Mumbai: In a significant step to combat the growing menace of quacks in the state, the Maharashtra Medical Council (MMC) is developing a new mobile application known as “Know Your Doctor,” for patients to become aware if they are receiving treatment from any unqualified medical practitioner. The council members alleged that the app will empower […]
Kerala- For the first time in Kerala, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development Centers (IEDCs) will be established in medical colleges to entice doctors and medical students to engage in innovation and entrepreneurship within the health-tech and med-tech sectors within the state. This will be the first time that IEDCs will be functional in medical colleges in […]
Chennai- In a bid to enhance dental services in Tamil Nadu, the Health Department has decided to establish multi-speciality dental centres across the state. These centres will be set up within four government medical college hospitals situated in Madurai, Salem, Coimbatore, and Tirunelveli. It has been decided that these multi-speciality dental centres will be set […]
New Delhi- The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) will organise the ICMR Health Communication Internship Program (IHCIP) in May-July 2024. On this, ICMR is inviting applications for the program and has also released a notice giving details of the internship program. ICMR Health Communication Internship Program is a full-time opportunity designed to be an […]
New Delhi: Delivering an interpretation of the powers vested in the appropriate authorities under the Pre-conception and Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Regulation & Prevention of Misuse) PC PNDT Act, 1994, the Supreme Court of India recently clarified that the authorities can only suspend/cancel the registration of hospital/clinic under Section 20(3) of the Act when such an action […]
Sambalpur: Protesting against the non-payment of stipend for months, the junior doctors at Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical Science and Research (VIMSAR) have threatened to go on strike if their demands remain unfulfilled by March 13. It has been alleged by the resident doctors at the institute that there are large-scale irregularities in the institute […]
India Live 2024 , the paramount global cardiology event hosted by the Interventional Cardiology Foundation of India, focused on Interventional Cardiology: enabling quality outcomes for heart disease patients. Amidst this backdrop, Lupin Digital Health and the American College of Cardiology (ACC) announced a pioneering collaboration to introduce Digital Therapeutics (DTx) in India, aimed at delivering […]
New Delhi: Noting an unmet medical need, the Subject ExperCommittee (SEC) functional under the Central Drug Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has granted approval to the drug major AstraZeneca to import and market Sodium Zirconium Cyclosilicate powder for oral suspension (Lokelma 5g and 10g). However, this approval is subject to a condition that the drug major […]
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has directed the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to establish a policy for online drug sales within four months, emphasizing that this is the final opportunity for the Ministry to do so. The division bench, led by Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora, […]