Entries by aaron

AstraZeneca Breztri met primary endpoints in Phase III trials in asthma

AstraZeneca has announced the Positive high-level results from the Phase III KALOS and LOGOS trials in patients with uncontrolled asthma showed that fixed-dose triple-combination therapy Breztri Aerosphere (budesonide/glycopyrronium/formoterol fumarate or BGF (320/28.8/9.6μg)) met all primary endpoints, demonstrating a statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvement in lung function compared with dual-combination inhaled corticosteroid/long-acting beta2-agonist (ICS/LABA) medicines. […]

Fast-Track Recruitment for vacant posts in Health Department: MP Health Minister

Bhopal: In a move to address the shortage of staff and improve workforce conditions in the healthcare sector, Madhya Pradesh Health Minister and Deputy Chief Minister Rajendra Shukla has instructed officials to fast-track the recruitment process for vacant posts in the Health Department. He also instructed them to prepare proposals for amending existing rules and simplifying procedures, […]

Ensuring Medical Facilities in Govt Hospitals Constitutional Obligation of State, Courts can intervene if neglected: HC

Chennai: The Madras High Court bench recently observed that the State Government was constitutionally obligated to ensure the availability of medical facilities in government hospitals and make such facilities available to the underprivileged citizens of the country. Further, the HC bench comprising Justices MS Ramesh and AD Maria Clete noted that when the State would neglect […]

Release Revised Internship List: FMGs Urge Bihar Govt

Patna: The foreign medical graduates have urged the Bihar Health Department to urgently release the corrected list of the mandatory internship programme, which is mandatory for all the medical graduates from abroad. Even though the Bihar Medical Council had released the internship lists, recently the State Health Department cancelled two such lists for the FMGs due […]

Not a Nice Time For Dr Reddy’s? DTAB, CDSCO Recommend Stringent Restrictions on Nimesulide

New Delhi: Nimesulide, a widely used painkiller in India, is facing renewed regulatory scrutiny over its safety profile, with India’s apex drug advisory committee, recommending that the drug not be used as a first-line treatment and that high-dose oral formulations above 100 mg be prohibited. However, Dr Reddy’s Laboratories, one of the largest marketers of […]

7 Years of Commission Service, Rs 69 Lakh Penalty: AFMC Pune Bond policy for MBBS 2025

Pune: MBBS aspirants getting admitted to the Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC), Pune, this year will have to compulsorily serve as Medical Officers in the Armed Forces Medical Services (AFMS) for seven years after completing their course. At the time of getting admitted to the MBBS course at AFMC, the candidates will have to sign a […]

SC backs direction to prescribe only generic medicines, suggests countrywide adoption

While hearing a Public Interest Litigation that sought enforcement of a statutory code to regulate unethical marketing practices by pharma companies, the Supreme Court has recently observed that doctors across India should be directed to mandatorily prescribe only generic medicines to patients, instead of the brand names of medicines. The top court bench orally remarked […]

Court rejects bail plea of doctor in Rs 35 crore online investment fraud

Noting that the investigation is still at an early and sensitive stage, a local court in Kangan has rejected the bail plea of a doctor along with three others accused in a large-scale online investment scam, in which they allegedly cheated several people out of Rs 35 crore by offering false promises of high returns. […]

CDSCO Panel Approves Dr Reddy’s Laboratories Protocol Amendment Proposal to study Abatacept

New Delhi: The Subject Expert Committee (SEC), functional under the Central Drug Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO), has approved Dr Reddys Laboratories protocol amendment proposal of the clinical trial titled “A randomised, double-blind, multicenter study comparing the efficacy, safety and immunogenicity of proposed Abatacept biosimilar (DRL_AB) with Orencia administered by the intravenous route as an add-on […]

AIIMS Delhi pioneers India’s first TEM-Based diagnostic method for Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia

Researchers at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi have achieved a major breakthrough in India’s diagnostic capabilities by developing a cutting-edge method to diagnose Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD) – a rare and often misdiagnosed genetic disorder affecting the respiratory system – using transmission electron microscopy (TEM). According to Dr Subhash Chandra […]