Paracetamol bottles with ‘blacked out’ labels given to kids at Bengaluru govt hospital, ET HealthWorld

Bengaluru: Close on the heels of about two dozen lactating women dying in Raichur and Ballari districts, alleged distribution of substandard drugs to children has been reported at the govt hospital in Nelamangala town on the northwestern fringes of the city. According to several locals who took their children to the hospital, paracetamol syrup bottles […]

Ooty GMCH gets new ambulance, echo machine, Health News, ET HealthWorld

Udhagamandalam: The Ooty Govt Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) on Friday received an ambulance and a high-end echocardiogram machine worth Rs50 lakh. While the ambulance was donated by Inner Wheel Club of Ootacamund, the echocardiogram machine was donated by NRI Rishi Bhatnagar, who owns a business abroad. Pointing out that the newly built govt medical […]

Railway Hospital opens dedicated OPD for its retired employees, ET HealthWorld

Nagpur: Divisional Railway Hospital (DRH), Nagpur, inaugurated a dedicated Retired Employees Liberalised Health Scheme (RELHS) Outpatient Department (OPD) for senior citizens. The facility was inaugurated by . Anneamma George, chief nursing superintendent. The ceremony was graced by DRM Manish Agarwal, ADRM P Khairkar, and Dr GS Manjunatha, chief medical superintendent (CMS), Nagpur, alongside other senior […]

Not responsible for medical waste dumped in Tamil Nadu, says RCC, ET HealthWorld

T’puram: The Regional Cancer Centre (RCC) has said that it is not responsible for hospital waste found in Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu. According to reports, large volumes of Kerala’s biomedical, food, and plastic waste, particularly from Thiruvananthapuram RCC, was dumped at multiple locations in TN. In a statement, RCC authorities stated that they have implemented effective […]

Maternal deaths lead to 50% drop in Ballari hospital deliveries, ET HealthWorld

Ballari: Following the deaths of lactating mothers, the district hospital witnessed a substantial decrease in deliveries over the past six weeks. Concerned about the situation at the govt facility, expectant mothers are now opting for private hospitals to ensure safer deliveries. “The district hospital typically averages over 550 deliveries each month, but this has now […]

AIIMS researchers develop promising CAR T-cell therapy for multiple myeloma, ET HealthWorld

New Delhi: AIIMS researchers claim to have made significant progress in developing chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy, targeting specific tumour antigens for treatment of multiple myeloma, a variant of blood cancer. Initial animal trials have shown promising outcomes in the test subjects. CAR T-cell therapy, a cancer immunotherapy treatment for multiple myeloma, utilises cell-base. […]