The FDA has approved omalizumab (Xolair) injection as first medication to help reduce allergic reactions to multiple foods after accidental exposure. Omalizumab is a monoclonal antibody that helps reduce certain allergic reactions including anaphylaxis in adults and children 1 year and older. Patients who take Xolair must continue to avoid foods they are allergic to. […]
New Delhi: Amid the ongoing issue of using sub-standard medical items, as many as 26 government hospitals have been asked to share details with the Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) of their approval and purchase committee. This development comes after the ACB arrested 10 people for allegedly being involved in the supply of sub-standard items to […]
Hyderabad: The US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) has announced that drug inspectors of the Drugs Control Administration, Telangana are eligible to observe USFDA inspections conducted in Telangana as part of collaboration. Telangana has become the fourth state in India to become eligible to observe the inspections, joining Gujarat, Karnataka, and Goa. The US drug […]
New Delhi: Patient Herbert from Tanzania, suffering from non-Hodgkin lymphoma (A type of blood cancer), came to India for treatment last year. Now, After two months, with proper diagnosis of the disease and three cycles of Immunotherapy Chemo treatment in India, he is going back to his country with the chemo protocol and plans to […]
Paris: Sanofi has announced that the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) in Japan has granted marketing and manufacturing authorization for Dupixent (dupilumab) for the treatment of chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) in people aged 12 years and older whose disease is not adequately controlled with existing therapy. Japan is the first country to approve Dupixent for […]
Puducherry- Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER) will host its 10th Continuing Nursing Education (CNE) workshop-based short-term course on “Soft Skills Development for Nurses”. On this, JIPMER has published a brochure providing all information about the workshop. The CNE Workshop will be a 7-day event starting from 11th March 2024 to 17th […]
Chennai: Kauvery Hospital Alwarpet, announced a significant milestone in maternal healthcare with successful integration of real time CGMS (Continuous Glucose Monitoring Study) Sensor Monitoring. This has yielded remarkable results for patients such as the 26-yr old woman with documented history of seisure disorder and learning disability. Initially diagnosed as a pre-diabetic, her condition evolved into […]
Assam- The Public Works (Buildings and NH) Department (PWD) in Assam is actively working on the construction of a new medical college and hospital in the Morigaon district of Assam. This endeavour is to meet the increasing demand for health facilities in the state of Assam. This project involves the acquisition of a land parcel […]
New Delhi: A Parliamentary Committee on Health recently advised the National Medical Commission (NMC) to make it easier for the medical students and their parents to report ghost faculty and zero attendance. In its One Hundred Fifty-Seventh report, the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health and Family Welfare discussed several issues related to medical education such […]
New Delhi: Through a recent gazette notification, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, has placed Oseltamivir and Zanamivir to Schedule H1 of the Drug Rules, 1945, restricting the sale of these two antiviral drugs on a prescription from a Registered Medical Practitioner. This move came in line with the draft notification […]