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HIP IMPLANT PROBLEMS
Covid is now hitting young Indians in a shocking new way, doctors say people in their 30s are suddenly needing hip replacementsHip replacement surgeries among Indians in their 30s and 40s have reportedly risen by nearly 40 per cent in the post-Covid period. Doctors ...- Recurring pain while walking? Your knee, hip implants might have expired; experts flag warning signs that you should not ignoreDo you experience recurring pain or feel difficulty while walking? It could be a sign that your knee or hip implants need to be replaced. D...
- Drug firms told to set up system for 'prompt' recallsIndia enforced 'Schedule M' for drug manufacturers, emphasizing quality, recall systems. Companies must comply with strict rules on hygiene...
- HC asks Centre, AAP govt to streamline process of availing facilities under health welfare schemesThe Delhi High Court has directed the Centre and the AAP government to simplify the process for accessing medical facilities under various ...
- Affordable, sturdy & eco-friendly alloys are future of artificial limbsAs population increases, the demand for artificial limbs may also rise.
- Govt sets up panel to frame new laws for drugs, devices and cosmeticsThe panel will conduct consultations and examine the present Act, previously framed drugs and cosmetics bills and submit a draft document b...
- Johnson & Johnson faces criminal charges in faulty hip implants caseThe complaint was filed nearly nine years ago, but the police had ignored it until last April, when it launched a probe following a series ...
- NITI Aayog to seek views of affected patients on medical devices lawIn a first, the government's think-tank has asked trouble stricken patients of J&J's hip implants to help build consensus on the proposed r...
- Side effects of medical devices: Panel chalks out formula for compensationRecommendation to be sent to health ministry for incorporation in the Drugs and Cosmetics Act.
- Hospitals still not displaying medical device prices, consumer groups sayAs per survey, 50% of the respondents said that medical devices they came across, did not have MRPs.
- Johnson & Johnson moves Delhi High Court against government orders to compensate faulty hip implant patientsJ&J's move comes nearly two weeks after the health ministry approved a formula that would be used to calculate how much each patient should...
- Faulty medical devices: Patients can seek compensationThe move comes on the heels of a controversy surrounding hip implants marketed by US medical device giant Johnson & Johnson.
- Johnson & Johnson has to pay patients cleared by government panel: Health ministry officialPatients unhappy with the compensation could appeal to the government or approach court, the official added.
- A Johnson & Johnson helpline that really doesn’t help people seeking compensationIndians whose lives were ruined by J&J's faulty hip are now having a harrowing time getting compensation.
- Interim relief: J&J told to pay Rs 20 lakh to each recipient of faulty hip implantAll patients who got the implants will be evaluated individually to gauge the extent of medical problems arising from the bad implants and ...
- J&J hip implants: Govt sets up new panel to decide final compensation for patientsThis committee has been formed upon recommendations of another expert group set up last year to look into the issue of these implants.
- New committee to decide final compensation for patients with J&J's controversial hip implantsThe government has constituted a new central expert committee to determine how much patients with Johnson & Johnson's 'ASR' hip implants sh...
- J&J’s subsidiary hip replacement row: A detailed timeline of events that hit this global giantJ&J has already paid $2.5 billion in settlements in the US, while Indian victims may receive a minimum payout of Rs 20 lakh each after an a...
- J&J may have to compensate for faulty hip implantsThe reason it has taken so long to arrive at this decision is because there is currently no provision to compensate patients for drugs and ...
- 750,000 pounds compensation for patients of NRI surgeonFive patients have been paid 750,000 pounds in compensation after they were left in agony and with permanent mobility problems following su...
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