While researchers continue their studies on the effectiveness of stem cell therapy in treating diseases, a new case has shown stem cells saving a man with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD). For the first time, a 26-year-old patient from Lucknow has survived DMD by regularly taking stem cells for the last five years. Usually, the children […]
The health experts have warned that the resistance to commonly-used antibiotic clarithromycin is rising among Indian patients at a fast pace. The Additional Director, Department of Interventional Cardiology at Jaypee Hospital in Noida Dr Suni Sofat says that every medicine has its mechanism to treat diseases. There are multiple factors for the rise of resistance […]
The Union Health Ministry has issued a draft notification which intends to regulate all the medical devices used on human beings and animals in the country. The draft also makes it mandatory for all the devices to get certified by India’s drug regulatory authority, Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO). At present only 23 medical […]
Johnson and Johnson have voluntarily recalled one lot of its Johnson’s Baby Powder, which contains almost 33,000 bottles since the US Food and Drug Administration(FDA) has found the trace of asbestos in a single bottle. The FDA recommended that consumers stop using the lot #22318RB immediately and contact J&J for a refund. The recall comes […]
A new rule proposed by the Board of Governors(BoG), the Medical Council of India directs all the postgraduate medical students to serve in district hospitals for at least three months to be eligible to appear in the final exam. The BoG has written to the Health Ministry to develop guidelines for implementation of the proposal […]
In a breakthrough, scientists have identified that bacteria can change form to avoid being detected by antibiotics in the human body. The study is published in the journal ‘Nature Communication’. The World Health Organisation has identified antibiotic resistance as one of the biggest threats to global health, food security, and development. Studying samples from elderly […]
Researchers from National Brain Research Centre (NBRC) and All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) have found a cause of Alzheimer’s disease. The study is published in the Human Brain Mapping Journal in its latest issue. The clinical study has found that a protective molecule in the brain called Glutathione that neutralizes the effect of […]
On this day of 16th October, 173 years ago, W.T.G Morton made the first official successful demonstration of ether as an anaesthetic which heralded the era of the practice of anesthesiology and is celebrated as World Anaesthesia Day. And in the time since, the science and art of anaesthesia has evolved and advanced at a […]
The Union Health Ministry has finalised the 25 members of the National Medical Commission. The members have been selected through a draw of lots from the nominations sent by the State Governments, Union territories and State medical councils. Once the NMC starts operating, the MCI will automatically get dissolved and the nearly 63-year-old Indian Medical […]
A grieving father who was digging a grave for his stillborn baby girl in north India was shocked to find a newborn baby girl buried alive. Hitesh Kumar Sirohi, a trader from the rural Bareilly district in Uttar Pradesh state, was digging a pit to bury the body of his newborn daughter when he heard […]