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Kurnool:  Taking cognisance of a recent incident where an invigilator allegedly took a photo of a question paper during an exam, the administration of Kurnool Medical College has initiated action against the concerned invigilator. Presently, the invigilator Dr. Chakrapani Yadav has been kept aside from the examination duty. Meanwhile, a three-member committee has been set up to investigate the issue. After looking into the matter, the Committee will submit a report in this regard to the higher authorities. The incident allegedly happened during an exam being held on in the medical college of Kurnool district. During the examination, the invigilator allegedly was caught red-handed taking a photograph of the MBBS Anatomy II question paper, by the examinees, adds ANI. Following this, the students lodged a complaint against the invigilator, identified as Dr. Chakrapani Yadav, with the college authorities. The Chief Observer of the medical college said Chakrapani gave evading answer...

Visakhapatnam: Bringing good news to the medical aspirants in Andhra Pradesh, the Medical Assessment and Rating Board of National Medical Commission (NMC) has given its nod for 150 MBBS seats at Government Medical College in Eluru. The apex medical education regulatory body NMC has permitted the State to commence the MBBS admission in 150 seats at the medical college from the academic year 2023-2024. This comes after an inspection was conducted by a team from NMC who visited the college and took stock of the infrastructural facilities, including the faculty, needed to start the college on Wednesday. Also read- Five Medical Colleges In Andhra Pradesh Await NMC Approval Following this, a report was submitted by the Medical Assessment and Rating Board and the approval was granted by NMC, reports  TOI   NMC has sought submission of essential undertakings and documents from authorities, so that it could issue the Letter of Permission for starting the medical college from aca...

Hamirpur: An inquiry committee has been constituted to look into allegations of misbehaviour against a doctor made by Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu's mother, officials said on Friday.  According to the complaint, the chief minister’s mother along with her two relatives had on April 9 visited Nadaun Civil Hospital where the doctor on duty allegedly did not behave properly with her. Also Read:Kerala psychiatrist booked for allegedly misbehaving with patient A reply was sought from the doctor in which he said that he was not aware of the identity of the elderly patient. The doctor also claimed that had only asked the family members accompanying the patient to wear masks. Following the doctor’s reply, an inquiry committee has been constituted and a report would be submitted soon, Hamirpur Chief Medical Officer R K Agnihotri said. He said a detailed investigation would be conducted into the matter and it would be ensured that patients do not face any inco...

New Delhi: Health Minister of Somalia Dr Ali Haji Adan said his country has historical relations with India and stressed on further strengthening collaboration with New Delhi. Health ministers and delegates from various countries are in the national capital to attend the sixth edition of the ‘Advantage Healthcare India’ event, which aims to promote ‘Medical Value Travel’ in the country.  Also Read:India making a strong statement in medical tourism: Teaotia During a visit to Apollo Hospitals in Delhi on Thursday, Adan said, “We have historical relations between Somalia and the Indian government. A large number of Somali people come to India for medical purposes. We want to strengthen collaboration with India.” Deputy Health Minister of Egypt Dr Ahmed Hussein Shehata Elsobky also visited Apollo Hospital. “We saw the latest technology and a lot of advancements have been made. We would like to have MoUs with the hospital to train our people from Egypt. The meeting was quite fruit...

West Bengal: The West Bengal University of Health Sciences (WBUHS) has begun the registration process for PG AYUSH (Ayurveda, Homeopathy) courses. As per the notice, the university online registration portal has been made available from 27.4.2023 and will continue till 26.7.2023 (11:59 pm). The courses included are – Doctor of Medicine Ayurveda and Doctor of Medicine Homeopathy. Candidates should complete the online registration during the prescribed schedule. Simultaneously, college approval can be done by the college authorities. All concerned must refer to the "I Need Help Section" online on the same page before proceeding with the form fill-up/verification. The SMS & Helpline facilities will be available. Candidates are requested to deactivate any existing DND facility in their mobile to avoid SMS failure. Also Read: NMC grants LoP to NIMSR for 100 MBBS seats For affiliating, teaching and ensuring proper and systematic instruction, training and research in the ...

Delhi: Dental Council of India (DCI) has directed all the dental colleges to take necessary steps to implement anti-ragging regulations to curb the menace of ragging according to the rules formulated in 2009. According to DCI, ragging is a criminal offense, and DCI Regulations on Curbing the Menace of Ragging in Dental Colleges, 2009' has been framed to prohibit, prevent and eliminate the scourge of ragging in dental colleges. Students in distress owing to ragging-related incidents can access the UGC at Toll-Free Helpline at 1800-180-5522 or the Dental Council of India at 011-23238542. Recently through a written notice, DCI had directed all the dental colleges to conduct an orientation program/workshop at their premises at the beginning of the BDS Course by inviting /calling any one member of the Dental Council of India from their state or neighboring states (if not available in their state) for periodic training of the members of the anti-ragging cells/committees/squads of den...

