Here are Top Health stories of the dayCriminal Medical Negligence Complaints May Not Be Entertained Without Credible Expert Opinion: Kerala HCDismissing a plea filed by a patient, who had accused a gynaecologist and a nurse of medical negligence during the delivery of her child leading to the death of the baby, the Kerala High Court has recently clarified that complaints concerning...
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Criminal Medical Negligence Complaints May Not Be Entertained Without Credible Expert Opinion: Kerala HC
Dismissing a plea filed by a patient, who had accused a gynaecologist and a nurse of medical negligence during the delivery of her child leading to the death of the baby, the Kerala High Court has recently clarified that complaints concerning medical negligence may not be entertained unless a credible opinion supporting such a claim could be produced by the complainant.
Observing that the complainant couldn't produce any such evidence, the HC bench comprising of Justice Kauser Edappagath dismissed the plea and clarified, "...a private complaint alleging medical negligence may not be entertained unless the complainant has produced prima facie evidence before the court in the form of a credible opinion given by another competent doctor to support the charge of rashness or negligence on the part of the accused doctor."
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Shortage of 4.3 Million Nurses In India: Experts
Set against the context of the ongoing pandemic and the probable fear of advent of yet another wave across the globe, 'Think Change Forum' (TCF), a think tank dedicated to finding answers and solutions on critical issues in the post Covid era organized a dialogue among nursing and midwifery experts from across the country to analyse issues plaguing the nursing sector.
The discussion themed 'Is India's Nursing Infrastructure Ready for Another Wave' saw participants representing nursing bodies, institutions and academia, international NGO's and nursing practitioners.
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Shortage Of 4.3 Million Nurses In India: Experts
AstraZeneca COVID Antibody Combination To Be Manufactured By Samsung Biologics
British-Swedish pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca on Tuesday said that Samsung Biologics, the biotech arm of Samsung Group, will manufacture its antibody combination against Covid-19.
Under an agreement valued at approximately $380 million, Samsung Biologics will manufacture Evusheld -- AstraZeneca's combination of two long-acting antibodies in development for the potential treatment of Covid-19 -- at its plant in Songdo, Incheon, 40 km west of Seoul, Yonhap news agency reported.
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AstraZeneca COVID Antibody Combination To Be Manufactured By Samsung Biologics
MBBS Admissions 2021 In UP: Fee Structure at Private Medical Colleges
The Directorate General of Medical Education Uttar Pradesh (UP DGME), has recently released the MBBS Fee structure for the academic session 2021-2022, in Self Financing Medical Colleges of Uttar Pradesh.
The fee structure has given the details regarding the MBBS fees in 25 private medical colleges in the State.
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MBBS Admissions 2021 In UP: Check Out Fee Structure At Private Medical Colleges
Indian Immunologicals Donates Oxygen Generation Plant Worth Rs 1 Crore To TIMS
Vaccine maker Indian Immunologicals Limited (IIL) has donated a PSA Oxygen Generation Plant to a dedicated Covid-19 hospital, Telangana Institute of Medical Sciences (TIMS).
IIL had facilitated the setup of an Oxygen Generation Plant at TIMS and this Oxygen plant works on the principle of Pressure Swing Adsorption and enables efficient distribution of Oxygen for the needy patients, Hyderabad based IIL said in release here on Monday.
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Indian Immunologicals Donates Oxygen Generation Plant Worth Rs 1 Crore To TIMS
Heavy Penalty Will Be Imposed On Erring Private Medical Colleges: Karnataka Govt On Surrender Of Seats
The State Health and Medical Education Minister of Karnataka, Minister K Sudhakar has promised to take strict action to take "strict measures" against private medical colleges who are allegedly surrendering seats for their benefit.
Such an assurance has come from the State Health Minister while he was responding to a question from BJP member N Ravikumar in the Legislative Council.
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Healthtech Startup Pristyn Care Raises Around Rs 730 Crore In Series E Funding, Turns Unicorn
Healthtech startup Pristyn Care on Wednesday announced it has raised $96 million (around Rs 730 crore) in its Series E round, doubling its valuation in the last seven months to $1.4 billion and becoming a unicorn.
The latest round was led by Sequoia Capital, Tiger Global, Winter Capital, Epiq Capital, Hummingbird Ventures and Trifecta Capital.
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Healthtech Startup Pristyn Care Raises Around Rs 730 Crore In Series E Funding, Turns Unicorn
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