HC Rejects Plea Of Doctor Who Ticked Wrong Box

Chennai : Sympathy cannot replace constitutional consciousness, said Madras high court, refusing to allow a doctor who had ‘inadvertently’ declared herself as ‘general’ category candidate instead of OBC, in PG medical…

Assam : Junior doctors assault tribal govt officer; intern suspended

Assam : Government official in Cachar district was beaten up with an iron rod allegedly by a group of junior doctors at Silchar Medical College and Hospital (SMCH), a police…

Kerala Doctors & Researchers Plan India’s 1st Private Drug Quality Assessment Drive

New Delhi : The National Medical Commission (NMC) may have put on hold a controversial order asking doctors to prescribe only generics or face penalty, but the intense debate the development…

Police Seizes 600 Bottles Codeine Cough Syrup Worth Rs 6 Lakh

Agartala : In a major crackdown against drugs, police of West Agartala Police Station and Battala Outpost seized a huge haul of Codeine Cough Syrup that has a market value of…

Fake Doctor Arrested In Bundi For Allegedly Administering Fatal Injection To A Man

Bundi : The proprietor of a clinic was arrested in Bundi district of Rajasthan for allegedly administering an injection to a man who died some hours later in the day, police…

Nails Found Inside Tablet In Meghalaya, Authorities Begin Probe

Shillong : (PTI) In a bizarre case, a woman in Meghalaya’s East Khasi Hills district has alleged that she found nails inside antibiotic tablets prescribed by doctors at Pomlum PHC for her…

Silchar Drugs Inspector Alleges Assaulted By Doctors In SMCH; ’20 Of Them Brutally Assaulted Me’

Silchar : In a concerning incident at the Silchar Medical College and Hospital, Bonrai Rongmai, Inspector of Drugs employed in the Department of Drugs Control Administration, Office of the Directorate of…

Atrial Fibrillation and Ventricular arrhythmias awareness conference

Pawan Kumar Bansal : Month of September is Atrial Fibrillation awareness month. This is the most common heart rhythm abnormality in adults and if not properly treated can lead to…

DCC Asks Govt To Amend Rules To Make Mandatory For Cos To Provide Details Of Critical Post-Approval Changes

New Delhi : The Drugs Consultative Committee (DCC) of the Union Health Ministry has recommended to the government to amend the Rules and conditions related to licensing of drugs to make…

World Patient Safety Day 2023: Engaging Patients For Patient Safety

Geneva : World Patient Safety Day 2023 will be observed on 17 September under the theme “Engaging patients for patient safety”, in recognition of the crucial role patients, families and caregivers…