Jaipur: Following the crackdown of a major racket involving the sale and purchase of fake no-objection certificates (NOCs) for organ transplant, the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Thursday questioned 6 doctors and other employees of Fortis and EHCC hospitals. After the agency ended the interrogation of the doctors, they seized their mobile phones and sent […]
Pune: Department of Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) at Command Hospital (Southern Command) in Pune has conducted two piezoelectric Bone Conduction Hearing Implants (BCI) in a 7-year-old male child suffering from congenital external and middle ear anomalies with severe degree of hearing loss and one adult with Single Sided Deafness (SSD), becoming the first government […]
New Delhi: In a major relief to the Indian Air Force (IAF) veteran who contracted HIV due to transfusion of infected blood at a military hospital in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba in 2002, the Supreme Court has dismissed a plea seeking review of its earlier judgment directing IAF to pay around Rs 1.54 crore as a […]
New Delhi: In a bid to make Human papillomavirus (HPV) tests more accessible and affordable, the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Delhi has launched a study to evaluate indigenous HPV tests for cervical cancer screening in India. This initiative, spearheaded by AIIMS in collaboration with NICPR Noida and NIRRCH Mumbai, aims to assess the […]
Telangana: Granules India has informed in a BSE filing that the Company’s Unit V facility located at Anakapally, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India gets Zero 483’s from U.S. Food and Drug Administration (USFDA). The inspection was held from 8th April 2024 to 12th April 2024. This audit was a Pre Approval Inspection (PAI) and cGMP audit for Active Pharmaceutical […]
Mumbai: Global pharma major Lupin Limited has announced that the United States Food and Drug Administration (U.S. FDA) has completed a GMP Inspection of its API manufacturing facility located at Dabhasa, India. The inspection was conducted from April 8 to April 12, 2024 and concluded with no observations. “We are pleased to announce the successful completion […]
Hyderabad: In a significant recognition that highlights the growing influence of Indian surgeons on the global stage, Dr Lokeswara Rao Sajja, renowned Cardiothoracic Surgeon becomes the fourth Indian cardiothoracic surgeon to be featured in the American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) Member Spotlight. At the heart of Dr Sajja’s illustrious career lies a legacy of […]
India: A recent study published in Cureus has shown the usefulness of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) in the management of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and in predicting long-term complications. The researchers revealed the equivalent efficacy of NLR to glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) in predicting glycemic control. They suggest that since diabetes affects different body organs, NLR […]
A recent comprehensive review highlights the potential health benefits of salt substitution for cardiovascular outcomes. This research found that replacing regular salt with substitutes could lead to a reduction in mortality and major cardiovascular events among the high-risk populations. The crucial findings were published in the Annals of Internal Medicine. The study synthesized data from 16 […]
A new study revealed that Zerlasiran is not just safe and tolerable but also effective in substantially reducing the levels of lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] which is a key factor in the development of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) and calcific aortic stenosis. The key findings of this study were published in the Journal of American Medical Association. […]