Health Bulletin 26/August/2025 - Video
Overview
PCI directs Pharmacy colleges to complete Biometric attendance registration within 15 days
This aligned with the goal of ensuring accountability, transparency, and real-time faculty attendance tracking across pharmacy institutions.
The Council has directed all institutions to take the following steps, i.e., purchase of the AEBAS devices, onboarding and registrations on the https://central.pci.ac.in/ and further processing for the faculty registration on the respective URL of the institutions.
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RGUHS proposes self-defence training program for doctors
Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS) in Bangalore has recently proposed self-defence classes for doctors in emergency wards and outpatient departments in its affiliated colleges, where the doctors will deal directly with a large number of patients and their attendants. The move comes after several incidents of violence against doctors took place in hospitals.
The move has been welcomed by the Association of Resident Doctors. However, at the same time, the doctors also said that adequate security arrangements at the hospital gates and limiting the number of patient attendants in the hospital are also the need of the hour.
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Violence against doctors on the rise- RGUHS proposes self-defence training
CCPA slaps Rs 3 Lakh fine on VLCC for Misleading Weight-Loss Ads
Cracking down on misleading claims in the beauty and wellness industry, the Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has fined VLCC Ltd. Rs 3 lakh for advertisements promoting fat-loss and slimming treatments using the USFDA-approved CoolSculpting procedure/machine.
In a statement on Saturday, the Department of Consumer Affairs said the penalty has been imposed on VLCC "for publishing misleading advertisements regarding fat-loss and slimming treatments through the use of the US-FDA-approved CoolSculpting procedure/machine."
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VLCC Slapped Rs 3 Lakh Fine Over Misleading CoolSculpting Weight-Loss Ads
Medical Breakthrough: First-Ever Pig Lung Transplant into Brain-Dead Human
In a medical breakthrough, Chinese scientists successfully transplanted a genetically modified pig lung into a brain-dead man, marking the world’s first pig-to-human lung transplant. Conducted at Guangzhou Medical University in May 2024, the lung functioned effectively for nine days without any immediate rejection or infection. The donor lung came from a six-gene-edited pig designed to evade the human immune system, a major advance in the challenging field of lung xenotransplantation.
While encouraging, the procedure revealed complications such as fluid buildup and immune reactions, managed through advanced immunosuppressive drugs. Experts caution that lung xenotransplants are still far from clinical use in living patients, given the organ’s vulnerable exposure to environmental factors and complex immune defenses. This pioneering step offers hope for addressing global organ shortages, especially for lungs, where demand far outpaces supply. Researchers continue refining genetic modifications and treatment protocols, aiming to bring this life-saving technology closer to routine human transplants in the future.
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