Healthcare services at government hospitals, including AIIMS, were severely hit on Thursday as resident doctors withdrew all services including emergency services in protest against a Bill which they say will encourage quacks. The strike has been called against the National Medical Commission (NMC) Bill,...
There is no correlation between the cancer spike in Goa and the illegal use of formalin to preserve fish being sold, state Health Minister Vishwajit Rane said late on Wednesday. Responding to worries raised by the MLAs across party lines over the use of ...
In a bid to rein in pharma majors like Johnson & Johnson (J&J) for selling faulty implants in the country, Congress leader Anand Sharma on Wednesday asked the government to tighten regulatory norms. Speaking in the Rajya Sabha, Sharma noted that J&J had in the US agreed to pay ...
Work was affected in hospitals -- both private and state run -- in Kerala on Wednesday following a nationwide call for strike given by the Indian Medical Association (IMA) to protest against the National Medical Commission (NMC) Bill, 2019. Passed by the Lok Sabha on Monday and awaiting clearance from the Rajya Sabha, ...
OPDs in government hospitals across the country will be shut on Wednesday as part of protests against the National Medical Commission (NMC) Bill which doctors say will encourage quacks. As a mark of protest against the Bill which was passed in the Lok Sabha on ...
It's not the operating room that is risky for patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery; it is the recovery period as researchers have found that only 0.7 per cent of deaths in these patients occurred in the operation room, whereas 29 per cent of deaths occurred after discharge....
In a good news for wine lovers, researchers have found a compound present in red wine which can treat depression and anxiety. The plant compound resveratrol displays anti-stress effects by blocking the expression of an enzyme which controls stress in the brain....
Researchers have developed a tool that attracts and captures female mosquitoes looking for a site to lay eggs, which in the future may help curb the chikungunya virus. The study, published in the journal PLOS, shows that Autocidal Gravid Ovitrap (AGP trap) successfully protected people from getting infected with the ...
Pakistan is dependent on India for imports of anti-rabies and anti-venom vaccines as its National Institute of Health (NIH) is incapable of manufacturing the vaccines as per the country's demands, says a report. According to a report by the Pakistan daily 'The Nation', Pakistan has imported ...
Terming drugs a national problem, the second Joint Conference of Chief Ministers of the northern states on Thursday decided to set up a joint working group, involving officials of the Health and Social Justice Departments of all states, to share experiences and best practices in their...
