Can NEET candidates with low benchmark disability get admission against vacant MBBS seats? Delhi HC seeks Centre's response Dr. Nandita Mohan16 April 2023 3:15 PM ISTAsking if NEET candidates with less than benchmark disability should be allowed to get admitted in the MBBS course against the unfilled seats reserved...
PM Modi inaugurates AIIMS Guwahati, 3 new medical colleges in Assam Dr. Nandita Mohan16 April 2023 3:06 PM ISTThe Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi dedicated AIIMS Guwahati and three other medical colleges to the nation. With these new medical institutes, 400...
Doctors at Sri Ramakrishna Hospital successfully implant transcatheter pulmonary valve in patient Roshni Dhar16 April 2023 1:15 PM ISTA 36-year-old female patient with Severe Right heart failure, Secondary liver and kidney issues underwent the first-ever TPVR procedure in the western...
NMC finds anomalies in qualification of Delhi doctor accused of negligence Roshni Dhar15 April 2023 4:18 PM ISTScrutiny into the PG degrees of 2 senior doctors of Fortis Hospital has revealed that one of the two doctors, accused of medical negligence due to...
Lowering hormone doses in contraceptives may be feasible, suggests model Isra Zaman15 April 2023 9:30 AM ISTA normal menstrual cycle involves multiple phases which are regulated by the endocrine system and influenced by levels of various hormones. The most...
Higher dose corticosteroids may increase mortality in hypoxic COVID-19 patients requiring only non-invasive oxygen therapy, shows study Isra Zaman15 April 2023 9:15 AM ISTCompared with standard care that included low dose corticosteroid use, treating hypoxic COVID-19 patients needing only oxygen therapy or no breathing...
Better radiation protection needed in female healthworkers to minimise risk: Study Isra Zaman15 April 2023 9:00 AM ISTIonising radiation is a known human carcinogen and breast tissue is highly radiation sensitive. As such, there are concerns that regular exposure to...
Health Ministry revises CGHS package rates for benefit of CGHS Beneficiaries Roshni Dhar14 April 2023 6:00 PM ISTIn a move that is likely to be proved beneficial for both the patients and the hospitals, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has decided...
Laxity in effective discharge of duties: Rajasthan Govt issues guidelines for HoDs at GMCs Roshni Dhar14 April 2023 4:37 PM ISTThe Department of Medical Education in Rajasthan has recently expressed its dissatisfaction with the fact that several Heads of the Departments in the...
NMC issues amendment to TEQ rules 2022 on foreign PG medical qualifications for equivalence Roshni Dhar14 April 2023 4:35 PM ISTIntroducing amendments in the Teachers Eligibility Qualifications in Medical Institutions Regulations, 2022, the National Medical Commission (NMC) has...
Study shows HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C could be detected from a single drop of blood Isra Zaman14 April 2023 9:45 AM ISTMore than one million people a year are killed by hepatitis B or hepatitis C. 650,000 people die from HIV-related causes annually and 1.5 million...
Tranexamic acid apparently does not prevent maternal hemorrhage after cesarean delivery: Study Isra Zaman14 April 2023 9:30 AM ISTAntifibrinolytic medication includes tranexamic acid. It functions by preventing the dissolution of blood clots, which stops bleeding. Tranexamic...