Recently 33rd European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, which took place in Copenhagen, Denmark between15 - 18 April 2023. There were lot of case studies and research articles discussed in the conference. Here you can see few topics whose results were presented at the European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases. Italian Study Reveals Gut Microbiota Changes in First Months of Life From birth onwards, the intestinal tract is colonized by a multitude of bacteria, viruses, fungi and protozoa, collectively known as the gut microbiota. The composition of the gut microbiota grows and changes in the first few months and years of life and disruption to its development is associated with conditions in later life including asthma, inflammatory bowel disease and type 1 diabetes. Rate of long COVID-19 symptoms mirrored by flu patients A comparison between the long-term recovery of COVID-19 and influenza patients suggests persistent symptoms a...

A new study suggests that therapeutic hypothermia, the only evidence-based treatment for newborns born with neonatal encephalopathy (NE) at or after 36 weeks, is not effective for reducing death or moderate/severe disability in newborns born between 33 and 35 weeks, according to Researchers examined the effectiveness of whole-body therapeutic hypothermia-a commonly used treatment to lower newborns’ body temperature and protect against the effects of moderate or severe NE-in younger newborns. NE is a brain condition experienced at or near birth, often caused by reduced oxygen to the brain. While evidence supports the use of therapeutic hypothermia for newborns born at 36 weeks or later, many clinicians use the treatment for infants at 35 weeks’ gestation or less. The trial enrolled 168 newborns born between 33-36 weeks who had NE. Half of these newborns received therapeutic hypothermia, while the other half maintained a normal temperature for 72 hours. Trial participants received a b...

Shimla: Himachal Pradesh has vast potential for medical tourism as the state is blessed with immense natural beauty and a peaceful and serene environment, Health and Family Welfare Minister Dhani Ram Shandil said.  Speaking at the sixth edition of Advantage Healthcare India conference organised by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in New Delhi, he said that combining travel with health will benefit travellers and boost the economies of states, according to a statement issued here on Thursday. Also Read:Telehealth expected to transform Medical Tourism in India in 2023 The rich culture, food, breathtaking valleys, beautiful tourist destinations, temples and monasteries attract domestic and foreign tourists in large numbers and medical tourism can open up vast employment opportunities to local people, therefore, improving the economy of the state, Shandil said. He lauded the organizers for holding an event aimed at promoting health and wellness and added that the concept...

Chandigarh: Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) has released the seat matrix for PhD program for July 2023 Session. 121 seats are available for July 2023 Session across various departments.  Detailed seat matrix – Department Seat Anatomy 2 Biostatistics 2 Biochemistry 4 Biophysics 2 Cardiology 5 Community Medicine & SPH 11 Dermatology, Venereology And Laprology 4 Experimental Medicine & Biotechnology 1 Endocrinology 2 Hepatology 3 Hematology 2 Histopathology 1 Immunopathology 4 Medical Microbiology 9 Medical Parasitology 3 Neurology 3 Nephrology 1 Nine 8 Nuclear Medicine 1 Otorhinolaryngology 8 Orthopaedics Surgery 1 Ophthalmology 3 Obstetrics And Gynaecology 1 Pediatrics 1 Pediatrics Surgery 2 Pharmacology 2 Psychiatry ...

Bangalore: Fortis Bannerghatta Road successfully conducted a complex surgery to treat a 55-year-old Nigerian pastor suffering from ameloblastoma (a rare tumour that develops most often in the jaw). The patient had undergone treatment for the tumour earlier in his home country, but unfortunately, the tumour continued to grow in spite of three consecutive surgeries. Also Read:Fortis Banglore performs Bloodless heart surgery to save 16 year old When the patient arrived at Fortis Hospital, Bannerghatta Road, the tumour had grown to an enormous size of 15x20 cm, covering the entire left side of his face, making it disfigured and difficult for him to eat or drink. The expert team of oncologists, Dr Athira Ramakrishnan, Consultant ENT - Head & Neck Surgery, and Dr Sushma Mehta, Consultant - Maxillofacial and Head & Neck Surgery led by Dr Sandeep Nayak, Senior Director – Surgical Oncology, Robotic & Laparoscopic Oncology at Fortis Hospital Bannerghatta examined the patient an...

