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New Delhi: Lady Hardinge Hospital reserves 48 beds for Covid patients

Apart from this, six ICU beds and a ward with 30 beds have also been reserved for Covid patients in the new building of Lady Hardinge Hospital

Rajasthan CM makes surprise visit to Jaipur's Sawai Man Singh hospital

Arriving unannounced, he inquired about the well-being of patients and assessed the hygiene and medical arrangements in various wards

Doctors to get a Unique Identification Number in NMR by the end of 2024

Indian Medical Commission is all set to launch the National Medical Register, which will give unique identification numbers to all the doctors practising in India by the end of 2024

New National Medical Commission tag no game changer for medical students

Had the recognition not come, then students from several colleges may have found it difficult to appear for the USMLE if their college was not recognised by the WFME

Now, Indian medical graduates can practise in the US, Australia, Canada

The health ministry said that the recognition would allow Indian medical graduates to pursue postgraduate training and practise in other countries that require WFME recognition

G20 meet: 3 private hospitals among 8 medical facilities put on high alert

Five government hospitals and three private medical facilities have been put on "high alert" in view of the upcoming G20 Summit in the national capital, Delhi Health Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj has said. The Delhi health department has formed 80 teams of doctors and nursing staff, who will serve guests staying at hotels. Out of these teams, 75 teams will work in shifts, officials said on Wednesday. Bharadwaj convened a meeting at the Delhi Secretariat to take stock of healthcare arrangements in view of the Summit scheduled to be held from September 9 to 10. "In light of the G20 Summit, the Delhi government has placed five major government hospitals and three private hospitals on high alert to ensure the healthcare arrangements are in place. These include primarily Lok Nayak Hospital, GB Pant Hospital, GTB Hospital, Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital, and Babasaheb Ambedkar Hospital, along with private facilities Primus Hospital Chanakyapuri, Max Hospital Saket, and Manipal Hospital Dwarka,

J'khand IMA demands implementation of Medical Protection Act, CEA amendment

The Jharkhand Chapter of the Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Sunday demanded that the state government implement the Medical Protection Act (MPA) and an amendment to the Clinical Establishment Act (CEA) at the earliest in Jharkhand for benefit of doctors and patients. The IMA during its executive body meeting here decided to request the government in this regard, failing to which they may launch a fresh agitation. Addressing the media, Jharkhand chapter IMA president Arun Kumar Singh said that their demands are still pending with the state government. "We are just given assurances but no concrete step has been taken yet. The government has adopted a lackadaisical approach towards our long pending demands, which is not acceptable," he said. Singh said that when they created pressure with rounds of agitations, the state government brought MPA bill in the state assembly during the budget session. "With objection by few MLAs, it was sent to the Select Committee, and is pending there

Maharashtra govt issues order on free of cost treatment at public hospitals

Health services, including treatment, in all government hospitals in Maharashtra falling under the public health department's jurisdiction have been made available free of cost for patients, the state government said on Wednesday. Medical tests, treatment and all other services provided on public-private partnership, excluding blood supply, are available free of cost to patients from August 15, said a government resolution (GR). The decision to provide free treatment and other health services at all government hospitals in Maharashtra was taken by the state cabinet in its meeting on August 3.

Claims about dead people taking treatment under PM-JAY not true: Govt

Media reports claiming that Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY beneficiaries who are already dead are still on the system getting treatment are misleading, the health ministry said on Thursday. The ministry also said that mobile numbers have no role in deciding beneficiary eligibility. The ministry's remarks came in response to media reports that claimed that the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has flagged that treatments have been booked for AB PM-JAY beneficiaries who have been declared dead on the system. The reports also claim that the same beneficiary had been found to avail treatment at two hospitals at the same time. "These media reports are completely misleading and ill-informed," the ministry said. The CAG report which contains results of the Performance Audit on Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri - Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY) covering the period September 2018-March 2021 was placed in parliament in the Monsoon Session of 2023, the ministry said in a statement. "It is ..

AstraZeneca Pharma India Q1 PAT jumps over two-fold to Rs 53.86 cr

AstraZeneca Pharma India Ltd on Monday reported over two-fold rise in profit after tax at Rs 53.86 crore for the first quarter ended June 30, 2023. The company had posted a profit after tax of Rs 20.15 crore in the same quarter last fiscal, AstraZeneca Pharma India said in a regulatory filing. Revenue from operations during the quarter under review stood at Rs 295.46 crore, as against Rs 232.33 crore in the year-ago period, it added. Total expenses were higher at Rs 232.17 crore, as against Rs 209.14 crore, the company said.

Nursing students can now opt for foreign language as optional subject

Further, as per the notification, there will be no nominal fees charged from students who desire to take up any additional language module

Industry, patient groups want draft drugs and medical devices Bill recalled

Seek a separate 'Medical Devices Act' distinct from the drug regulations Bill

Over 60% rural population goes out of state for better medical treatment

The all-India level findings of the report showed that "almost 63% of people from rural areas chose to migrate out of their state for availing treatment for major diseases"

Global abortion pill provider buys from Indian firm with bad quality record

More than 30 samples of drugs made by Delhi-based Synokem Pharmaceuticals Ltd have failed quality tests conducted by Indian regulators

In-home cardio care: Lupin Digital, American College of Cardiology tie up

The aim is to give patients and healthcare providers tools to manage heart diseases at home and reduce rehospitalisation

China eyes next pandemic in push for new medical emergency facilities

The facilities will be used for tourism, recreation and healthcare in normal times. During emergencies, they will serve as medical treatment and quarantine centers

Medical seats in India more than doubled in last eight years: Dr VK Paul

During this period, the number of medical colleges in the country has grown from 387 to 704, and in 2023 alone, India has added 52 new colleges

India made 'liquid cornea' to soon undergo human trials to treat blindness

After seeing about 80 per cent success in animal trials, a team of Indian doctors are soon set to launch human trials on the made in India 'liquid cornea' for people with corneal blindness

Arrested TN minister Balaji undergoes coronary angiogram, advised bypass

Arrested Tamil Nadu Minister V Senthil Balaji has undergone coronary angiogram and has been advised bypass surgery at the "earliest", the hospital treating him said on Wednesday. The Electricity Minister was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with a money laundering case earlier in the day. Balaji "underwent coronary angiogram at 10.40 am" on June 14, a medical bulletin issued by the Director of the Tamil Nadu Government Multi Super Speciality Hospital, Omandurar Estate, said. "Coronory angiogram revealed triple vessel disease for which CABG (coronary artery bypass graft) - bypass surgery is advised at the earliest," it said.

Neuro feedback devices that read your mind are here

Mind-reading devices read the movement of pupils, heart rates and brain impulses. They will be able to predict human movement, action and thought