Medicine

'Antiviral medicines may shorten monkeypox virus symptoms, reduce contagious phase'

In the Lancet study, the researchers also reported detection of monkeypox virus in blood and throat swabs

In conversation with Dr Aniruddha (Anu) Hazra on his initiative to make medical education 'trans-affirmative and inclusive'

Dr Aniruddha (Anu) Hazra says trans-affirmative medical care will help the trans community to 'access competent, compassionate care without judgement or prejudice, and build a trusting therapeutic relationship with their physician'

Sri Lanka crisis: Indian Navy delivers first consignment of critical medicine in Colombo

India in the last six months has provided assistance on several fronts to it's neighbouring country Sri Lanka

Even death of patient on the face of it cannot be medical negligence, says Supreme Court

Supreme Court said that it clearly emerges from the exposition of law that a medical practitioner is not to be held liable simply because things went wrong from mischance or misadventure

Drug shortages persist in Russia after start of Ukraine war

Experts and health authorities in Russia say the drug shortages are temporary but some remain worried that high-quality medicines will keep disappearing in the Russian market

Change in fee criteria for private medical colleges brings cheer for NEET aspirants; check details here

The benefit of this fee structure would be made available first to candidates who had obtained government quota seats

Delhi High Court seeks Centre's response on plea challenging NEET for AYUSH courses

The bench said to AYUSH (practitioners), who want to do operations but not appear for NEET, on one hand you are saying you are competitive, but when asked to appear in NEET, you are saying we are not; see the double standard.

Supreme Court says regulation of medical education has become business, tragedy of nation

The top court was hearing a batch of pleas of 41 Post Graduate doctors and others who have challenged the last minute changes made to the NEET Super Speciality Examination 2021 syllabus

Demystifying clinical trials: Everything you need to know about process, safety, eligibility

Increased public awareness and proactive participation in clinical trials are the keys to developing new treatments for of diseases in India and around the globe.

Scripting independent India’s pharma industry journey from non-existent to a world leader

Going forward, emphasis should be on creating industry-academia linkage to promote R&D activities and effort should be made to upgrade pharmacy courses and skilling of new talent.