University of Health Sciences (MUHS) has decided to conduct an online evaluation of answer sheets instead of a manual evaluation for all courses from this academic year. Following the fewer errors and declaring the results on time last year, the plan […]
New Haven: Arvinas, Inc., a clinical-stage biotechnology company creating a new class of drugs based on targeted protein degradation, has announced it has entered into an exclusive strategic license agreement with Novartis for the worldwide development and commercialization of ARV-766, Arvinas’ second generation PROTAC androgen receptor (AR) degrader for patients with prostate cancer. The transaction also […]
Dwarka: Contrary to the common misconception that ‘Stage IV cancer patients cannot be treated’, doctors at Manipal Hospital, Dwarka have successfully saved life of a 47-year-old male from Basra, Iraq, who was diagnosed with stage 4 rectal cancer. The patient had initially been diagnosed with piles and was undergoing treatment for the same in his […]
Hyderabad: The Telangana State Medical Council (TSMC) has issued directions to all the Super Speciality Hospitals, Nursing Homes, Clinics, Private Hospitals and Registered Medical Practitioners in the State to only appoint MBBS degree holders as Duty Medical Officers (DMOs). Issuing a Circular in this regard on 10.04.2024, the council has also issued strict instructions not to […]
New Delhi- On its website, the AIIMS has released prospectus for INI CET July 2024 admissions at National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS) and Shree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST). In the 2 prospectus, the institutes have provided details on the fees, eligibility criteria, seat matrix and much […]
Consuming sugar-sweetened drinks in the first few years of childhood can be linked to poor diet patterns that increase the risk of obesity in later life, according to a new study by the School of Psychology at Swansea University. Published in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, the study tracked the influence of diet on […]
New Delhi: In response to the drug major AstraZeneca’s proposal for the approval of additional indication of Durvalumab 120 mg/2.4 mL and 500 mg/10 mL solution, the Subject Expert Committee (SEC) functional under the Central Drug Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has opined the firm to submit the subset analysis of the clinical data of Asian […]