Mumbai: The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission at Central Mumbai recently directed a Vapi-based hospital and its two doctors to pay Rs 7.64 Lakh to a patient, who lost his thumb while undergoing treatment at the facility for skin ailments. Holding the Urmil Eye Hospital And Skin Cosmetic Laser Center and its doctors guilty of medical […]
New Delhi: Granting a waiver of the bioequivalence (BE) study, the Subject Expert Committee (SEC) functional under the Central Drug Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has opined the drug maker BDR Pharmaceuticals to conduct a Phase III clinical trial of the new drug Linaclotide Capsules 290 mcg. This came after BDR Pharmaceuticals International presented the proposal […]
Bhopal: The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS Bhopal) has announced vacancies for the Assistant Professor Post on a Contractual basis in various departments in this medical institute. AIIMS Bhopal is a premier Institute of National Importance (INI) established by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India under the Pradhan Mantri […]
New Delhi- Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University (GGSIU) has launched a new programme D Pharma Course, approved by the Pharmacy Council of India (PCI) for the academic session 2024-25. In this regard, the university has released an information brochure giving details of the D. Pharma course, duration and eligibility, etc for admission to this programme. […]
West Bengal- West Bengal Main Computerised Counselling (WBMCC) recently announced the tentative schedule for counselling of National Eligibility- Entrance Test-Master of Dental Surgery (NEET MDS) 2024 for State Quota, Private Management Quota in West Bengal. As per the tentative schedule, the registration for NEET MDS 2024 counselling began on July 10, 2024, at 11 am […]
Bhubaneswar: In response to a recent directive from the Ministry of Home Affairs, the state government has established joint task forces to regularly keep note of the fire safety audits in hospitals and nursing homes. These task forces will operate at both the municipal corporation and district levels to ensure comprehensive fire and electrical safety […]
Mysore: The National Medical Commission (NMC) has granted permission to increase the intake capacity of undergraduate medical seats at Mysore Medical College and Research Institute (MMCRI) from 150 to 200 MBBS seats from the academic year 2024-2025. Confirming this, the Dean of the Institute Dr. KR Dakshayani told TOI, “Our college started with 20 seats a […]
Foster City: Gilead Sciences, Inc. has announced that Chief Medical Officer Merdad Parsey, MD, PhD, will leave the company early next year. While the company works to identify a successor, Dr. Parsey will continue as Chief Medical Officer until the first quarter of 2025 and support this transition over the next several months. “On behalf of […]
Ferozepur: Following the resignation of medical officers from their positions at the Aam Aadmi Clinics in Ferozepur over the years, the state government has appointed 8 new medical officers for the clinics. Recently, appointment letters were handed over to the newly appointed medical officers as part of the commitment to provide better health services in the […]
Ernakulam: Granting relief to a doctor accused under the POSCO Act, the Kerala High Court recently reiterated that as per Section 19(1) of the POCSO Act, every person has to inform the police about the offences or apprehension of offences committed against a minor “within a reasonable time”. Further, the Court clarified that to fasten criminal […]