Mumbai: A 22-year-old student studying at RA Podar Ayurved Medical College in Worli, died after falling from a tree while trying to pluck mangoes on Wednesday night. The incident took place on Wednesday night when Dayanand Kale, a BAMS student of the Poddar Ayurved Medical College located in Worli area, climbed a tree in the premises to pluck mangoes, an police official told PTI. Also Read:2nd year BDS student falls from Subharati Medical College building, serious He suffered from serious head injuries and was rushed to the institution’s hospital where he died in early hours of Thursday, he said. The deceased, hailing from Osmanabad district, was a third year BAMS  student at the medical college, the official said. After Kale’s death, some college students alleged that he died due to negligence in treatment. The angry students closed the hospital’s Outpatient Department (OPD) and demanded action against the persons concerned. The Worli police have registered an accidental d...

Maharashtra: Online applications are invited for the Maharashtra University of Health Sciences (MUHS) Summer Internship Program 2023. Provisional enrollment for the Summer Internship Programme (SIP) and a brief description of the learning goal for each SIP have also been released. The admission notification for the online admission process of the Summer Internship Program (SIP) during the summer vacations of 2023 will be conducted at various SIP Centers enrolled by MUHS. The desirous candidates up to 3rd year ongoing who are currently admitted to undergraduate Health Science Curriculum in a college affiliated to MUHS, Nashik, can take part. Before filling out the online application form, the candidates should read the guidelines/instructions and referred university notification and then may proceed to apply online. The admission process application online form submission link will be made available up to 10.05.2023 at 23:59 Hrs (midnight) or the date prescribed or notified or update...

When a person has an infection, the immune system typically responds by making antibodies that block germs from entering cells. Vaccines imitate an infection so that the body’s immune system knows to release certain antibodies when it comes across a virus. In both cases, the immune system eventually stops creating antibodies when the suspected infection is gone. A new study by investigators from the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai suggests long COVID-19 might be caused by a dysfunction of the immune system. The study, published in BMC Infectious Diseases, found that after people with long COVID-19 received the COVID-19 vaccine, they produced antibodies against the virus that causes COVID-19 for months longer than expected. “There’s general consensus that some level of aberrant immune response happens in long COVID-19, and this study adds to the evidence to suggest this is true,” said Catherine Le, MD, co-director of the Cedars-Sinai COVID-19 Recovery Program and a senior auth...

Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin will visit New Delhi to invite President Droupady Murmu for the inauguration of the 1,000 bedded Kalaignar Memorial Multi-Super Speciality Hospital in the city. The Hospital, constructed at a cost of Rs 230 crore, was named after late Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi to mark his birth centenary. Also Read:Tamil Nadu CM Stalin seeks medical graduates to focus on rural medical service During his visit, he was also likely to take up some key issues concerning the State, including exemption from NEET and providing a specific time frame for the Governor to give his assent to the Bills passed in the State Legislature. The DMK government had adopted a resolution in the State Assembly urging the President and the Centre to fix a specific time frame for the Governor to clear the Bills. The Chief Minister will return to Chennai on Friday. The new hospital is Chennai’s latest standalone 1,000-bed multi-super specialty hospital being constructed at ...

New Delhi: Aster DM Healthcare, one of the largest integrated healthcare providers in the GCC and India opened its Telecommand Centre and Digital Health India office in Bengaluru. This cutting-edge facility is set to revolutionize the way healthcare providers deliver remote care to patients around the world. The Centre is equipped with the latest technology and staffed by a team of highly skilled medical professionals. From this state-of-the-art facility, doctors and nurses can remotely monitor and treat patients in real-time, providing expert care and guidance from a distance. Also Read:Aster DM Healthcare opens Aster Narayanadri Hospital in Andhra Pradesh The Centre will be the backbone of all telehealth operations in India offering a range of services, including virtual consultations, remote patient monitoring, teleICU, teleradiology and telemedicine-enabled interventions. On this occasion, Dr. Azad Moopen, Founder Chairman and Managing Director, Aster DM Healthcare said, “The...

London : GSK on Wednesday beat expectations for its first-quarter revenue and profit, helped by sales of its blockbuster shingles vaccine Shingrix. The London-listed drugmaker reported an adjusted profit of 37 pence per share on revenue of about 7 billion pounds ($8.70 billion). Analysts were expecting 33.2 pence per share on revenue of about 6.5 billion pounds, according to company-compiled consensus estimates. The company's blockbuster shingles vaccine, Shingrix, generated 833 million pounds, ahead of than the GSK-compiled consensus of 829 million pounds. GSK reaffirmed its guidance for 2023. In February, GSK predicted sales growth would increase by 6 to 8 per cent and adjusted operating profit to increase by 10 to 12 per cent, at constant exchange rates in 2023, versus 2022. On Wednesday, the company said it expected adjusted operating profit growth to be lower in the first half of the year, as costs increase to fuel expected drug launches, including its keenly, watched ...

