Basel: Roche has announced that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has issued a negative opinion on the conditional marketing authorisation (CMA) for Elevidys (delandistrogene moxeparvovec) for ambulatory individuals aged three to seven years with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). Given the high unmet need in DMD, Roche […]
New Delhi: India has disbursed over Rs 1,008 crore in incentives to domestic firms to bolster Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) production, significantly reducing reliance on Chinese imports, the Parliament was informed. This came during a recent Rajya Sabha session where Smt. Ranjeet Ranjan raised a question regarding India’s dependency on Chinese APIs and the measures […]
New Delhi: The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) has released the seat matrix for NEET 2025, detailing MBBS seats across various medical colleges in Uttar Pradesh. According to the data, the state offers a total of 12,325 MBBS seats across 85 medical institutions, including government, trust, private, and society-managed colleges. Among these institutions, King George Medical University […]
Foetal death due to ‘prolonged labour’: Allahabad HC allows criminal trial against gynaecologist While refusing to quash criminal proceedings against a gynaecologist accused of medical negligence, the Allahabad High Court recently expressed concern over the practice of private hospitals using ‘patients like ATMs to extort money’ out of them. “It is common practice these days […]
NEET: SC slams Telangana’s domicile policy, says students who go outside state seeking better education shouldn’t be penalised The Supreme Court recently criticised the Telangana Government’s domicile policy for the State quota medical seats, calling it “far removed from ground reality.” As per this policy, to be eligible for admission to state quota seats through […]
Andhra to boost healthcare with 100-bed hospitals in every Constituency To strengthen the healthcare infrastructure in Andhra Pradesh, Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu on Wednesday directed officials to ensure the implementation of the state’s policy to establish a 100-bed hospital in every Assembly constituency. The initiative aims to make quality healthcare accessible to all residents […]
Here is the top health news for today: Foetal death due to ‘prolonged labour’: Allahabad HC permits criminal trial against gynaecologist While refusing to quash criminal proceedings against a gynaecologist accused of medical negligence, the Allahabad High Court recently expressed concern over the practice of private hospitals using ‘patients like ATMs to extort money’ out […]
New Delhi: The Indira Gandhi Employees State Insurance Hospital (IG ESI Hospital Jhilmil) has announced vacancies for the Senior Resident posts in different departments in this medical institute. ESI is a statutory body constituted under an Act of Parliament (ESI Act, 1948) and works under the administrative control of the Ministry of Labour and Employment, […]
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala’s public healthcare system has received a significant boost with seven more health institutions securing the prestigious National Quality Assurance Standards (NQAS) certification, Health Minister Veena George announced on Friday. With this latest addition, the total number of NQAS-accredited health facilities in Kerala has risen to 240 — the highest in the country. Among […]
Punjab Announces Stipend Hike- Rs 7k more for MBBS Interns, over Rs 10k increase for Resident Doctors Bringing good news to the MBBS interns and resident doctors in Punjab, the Finance Minister of the State, Harpal Singh Cheema, has announced a hike in the monthly stipends paid to interns, junior residents, and senior residents serving […]