Former Delhi University professor Prof. Gokarakonda Naga Saibaba passed away at the Nizam’s Institute of Medical Science in Hyderabad on October 12, 2024. He was 57. He was declared dead by the doctors at 8.36 p.m. on Saturday (October 12, 2024). He was wheeled into the ICU on Friday evening (October 11, 2024) due to … Read more
Measures are needed to tackle an ageing population crisis, Chief Medical Officer Prof Chris Whitty says. Source link
Prof Sir Chris Whitty, the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) for England, has welcomed Rishi Sunak’s plan to raise the legal age of smoking every year by a year so that eventually no-one can buy tobacco. He told the BBC: “As a doctor I’ve seen many people in hospital desperate to stop smoking because it’s something … Read more
England’s former Chief Medical Officer said “how sorry I am” to those who lost loved ones in the pandemic. In an emotional moment, Professor Dame Sally Davies told the Covid inquiry that “it wasn’t just the deaths, it was the way they died”. Ex-chief medical officer’s sorrow for Covid bereaved Source link
New Delhi: Healthcare advancements across the world are being spearheaded by digital transformations as artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and digital data are revolutionising the industry at a rapid scale. Effective IT deployment is at the forefront of this new-age healthcare revolution, informed health industry experts at the tenth International Conference on ‘Transforming Healthcare … Read more
England’s former deputy chief medical officer says he is passionate about supporting active lifestyles. Source link
The report into Prof Sam Eljamel, seen by the BBC, said NHS Tayside repeatedly let patients down. Source link
England’s former deputy chief medical officer is knighted for his work during the pandemic. Source link
From pants and football to yoghurts and trains, Professor Sir Jonathan Van-Tam has used colourful language to advise people throughout the pandemic. But now, England’s deputy chief medical officer has announced he’ll be leaving the role at the end of March. Watch our round-up of some of his best bits of Covid advice and analogies. … Read more
The old-school method of developing vaccines means you must go back to the raw materials and start from scratch for every vaccine you make. It is like starting with a bench of flour, sugar, eggs and butter. The next step is to take the offending virus, or other disease-causing microbes, and either kill it or … Read more