Health Bulletin 6/December/2022

Here are the top health news for the day:

Ceiling breakdown at Kalawati Saran Children's Hospital

Concerns regarding the safety of patients and medical staff have come to question at the multi-specialty centre-run Kalawati Saran Children's Hospital in the capital after a portion of the ceiling recently collapsed with debris lying in the middle of the corridor. Luckily no casualties have been reported.

The incident took place on Sunday morning when the employees were working and suddenly witnessed a portion of the second-floor corridor's ceiling being collapsed. The part of the ceiling that collapsed connects the operation theatre to the lift, and an accident could have occurred if someone had been standing underneath the ceiling.

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Ceiling Breakdown At Kalawati Saran Children's Hospital, FAIMA Seeks Immediate Action

Biocon Biologics names Shreehas Tambe as new MD, CEO

Biocon Biologics Ltd., a subsidiary of Biocon Ltd., has announced that Shreehas Tambe, Deputy CEO of Biocon Biologics, has been appointed as the Managing Director and CEO of the Company from December 5, 2022. Tambe takes over from Dr Arun Chandavarkar, who will continue to serve as a non-Executive, non-Independent Director on the Board of Biocon Biologics.

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Biocon Biologics Names Shreehas Tambe As New MD, CEO

Patient dies during appendicitis surgery: Consumer Court holds surgeon, 2 anaesthesiologists, hospital guilty of negligence, Directs Rs 40 lakh compensation

The State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission of Andhra Pradesh directed a Visakhapatnam based Private hospital and its 3 doctors including a surgeon and 2 Anaesthesiologists, to pay Rs 40 lakh as compensation to the family of a patient, who died after undergoing surgery for Appendicitis.

Referring to the medical records, the Consumer court noted that the records did not contain details regarding what happened within the operation theatre before, during and after the surgery.

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Patient Dies During Appendicitis Surgery: Consumer Court Holds Surgeon, 2 Anaesthesiologists, Hospital Guilty Of Negligence, Directs Rs 40 Lakh Compensation

Researchers discover mechanism that allows cancer cells to spread

An international team of researchers has uncovered a new mechanism that enables cancer cells to move throughout the body, providing a potential new target to stop metastasis, which is responsible for 90 percent of cancer deaths.

Reference:

Bera, K., Kiepas, A., Godet, I. et al. Extracellular fluid viscosity enhances cell migration and cancer dissemination. Nature 611, 365–373 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-022-05394-6