The government has ordered the state drug controllers not to allow companies to sell the drug formulations in which the composition has been changed while retaining the old name. This order may affect several widely selling old household brands of medicine. According to the official sources, the Drugs Controller General directed state regulatory authorities on […]
Indian scientists identify three sites in the genome of the tuberculosis-causing bacterium that could be used as targets to kill it. The study was conducted by the researchers from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Indore, Translational Health Science and Technology Institute (THSTI), Faridabad, All Indian Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, and University of Bordeaux, […]
As technology advances, it has become a trend that the doctors and the patients in India also switch to the online mode of consultations. The emergence of such online consultation websites and mobile apps has yet again raised questions about the ethics of practice. The Karnataka Medical Council has recently warned doctors who provide treatment […]
In a bizarre incident, doctors at the Bundi government hospital, Rajasthan has removed 116 iron nails, long wire and an iron pellet from the stomach of a 42-year-old man. “I was stunned after noticing the objects in his X-ray report after which I recommended for a CT scan. That, too, confirmed the same after which […]
The country’s largest doctor’s body, Indian Medical Association(IMA) has demanded a comprehensive review, repeal and reconception of the Pre-conception and Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, (PCPNDT), twenty-four years after its implementation. PCPNDT act was enacted to ban the misuse of sex-selective abortions and female foeticide. According to IMA, the act has miserably […]
A study published in the journal ‘Clinical Infectious Diseases’ suggests combination drug, Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) can reduce the chance of HIV acquisition in high-risk groups by over 85 per cent. According to the study, making PrEP available to men who have sex with men (MSM) and people who inject drugs (PWID) in India may be […]
The Union health ministry may allow the private sector to use bedaquiline, a controlled-access drug used in the treatment of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB). Since the drug has controlled access, bedaquiline is dispensed only by the government to people with MDR-TB. Now the health ministry jointly with the departments of health research, biotechnology and other […]
The Health Ministry has decided to reduce the cut-off marks for National Eligibility cum Entrance Test for post-graduation (NEET-PG) by six percentile for the academic year 2019-20 itself. According to the new decision, general category candidates with a minimum mark of 44 percentile will now be eligible for admission to medical courses. Also, persons with […]
International Thalassaemia Day 2019 – Get inspired, get involved! This year’s theme is “Universal access to quality thalassaemia healthcare services: Building bridges with and for patients” The International Thalassaemia Day, celebrated annually on the 8th of May, is a commemoration day in honour of all patients with thalassaemia and their parents who have never lost […]
India is expected to meet the WHO norm of 1:1000 doctor-patient ratio by 2024. With the establishment of 2500 new hospitals proposed in the next five years, It is expected to create 2.5 million additional jobs in the health sector, thus attaining the WHO norm of one doctor for every 1000 patients, said Dr VK […]