Pfizer sued by Texas over COVID vaccine claims Roshni Dhar4 Dec 2023 4:04 PM ISTPfizer has been sued by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who accused the drugmaker of misrepresenting the efficacy of its widely-used COVID-19...
Fortis study claims HIV-positive cases on rise in Haryana Roshni Dhar4 Dec 2023 4:00 PM ISTHaryana has been seeing an upsurge in HIV positive cases for the last 2 years, with nearly 102 new cases reported across various regions including...
NMC allows displaced medical students in Manipur to continue studies online or through hybrid mode Roshni Dhar2 Dec 2023 5:05 PM ISTOffering an exceptional relief, the Undergraduate Medical Education Board (UGMEB) of the National Medical Commission (NMC) has allowed displaced...
Families of only 30 percent of doctors who died due to Covid-19 received compensation till 2023:RTI Roshni Dhar2 Dec 2023 4:52 PM ISTIn response to a Right to Information query asking about the total Covid martyrs compensated under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package (PMGKP),...
New logo of NMC stirs up controversy Roshni Dhar2 Dec 2023 4:47 PM ISTThe new logo of the National Medical Commission (NMC) has now stirred up a controversy with many doctors objecting to the Commission's decision to...
Faster walking speed of 4 km+/hour linked to significantly lower type 2 diabetes risk Preksha garg2 Dec 2023 9:30 AM ISTWalking at a speed of 4 or more km an hour is linked to a significantly lower risk of type 2 diabetes, suggests a pooled data analysis of the...
6 hours or more/day of sedentary leisure time to double the risk of fibroids Preksha garg2 Dec 2023 9:15 AM ISTSedentary behaviour is associated with tumours that rely on the female hormone oestrogen, such as endometrial, ovarian, and breast cancers; uterine...
High-doses of Covid medicines not effective in India than Europe Preksha garg2 Dec 2023 9:00 AM ISTAccording to a new study published in The Lancet Regional Health - Southeast Asia journal higher doses of the COVID-19 drug, dexamethasone, may have...
Govt may consider introducing legal safeguards for healthcare workers: Parliamentary Panel Roshni Dhar1 Dec 2023 3:40 PM ISTThe government may consider introducing appropriate legal safeguards for healthcare workers, who at times face violence from relatives or attendants...
AIIMS Delhi to establish centre of excellence in transgender healthcare Roshni Dhar1 Dec 2023 3:00 PM ISTAIIMS, Delhi is in consultation with a health ministry division for setting up a dedicated centre to provide comprehensive and holistic care to...
Allahabad HC relief to medical representative who was terminated for allegedly lying about doctor visits Roshni Dhar30 Nov 2023 6:00 PM ISTIn a recent judgement, the Allahabad High Court came to the rescue of a medical representative who was terminated from his duty for allegedly lying...
AI computer programme can generate doctors notes: Study Roshni Dhar30 Nov 2023 4:57 PM ISTA new artificial intelligence (AI) computer programme can generate doctors' notes so well that two physicians couldn't tell the difference, according...
