Wrong Blood Transfusion: Kerala Health Dept Takes Action Against Three
Malappuram: The Kerala Health Department on Saturday took action against two doctors and a staff nurse at the Government Women and Children hospital at Ponnani near here over an alleged incident…
Sonamura Police Seizes Eskuf Worth Rs 5 Lakh, Arrested 2
Agartala: Acting on a tip-off, Sonamura police seized 650 bottles of narcotic cough syrup with an estimated market value of Rs 5 lakh. Briefing the reporters in this context, OC Sonamura…
US FDA Posts Guidance On How To Simplify Updates To Antimicrobial Resistance Tests
Maryland: The FDA published guidance on antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) devices in 2009. Based on that document, the agency allowed companies to update breakpoint change protocols without submitting a new 510(k) filing. However,…
Person Making ‘Body Grow Powder’ Arrested In Safidon
Safidon: The CIA team has arrested an accused in the case of preparing powder by grinding allopathic and intoxicating medicines and mixing them with homeopathic medicine. During patrolling, CIA Safidons received…
US FDA Issues Final Guidance On Cybersecurity In Medical Devices
Maryland: The FDA has issued the final guidance Cybersecurity in Medical Devices: Quality System Considerations and Content of Premarket Submissions. The guidance replaces Content of Premarket Submissions for Management of Cybersecurity in Medical…
Clinical Trials Of New Drugs Over Recruiting Indians: Study
New Delhi: Several international clinical trials of new medicines have “over recruited” participants from India, with Indians accounting for more than 60% of the total volunteers in some cases, a new study has…
Gujarat: Doctor Practiced For Two Decades Without Formal Education, Finally Caught
Vadodara: A doctor, who had been practising without formal medical education for two decades, was finally caught in Gujarat’s Vadodara, officials said. Aseemkumar Sankhari was the medical practitioner of Raipur village…
Jabalpur: Drug Injection Sellers Arrested
Jabalpur : Omati police arrested two accused of selling drug injections. Of these, one is an injection delivery provider and the other is a supplier. Police also seized 184 drug injections,…
Firozpur STF Arrested Drug Smuggler With 1100 Intoxicating Pills
Firozpur : As part of the anti-drug campaign being run by the Firozpur STF Range of Punjab, a medical drug smuggler has been arrested with 1100 drug pills. A case…
Resistance To Last-Resort Antibiotics Carbapenem Growing In India: ICMR Report
MUMBAI : The majority of the country’s sickest patients may no longer benefit from carbapenem, an antibiotic that effectively treated pneumonia and septicemia until a decade back, according to the latest…
