Here are the top health stories of the day: NHRC takes cognizance of patient’s death at Kanpur Medical College Taking suo motu cognisance of a media report highlighting the death of a patient due to a lack of proper treatment at Kanpur Dehat Medical College, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notices to the […]
Madurai: Upholding an order passed by a single judge granting relief to a differently-abled Siddha practitioner belonging to a Scheduled Caste community by directing the government to appoint him to the post of Assistant Medical Officer (Siddha), the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court dimissed the appeal stating that it found no infirmity in […]
Chhattisgarh- The Director of Medical Education (DME), Chhattisgarh, has revised the Chhattisgarh State Quota National Eligibility and Entrance Test-Postgraduate Master of Dental Surgery MDS Stray Vacancy Round Counselling tentative revised schedule for the academic year 2025. The schedule has been released on the official website of DME Chhattisgarh. Also Read: Chhattisgarh MBBS, BDS Admissions: Round 1 allotment list […]
New Delhi: The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) recently exonerated a nursing home from charges of medical negligence in the treatment of a patient suffering from an intestinal ulcer. Even though the complainant alleged that her daughter died after being administered an expired glucose injection, the Apex Consumer Court noted, “in the complete absence of […]
Unnao: A professor at Saraswati Medical College, Unnao, was recently dismissed after the medical students accused him of making indecent advances and pressuring them into relationships. It is reported that initially, despite the students’ complaints to the principal of the medical college, no action was taken. Then the students launched a protest and announced a boycott […]
West Bengal- The West Bengal Medical Counselling Committee (WBMCC) has revised the WB National Eligibility and Entrance Test-Undergraduate (NEET UG) round 1 Reporting and Admission schedule for the academic year 2025 for State Quota, Private Management Quota and NRI Quota seats in West Bengal. In this regard, WBMCC has released the tentative revised schedule as […]
New Delhi: India is making significant strides in the fight against rare diseases, with four new drugs currently in the pipeline and five already available in the market for the treatment of seven rare conditions, according to Niti Aayog member (health) Dr. VK Paul. Speaking at an event here, Dr. Paul said that the launch of generic medications […]
A groundbreaking cancer drug could enhance how patients respond to chemotherapy even in treatment-resistant tumours. The drug works by disarming a key defence mechanism that tumours use to protect themselves from treatment. In preclinical models, it has already shown promise in making chemotherapy-resistant cancers more responsive to therapy. Chemotherapy is one of the most widely […]
Upright positions and mobility during labor are pivotal for improved maternal and fetal outcomes; however, such practices remain underutilized, particularly in low-income settings like Uganda. Despite recommendations from the World Health Organization for varied upright positions such as sitting, squatting, and walking during labor, cultural inertia often results in women being confined to supine positions. […]
USA: A large U.S. cohort study found meclizine, a common vestibular suppressant for dizziness, is linked to a significantly higher risk of injurious falls in both younger and older adults. The findings, from Dr. Meredith E. Adams and colleagues at the University of Minnesota, were published in JAMA Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery. Meclizine, an antihistamine […]