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    Delhi reported 24 deaths due to COVID

    There has been a surge in the number of COVID cases in Delhi in the past few days. According to Times of India report, the national capital witnessed a total of 24 coronavirus-related deaths in the last seven days. State Health data showed that Delhi reported 1,634 fresh cases of coronavirus with the positivity rate […] More

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    All Hysterectomies to be reported for women below 40 years of age: SC directs strict implementation of Centre’s guidelines

    All Hysterectomies to be reported for women below 40 years of age: SC directs strict implementation of Centre's guidelines

    New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed all states and union territories to implement in three months the guidelines formulated by the Centre to check “unnecessary hysterectomies”, a surgical procedure to remove the uterus, of poor women just for raking in high insurance fees from governments under various health insurance schemes.  “We propose a strong […] More

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    Massive fire at Guwahati Medical College Hospital, no casualties reported

    Guwahati: In an unfortunate incident, a massive fire broke out in the Central Clinical Laboratory room at the government-run Guwahati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) on Monday evening. The situation is currently under control, and no casualties have been reported. According to officials of Guwahati Medical College and Hospital, the fire broke out in a […] More

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    Stress in medical students: 358 suicides reported between 2010 and 2019

    New Delhi: Stress in medical students is caused by strenuous medical programs, which may have physical and psychological effects on the well-being of medical students. Hence, when some students find it difficult to cope, they commit suicide to escape the challenges and pressure of the studies. Medical education is perceived as being stressful, and a […] More

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    All SAEs including death should be reported: CDSCO Panel tells AstraZeneca about Durvalumab

    New Delhi: Granting the protocol amendment proposal presented by drug major AstraZeneca for anticancer drug Durvalumab, the Subject Expert Committee (SEC) functional under the Central Drug Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has stated that all serious adverse events (SAEs) including death irrespective of its cause should be reported to CDSCO as per provision of New Drugs […] More

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    Rare case of face blindness following COVID-19 infection reported

    Long COVID, or post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection is characterized by several symptoms that resurface, begin, or persist even after 12 weeks of the initial COVID-19 infection. These symptoms include psychological problems comprising long-lasting memory, loss of smell and taste, psychosis, and language impairments that substantially impair everyday functioning. However, no persisting and selective visual […] More