10th India Live conference begins today
The 10th India Live conference begins today at the Renaissance Mumbai Convention Centre Hotel Powai in Mumbai. The Course Directors are: Dr Ashok Seth (New Delhi), Dr Ashwin Mehta (Mumbai), Dr Samuel Mathew (Chennai), Dr Upendra Kaul (New Delhi) and Dr VK Bahl (New Delhi)..... read more
Global health leaders adopt 'Delhi Declaration' on digital health
"This Delhi Declaration on digital health firmly aligns with our Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi's Digital India." This was stated by Shri Ashwini Kumar Choubey, Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, at the concluding session of the '4th Global Digital Health Partnership Summit,' here today. As part of the high-level summit, the ministers and delegation also adopted the Delhi Declaration on digital health for sustainable development,.... read more
Dr Rakesh Kumar Vats takes charge as the new Secy General, Board of Governors
Medical Council of India (MCI) has a new Secretary General. Dr Rakesh Kumar Vats, IAS, has taken charge the new Secretary General of Board of Governors MCI, according to the MCI website. Dr. (Mrs.) Reena Nayyar, who served as the Secretary in the now defunct MCI, is an Additional Secretary in the Board of Governors. ... read more
Amitabh Bachchan, WHO Goodwill Ambassador for hepatitis welcomes India’s hepatitis initiatives
Mumbai, 25 February 2019: The World Health Organization and its Goodwill Ambassador for Hepatitis in South-East Asia Region, Mr Amitabh Bachchan, have welcomed India’s national action plan for viral hepatitis which aims to reach life-saving drugs and diagnostics to over 50 million affected people across the country..... read more
No more shortage of Linezolid 300 mg
Tablet Linezolid 600 mg is now available with the Global Drug Facility (GDF), Stop TB Partnership with scoring line to facilitate the administration of Linezolid 300 mg when needed for the treatment of resistant TB..... read more
Noninvasive stool test effective for colon cancer screening
Fecal immunochemical tests (FITs), used annually, are effective for screening for colorectal cancer (CRC) in average-risk, asymptomatic adults, according to a new systematic review and meta-analysis published online Feb. 25, 2019 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.... read more