All medical colleges to set up ‘tobacco cessation centres’
The National Medical Commission (NMC) has directed medical colleges across the country to set up ‘tobacco cessation centres’ to combat the adverse effects of tobacco use and promote public health. This initiative...
Negligence caused by doctor was punishable under Indian Penal Code also: Health Ministry
After the Indian Medical Association announced to hold protests against a section 106(1) of new criminal law Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita which says death by negligence caused by a registered medical practitioner while...
Soumya Swaminathan appointed Principle Advisor at Health Ministry
Former chief scientist of the World Health Organization Prof. (Dr.) Soumya Swaminathan has been appointed as the Principle Advisor at the Union health ministry for the National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme. She will...
NEET UG 2024 counselling likely to start by month-end
The counseling session for Neet-UG is likely to start by the end of this month. The National Medical Commission (NMC) communicated its schedule for finalisation of the seat matrix for UG and PG seats in the last week of June...
Wrong side driving with no helmet causes hypovolemic shock, doctors reconstruct face
A team of doctors at a private hospital has successfully treated a young patient who had got severe facial trauma leading to massive bleed and hypovolemic shock because of wrong side road driving without helmet. The...
Scrapping NEET-UG not possible: Centre to SC
Amid the growing clamour for cancellation of the controversy-ridden NEET-UG exam over alleged malpractices, the Centre and the National Testing Agency told the Supreme Court on Friday that scrapping it would be...
Center announces new dates for NEET PG
The National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) on Friday announced the fresh dates for the NEET-PG exam which was earlier postponed just 12 hours before the examination as a ‘precautionary measure.’ The...
India-France Join hands to combat Liver, Metabolic diseases
In a significant step forward in the fight against metabolic disorders, India and France have joined hands with the inauguration of the Indo-French Node for Liver & Metabolic Disease Network (InFLiMeN). The initiative...
Delhi govt LNJP hospital under scanner, LG orders CVC probe
Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena has approved a CVC probe into a massive cost escalation of Rs 670 crore in the construction of a new block of Delhi government’s Lok Nayak hospital. A tender worth Rs 465...
Doctors question Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita over ‘2 yrs of jail’ for causing death by ‘negligence’
Doctors have started raising questions after the Bharatiya Nyaya (Second) Sanhita (BNS), 2023, has come into force from today as it prescribes a reduced jail term of two years for doctors charged with causing death by...
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