Entries by aaron

53-year-old brain-dead woman gifts new life to many through organ donation at AIIMS Delhi

New Delhi: In a heartfelt display of benevolence and selflessness, the family of Kanchan, a 53-year-old woman from Faridabad, has made the courageous decision to donate her organs after she was declared brain dead. This selfless act has the potential to save multiple lives and is a powerful demonstration of the family’s compassion towards society. […]

GSK Gets CDSCO Panel Nod to study safety of anti-cancer drug Dostarlimab

New Delhi: Citing that the total number of evaluable patients in the study should be a minimum of 30, the Subject Expert Committee (SEC) functional under the Central Drug Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has given its nod to the drug major GSK Pharma for conducting the Phase IV clinical trial of the anti-cancer drug Dostarlimab […]

PG medico suicide case: Kerala HC grants bail to doctor accused of dowry demands

In a significant development, the Kerala High Court on Friday, approved the bail application of a doctor who had faced suspension from the Indian Medical Association (IMA) following accusations of abetting the suicide of his girlfriend. Medical Dialogues team had earlier reported that the victim, a second-year postgraduate surgery trainee at Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram, […]

Inform on MBBS internship completion date of 2018 batch: NMC asks universities

Considering that the pandemic affected the schedule for admission and completion of MBBS courses, including the mandatory internship, the National Medical Commission (NMC) has now asked the medical universities to submit details regarding the Internship completion date of 2018 batch MBBS students. Informing the medical universities that the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) has asked them […]

Apollo Hospital held liable for not disclosing treatment cost

Opining that not disclosing the quantum of money required for treatment on the part of the hospital amounts to unfair trade, the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Cuttack recently held Apollo Hospitals, Chennai deficient in their service towards a patient undergoing treatment at the facility. With this observation, the consumer court has directed the hospital […]

COVID 19 cases jump 52 per cent globally in past one month: WHO

New Delhi: The global number of new Covid-19 cases has increased by 52 per cent during the last one month, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Saturday. In the latest epidemiological update on Friday, the UN health body reported over 850,000 new cases worldwide in the 28-day period from November 20 to December 17. […]

Health Bulletin 23/December/2023

Here are the top health stories for the day: Provisional Results of NEET SS Round 2 Counselling released The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) has released the Provisional Result for Round-2 of NEET SS Counselling 2023 (for D.M/ M.Ch/ DNB SS Courses). The provisional seat allotment result includes Rank, Qualifying Exam, Allotted Institute, Course and Remarks. […]

BMC’s COVID Centre Scam: ED attaches assets worth over Rs 12 cr

New Delhi: The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has attached assets worth more than Rs 12 crore belonging to a number of people, including Sujit Patkar, as part of a money laundering probe, the officials said on Friday.  The federal agency’s investigation is linked to an alleged fraud in setting up of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)-run […]