DR REDDY’S INITIATES PROCESS OF EMERGENCY APPROVAL IN INDIA

February 20, 2021

New Delhi: Dr Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd announced that it has initiated the process for Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) of the well-studied human adenoviral vector-based platform vaccine candidate Sputnik V, with the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI). As part of the review process, Dr. Reddy’s will present the safety profile...

JIPMER PUDUCHERRY RELEASES VACANCIES FOR SENIOR RESIDENT POST

February 20, 2021

Vacancies for the post of Senior Resident on a contractual basis have been announced by the Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER) for the Department of Nephrology. Candidates will be selected on the basis of a written test and a walk-in interview on 3 March 2021. JIPMER...

MAN POSING AS DOCTOR ARRESTED FOR TREATING PATIENTS

February 18, 2021

A man was arrested in Panchkula’s Kot village for allegedly treating patients without being qualified or having registered with relevant authorities. The accused Dr Subhash Vashisht, however, claimed that he was a registered medical practitioner with a bachelor in Indigenous Medicine in Allopathy. After receiving the complaints following the directions...

HEALTH MINISTRY BLOCKS FAKE WEBSITE DEMANDING MONEY FOR VACCINATION

February 18, 2021

The Union Ministry of Health has blocked the fake website demanding money for vaccination. The fake website claimed to provide #Covid-19 vaccine for Rs 4,000 to Rs 6,000. The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) has alerted people ‘not fall prey to such fraudulent websites.’ Union Minister of...

Mixopathy will make patients suffer more: Medical experts

February 18, 2021

The Indian Medical Association (IMA) has been protesting continuously against the government encouraging ‘mixopathy’ in medical practice. After a 15-day relay hunger strike, the IMA is now planning a non-cooperation movement which can reach common people. In an interview with The Sunday Guardian, Dr Jayesh M. Lele, general secretary of...

DR HARSH VARDHAN REPLIES TO CHHATTISGARH HEALTH MINISTER’S COVAXIN DOUBTS

February 13, 2021

New Delhi: The Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan has written a reply to a letter by the Chattisgarh Health Minister on incomplete efficacy of data and lack of expiry date on the Covaxin vials. “I have got the matter examined in the Ministry. I would like to inform you...

DENTAL COUNCIL OF INDIA DIRECTS DENTAL COLLEGES TO UPLOAD DETAILS OF STUDENTS

February 13, 2021

New Delhi: The Dental Council of India has reminded all the dental colleges running in the country to upload the details of students admitted in BDS courses which have to be done on or before 18 February, the last of admission. The notice has come after the order of the...

RUSSIA’S SPUTNIK V VACCINE AUTHORISED IN 26 COUNTRIES: RDIF

February 13, 2021

New Delhi: Russia’s Sputnik V has become one of the world’s top three coronavirus vaccines to get approval from government regulators. The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) has announced the approval of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine against Coronavirus in Montenegro, Saint Vincent, and the Grenadines. In total, 26 countries...

We are in a winning position now, but have to be careful: Dr Rakesh Mishra

February 13, 2021

Despite Covid-19 cases declining in India, the virus continues to be a cause for much worry, especially with states like Kerala and Maharashtra still reporting new cases because of mutated forms of the virus. However, if we keep up our guard through usual safety practices like wearing masks and social...

IMA WRITES A LETTER TO SPORTS MINISTER KIREN RIJIJU ON RELAY HUNGER STRIKE

February 6, 2021

New Delhi: The Indian Medical Association (IMA) is on relay hunger strike against the CCIM notification allowing Ayurvedic doctors to perform 58 surgical procedures. IMA has written a letter to Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju who is handling Ayush as an additional charge. Rijiju had earlier given answers on allowing surgery...