Rajasthan Doctors Strike- Rajasthan Medical Council intervenes, demands details of striking doctors Roshni Dhar2 April 2023 11:17 AM ISTThe strike of Rajasthan doctors protesting against the Right to Health Bill has now seen the intervention of the State Medical Council as well as the...
Underdiagnosed condition-Sarcopenia Ft Dr (Prof) Raju Vaishya Dr. Nandita Mohan1 April 2023 10:15 AM ISTSarcopenia is an idiopathic, age related, progressive, and generalized skeletal muscle disorder involving the accelerated loss of muscle mass and...
Trigger for major depression opens new possibilities for treatments Isra Zaman1 April 2023 9:45 AM ISTMajor depression is among the world's most urgent health needs. Its numbers have surged in recent years, especially among young adults. As...
CAR T cells improve patient quality of life: Study Isra Zaman1 April 2023 9:15 AM ISTChimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T) therapies are developed by harvesting a patient's own T cells (the immune system's primary cancer-killing...
SC dismisses IMA Bihar's plea challenging minimum percentile criteria for NEET PG admissions Roshni Dhar31 March 2023 7:00 PM ISTThe Supreme Court has recently dismissed a plea challenging minimum percentile criteria in National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) for admission...
Obesity drugs could be included on WHO essential medicines list Roshni Dhar31 March 2023 6:30 PM ISTDrugs that combat obesity could for the first time be included on the World Health Organisation's "essential medicines list," used to guide government...
Kerala HC directs State to suggest measures to prevent violence against doctors Roshni Dhar31 March 2023 6:00 PM ISTObserving that any attack on doctors and medical personnel is unacceptable and non-negotiable, the Kerala High Court has asked the State Government to...
Essential medicines to get costlier by over 12 per cent from 1 April Roshni Dhar31 March 2023 5:12 PM ISTThe pharma industry is going to see the highest ever annual increase in prices of essential medicines as the cost of such drugs including painkillers,...
Key risk factors for surgical site infection following commonly performed surgery identified in study Isra Zaman31 March 2023 9:30 AM ISTSurgical site infections or SSIs are infections that occur at a surgical incision site within 30 days after the incision is made. According to the...
Some melanoma patients with leptomeningeal disease benefit from novel immunotherapy delivery approach Isra Zaman31 March 2023 9:15 AM ISTLeptomeningeal disease is a complication of cancer that occurs when cancer cells from primary tumors migrate into the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and...
Hope for heart failure patients in novel drug Isra Zaman31 March 2023 9:15 AM ISTWhen a person has a heart attack and subsequent heart failure, the brain responds by activating the sympathetic system, the ‘fight or flight’...
Negative effects of unhealthy sleep duration on longevity may be reduced by exercise Isra Zaman31 March 2023 9:00 AM ISTBoth sufficient exercise and healthy sleep contribute to prolonged life expectancy. However, it has been unclear how physical activity may interact...
