One more person dies of amoebic brain infection
Sources said Ratheesh, who had been suffering from severe liver and kidney diseases, was admitted to the medical college hospital two weeks ago with symptoms of amoebic meningoencephalitis. This marks…
1 pill that can save babies from neural tube defects
Prof Smriti Agrawal of KGMU gynecology department explained the science behind the prevention. "Folic acid is crucial for proper development of neural tube in very early stage of pregnancy," she…
Expedite admissions at med colleges: Min
The director of the medical education department will visit both medical colleges to ensure facilities for student admissions. The minister asked the officials concerned to ensure that MBBS admissions to…
Unpacking the hype: inappropriate use of weight loss drugs in the age of social media
Studies show that one invariably regains lost weight when they stop the medication. As with any medication, GLP-1 agonists come with common side effects like nausea, vomiting, indigestion, bloating, diarrhea,…
AIIMS Raipur becomes first govt hospital in central India to get robotic surgery facility
State's Health and Family Welfare Minister Shyam Bihari Jaiswal said, Chhattisgarh will greatly benefit from the 'Dev Hast' robotic surgical system, and very soon, robotic surgery facilities will also be…
PG medical students to be deployed in flood-affected areas
The National Medical Commission announced that in view of the recent floods/disaster-like situations in the northern states and UTs of the country, there is an urgent requirement for healthcare professionals…
Oncologist welcomes parliamentary panel proposal to declare cancer notifiable disease in India
Headed by Narain Dass Gupta, the Committee on Petitions, Rajya Sabha, in its 163rd report, said reliable data is vital for assessing public health issues, particularly cancer, where comprehensive information…
Patient confronts therapist over ChatGPT use in sessions, exposing a growing trust crisis in mental health care
The confrontation came later. At their next meeting, Declan brought it up. The therapist broke down in tears, admitting he had been “out of ideas” and resorted to ChatGPT for…
State-level team formed to probe role of rat bites in Indore hosp deaths
Notably, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi called the deaths of two newborns at MYH, a "murder", alleging that the infants were bitten by rats due to the negligence of the govt.…
GST revamp: Health policy prices may not drop as much as 18%
According to the CEO of an insurance company, the cost of health insurance is likely to fall by around 11 per cent if insurers account for the loss of input…