Bhopal: In a recent suicide case reported in the city, a first-year BAMS student at a private medical college in Kolar allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself from the ceiling fan in his hostel room on Tuesday. It is suspected that he took the extreme step after being under tremendous stress from his studies.  The deceased has been identified as a 22-year-old first-year student of Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery (BAMS). The incident took place on Tuesday, the day of his parent's wedding anniversary. His body was recovered by his two roommates at around 2 pm.  Also read- Paediatrician Hangs Self At Jayanagar Government Hospital, Leaves Suicide Note On April 25, the student locked himself in the room after his two roommates went to college in the morning at around 9.30 am. The student stayed back in his hostel room to end his life. The two roommates witnessed the shocking incident when they returned from the college at around 2 pm. Despite repeated callin...

New Delhi: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved setting up 157 new government medical nursing colleges at a cost of Rs 1570 crore in co-location with existing medical colleges. Addressing the media after a meeting of union cabinet, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said the nursing colleges will be set up in the next 24 months. Also Read:Soon: Each govt medical college in Maharashtra to have affiliated nursing college “Today, a decision has been taken to open 157 new government medical nursing colleges in the country. Rs 1,570 crore has been approved for this and it will be completed in the next 24 months,” he said. The decision will lead to the addition of around 15,700 nursing graduates every year. It also aims to provide quality, affordable and equitable nursing education. Co-location will allow optimal utilisation of existing infrastructure. The Minister also informed that the cabinet has approved policy for medical devices sector. Also Read:Union Health Budget 20...

Sinusitis is a common problem in India affecting 1 in 8 people. It is an inflammation of the tissues in the sinuses which are spaces in the forehead, cheeks and nose usually filled with air. Sinusitis causes facial pain, a stuffy or runny nose, and sometimes a fever and other symptoms or even complications. Functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS) is minimally invasive surgery for serious sinus conditions to see and remove affected tissue and bone. In a recent case where a 21 year old patient was brought suffering from serious complications like nose block, breathing difficulty, headache and heavy cold, Dr. Ahilasamy, ENT Surgeon from Prashanth Hospitals performed this procedure under local anesthesia instead of general anesthesia. In today’s video, to talk to us in detail about the procedure we have Dr. Ahilasamy who is a trusted ENT Surgeon in Prashanth Hospitals, Velachery, Chennai. Dr Ahilasamy has completed his MBBS, MS - ENT, DNB (ENT) and holds the Fellowship of the Royal C...

A 10-year nationwide audit of hospital admissions records in the US and published online in the open access journal RMD Open finds that mothers with the long term autoimmune disorder, systemic lupus erythematosus, or SLE for short, run more than double the risk of giving birth to a premature or growth restricted baby, finds And these mothers are nearly 4 times as likely to need a blood transfusion and 15 times as likely to develop kidney failure during delivery as mothers without the condition, the audit shows. Rates of death and serious illness among new mothers are increasing in the USA, likely due to rising rates of obesity, underlying conditions, and older age at motherhood, say the researchers. But despite evidence that maternal and fetal deaths have fallen among women with SLE, it’s not clear if rates of severe illness have also fallen in comparison with women without the condition. In a bid to find out, the researchers drew on data from the National Inpatient Sample (NIS) f...

Shortened dental arch prosthodontic rehabilitation feasible and cost effective treatment concept in older adults suggests a new study published in the Journal of Dentistry This review was undertaken to evaluate, whether a shortened dental arch (SDA) was a good alternative to a conventional prosthodontic rehabilitation (RPD) in older adults when nutritional and economic factors are compared. A total of 92 studies were included for the full-text analysis, and finally 4 reports from two RCTs qualified for data extraction and analysis. The final search update was performed on 06.11.2022 and no further searches and updates were performed after this date. Electronic databases [PubMed (MEDLINE), Embase, CENTRAL] were systematically searched to identify studies comparing nutritional and economic outcomes in partially edentate adults rehabilitated with conventional RPD and SDA therapy. Studies were excluded if there were less than 10 participants per group, and if the subjects were not cli...

Delhi: University College of Medical Sciences (UCMS) has invited online applications for MSc Radiography & Medical Imaging Technology. Detailed schedule - 1. Last date for submission of the application form duly completed in all respect - 5th May 2023 (Up to 4:00 PM). 2. Download the admit card through the college website: i.e., www.ucms.ac.in - 15th May 2023 3. Date of entrance examination - 20th May 2023 4. Date for notification of the result by the University of Delhi – will be announced later on the college website 5. Date for holding the counseling for admission - will be announced later college website 6. Date of medical examination - to be notified by the college 7. Commencement of the academic session 2023-2024 - to be notified by the college 8. Closing date of admission - to be notified by the college Application procedure – The Prospectus/BOI will be downloaded from the college website, and the application form will only be filled out at the college website, w...