The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the new birch triterpenes topical gel (Filsuvez) for treating 2 variants of epidermolysis bullosa (EB).Birch triterpenes topical gel is designed for partial thickness wounds in seen in individuals aged 6 months and older with a diagnosis of Junctional Epidermolysis Bullosa (JEB) and with Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa […]
Hyderabad: The Telangana Junior Doctors Association (TJUDA), who had planned to go on strike demanding their stipends, has called off their proposed strike after receiving assurance from Health Minister Damodar Raja Narasimha. The minister has promised that the stipends for junior and senior resident doctors will be paid on time by the 15th of each month. […]
New Delhi: JB Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Ltd (JB Pharma) has announced that the Company has inked a trade mark licence agreement along with promotion and distribution pact with Novartis for select ophthalmology brands entailing a total sum of Rs 1,089 crore. The acquired brands include Simbrinza, Travatan, Travacom, Azopt, Azarga, Vigamox, Nevanac, Ilevro, Vigadexa, Pataday. […]
New Delhi: During the conflict between Ukraine and Russia, around 18,282 Indian nationals, predominantly medical students were repatriated by the Government of India under “Operation Ganga” in the wake of the Ukraine Conflict, the Minister of External Affairs Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar informed the Lok Sabha. He further highlighted the fact that considering the challenges faced by […]
USA: The American Diabetes Association (ADA) has released new screening and obesity management recommendations for diabetes patients. The updated Standards of Care in Diabetes—2024 is available online and is published as a supplement to the January 2024 issue of Diabetes Care. The ADA’s Standards of Care for 2024 include new recommendations to screen for heart […]
Delhi: All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) has released the schedule of the first MBBS (Supplementary) professional examinations to be held in December 2023 to January 2024. The examinations begin on 26.12.2023 and continue till 6.01.2024. The theory examinations will be conducted from 26.12.2023 to 03.01.2024, and practical examinations from 04.01.2024 to 06.01.2024. Detailed […]
China: Findings from a prospective cohort study have shown an association between serum glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) levels at early gestation and the risk of subsequent pregnancy loss in pregnant women without diabetes mellitus. The findings published in JMIR Public Health and Surveillance support the need for monitoring HbA1c levels to identify individuals at high risk […]
China: Early identification of increasing triglyceride glucose index (TyG index) could provide insights for hypertension prevention later in life, a recent study has suggested. The study was published online in Cardiovascular Diabetology on December 15, 2023. Hui Zhao, Health Management Center of the Second Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Shahekou District, Dalian, Liaoning, China, […]
USA: Warfarin use after bioprosthetic surgical aortic valve replacement (sAVR) was tied to lower all-cause mortality and decreased thromboembolism risk compared with not receiving warfarin, a recent retrospective study has revealed. The findings were published online in Mayo Clinic Proceedings. The use of bioprosthetic aortic valve replacement has increased significantly during the past decade. Among […]
In a groundbreaking phase 3 study, researchers have compared the effectiveness of two treatment regimens for Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK), a rare but potentially severe eye infection. The trial, focused on evaluating the outcomes of patients treated with topical polihexanide (PHMB), with one group receiving a combination therapy and the other a novel monotherapy approach found […]