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Video reveals ignorance, not negligence: Doctors

MedicalVoice Tribune (Excerpts) : A viral video shot inside Kashmir valley’s main tertiary care hospital showed a patient with his abdomen slit open and attendants pleading for help and alleging doctors of negligence. An inquiry was ordered immediately.

Morning Medtalks with Dr KK

MedicalVoice 1. Patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB) who take daily aspirin may lower their risk for developing hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), according to a study published online March 18 in JAMA Internal Medicine.

Head decapitated during delivery : may or may not be negligence

MedicalVoice The head of a baby got separated from its torso during delivery at a primary health centre in Koovathur near Chennai. Doctors said the baby had died in the mother’s womb.

6-Year-Old in Kerala Dies of West Nile Virus, Contracted Through Mosquito

MedicalVoice KOZHIKODE, KERALA: A six-year-old boy, who was undergoing treatment for vector-borne West Nile fever, died in Kozhikode on Monday. Kerala Health Minister KK Shylaja said there was no need to panic and steps were being taken to prevent the spread of virus. The boy, hailing from neighbouring Malappura...

Date expired pharmaceutical products

MadicalVoice 4. Expiry drugs should be destroyed in the presence of the competent authorities not below the rank of Drugs Inspectors or Authorized Officers at any time after the date of expiry.

Morning Medtalks with Dr KK

MadicalVoice Some prescription drugs can add to the woes of heartburn. Oral contraceptives or postmenopausal hormone preparations containing progesterone are known culprits. Aspirin and other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) such as ibuprofen and naproxen can irritate the stomach lining. Other drugs...

Another impending outbreak in India?

MadicalVoice A section of the media has reported that a seven year old boy from Malappuram District of Kerala is suffering from a West Nile Virus (WNV), a mosquito-borne disease, mostly reported in the continental United States.

Boost your energy

MadicalVoice 1.Pace yourself. Instead of burning through all your "battery life" in two hours, spread it out among morning tasks, afternoon tasks, and evening activities — with rest and meals in between.

Morning Medtalks with Dr KK

MedicalVoice 1.A retrospective study in JAMA explores the association between long-term mortality and various levels of cardiorespiratory fitness. The more fit you are, the higher your level of CRF. Regular exercise, and vigorous exercise, can both boost CRF. The researchers looked at over 122,000 patients at a....

J&J to pay Rs 74.5 lakh to the first victim of faulty hip implant

pr9.netcoresmartech.com The Central drug regulator, DCGI, has instructed Johnson and Johnson (J&J) to pay a compensation of over Rs 74.5 lakh to the first patient from Maharashtra affected by the company’s faulty hip implants.

This should have been explored for doctors first

MadicalVoice My colleague Ira, an advocate brought my attention about a PIB release which stated that the Government has set-up a five-member committee to examine the issues related to framing of a proper, structured scheme for providing of medical insurance cover to the advocates and also suggest modalities for...

Heart burn and Certain foods.

MadicalVoice 1. Soumya Swaminathan, an Indian paediatrician and clinical scientist has been named as chief scientist at World Health Organisation (WHO).