Entries by aaron

Robotic Surgery on the Rise in Emergency Procedures: Study Shows Promising Outcomes

In a noteworthy shift in the landscape of emergency general surgery, robotic procedures are increasingly making their mark, offering potential advantages in outcomes, according to a comprehensive retrospective cohort study conducted across 829 US facilities. The study states that robotic surgery which has traditionally been associated with elective procedures, illuminates its increasing role in emergency […]

AstraZeneca Gets CDSCO Panel Nod to Study anticancer drug Volrustomig

New Delhi: The drug major AstraZeneca has got approval from the Subject Expert Committee (SEC) functional under the Central Drug Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) to conduct the study of the anticancer drug Volrustomig (MEDI5752). This came after the drug maker AstraZeneca presented phase III clinical study protocol No. D798EC00001. This is a global study of […]

Silchar psychiatrist booked for outraging modesty of women

Silchar: After a ‘Me Too’ movement stirred up on social media, a psychiatrist at Silchar Medical College and Hospital (SMCH) has been booked for allegedly sending objectionable and derogatory text messages to girls on social media.    The city police registered an FIR against the doctor after complaints were filed about him texting demeaning, objectifying […]

Applications to NMC for New PG Medical Courses, Increase of Seats under Process, Clarifies GMC Jammu Principal amid Cancellation Rumours

Jammu: The National Medical Commission (NMC) has not rejected the applications for increase of postgraduate medical seats in Medicine and Paediatrics Departments at the Government Medical College (GMC) Jammu, but those applications are under progress as of March 15, 2024, informed the Principal of the Medical College. This comes after sources informed Daily Excelsior that the […]

Oman man gets new lease of life after heart transplant at MGM Hospital, Chennai

New Delhi: A patient from Oman got a new lease of life on Thursday after the family members of a deceased person from Shivpuri in Madhya Pradesh decided to donate his organs. Rajesh (name changed), aged 48, who was initially on the list of hopeful kidney transplant recipients, tragically transitioned from being a potential recipient […]

Bayer, Aignostics to collaborate on next generation precision oncology

Berlin: Bayer and Aignostics GmbH have announced a strategic collaboration on several artificial intelligence (AI)-powered approaches with applications in precision oncology drug research and development. Aignostics is a spin-off from one of the world’s leading hospitals, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin. The partners will co-create a novel target identification platform that leverages Aignostics’ technology and proprietary multimodal patient cohorts, […]

Violation of NMC norms: Telangana Medical Colleges Appoint Non-Medical Teachers as MBBS Examiners

Hyderabad: Many government medical colleges in Telangana have reportedly violated the National Medical Commission (NMC) rules by appointing MSc and MSc PhD faculty as internal and external examiners for the MBBS practical examinations. Medical Dialogues had earlier reported that as per the Competency-Based Medical Education (CBME) Regulations 2023, which came into effect on August 1, 2023, […]

AIIMS Releases Datesheet For 2nd MBBS Professional Exams, Details

New Delhi : Through a recent notice, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) has released the datasheet of the Second MBBS Professional Examination scheduled to be held in May to June 2024. SCHEDULE OF SECOND M.B.B.S. PROFESSIONAL EXAMINATIONS TO BE HELD IN MAY TO JUNE 2024 I. THEORY EXAMINATIONS Date Day Subject Paper No. […]

Health Bulletin 16/ March/ 2024

Here are the top medical news for the day: NBE releases admit card for NEET MDS 2024 The admit card for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test for Master of Dental Surgery (NEET MDS) 2024 has been released by the National Board of Examinations (NBE). Candidates who have applied for NEET MDS 2024 can download […]