Rishikesh: All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS Rishikesh) has notified on Institute level spot counselling for DM/MCh. and MD/MS/MDS/MCH (6Years) January, 2024 session seats. The spot counselling at AIIMS Rishikesh will be held in the institute on per following dates, Subject to the availability of vacant seats: DM/M.Ch.: 27.02.2024 MD/MS/MDS/M.Ch. (06 Years) : 28.02.2024 […]
Bilaspur: A slew of new healthcare facilities including Radiation Oncology, 128 Slice CT Scanner and a Liquid Medical Oxygen (LMO) plant was yesterday inaugurated at AIIMS Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh by the Chief Guest, Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda, Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha in the presence of Dr Mansukh Mandaviya, Union Minister of Health and Family […]
Here are the top medical news highlights for the day: New zinc discovery offers promise for cystic fibrosis patients Researchers from the University of Queensland havediscovered a fault in the bacteria-killing function of immune cells in people with Cystic Fibrosis and a way to reduce infections in people living with it. Cystic Fibrosis is a […]
Mumbai: The President of the Thalassemia Society of Central India, Dr Vinky Rughwani has been appointed as the new administrator of the Maharashtra Medical Council (MMC) by the Maharashtra Medical Education Department on Friday. Dr Rughwani is an eminent paediatrician from Nagpur who has been working on the prevention and welfare of Thalassaemia and Sickle Cell […]
Hyderabad: Suven Pharma has announced that the US Food & Drug Administration (US FDA) has completed the inspections at the Company’s Pashamylaram facilities. The inspection was conducted from February 12, 2024, to February 23, 2024. “This is to inform you that our Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API) and Formulations facilities (Unit-3 and Unit-5, respectively) in Pashamylaram, Hyderabad, India, […]
Kakinada: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the ESI hospital constructed at a cost of Rs. 114 crores in the Sambamurtynagar area here on February 25 in virtual mode. Kakinada MP Vanga Geeta Viswanath told media persons at the hospital here on Thursday that the construction of the hospital was started in 2020 and completed […]
A recent study published in the BMJ Rheumatic & Musculoskeletal Diseases highlights the potential impact of air pollution on the prognosis of Rheumatoid Arthritis-associated Interstitial Lung Disease (RA-ILD). This study aimed to assess the effects of long-term exposure to particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter of ≤10 µm (PM10) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) on mortality among […]
New Delhi: A Nellore-based doctor has been duped of Rs 56 lakh under the pretext of constructing a hospital. The Delhi Police’s Crime Branch has initiated an investigation into a doctor’s complaint who informed the police about his plan to establish a dental hospital in his hometown. According to the doctor, a family friend promised to facilitate a government […]
Italy: A recent study published in Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases has shed light on the persistence of vitamin D deficiency among Italian patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). The researchers revealed a high prevalence and persistence of vitamin D deficiency (Hypovitaminosis D) in AMI patients despite a trend towards increasing 25(OH)D concentrations over the […]
Increased use of Paxlovid, the antiviral drug used to treat COVID-19, could prevent hundreds of thousands of hospitalizations and save tens of billions of dollars a year, according to a new epidemiological model published by researchers at The University of Texas at Austin. In fact, epidemiologists found that treating even 20% of symptomatic cases would […]