Entries by aaron

New AI tool predicts post-surgery mortality

USA: The researchers at the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai and colleagues at two other institutions have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) tool that accurately predicts how patients would fare after surgeries and procedures. The results, published in The Lancet Digital Health, include data from patients from three healthcare systems: Cedars-Sinai, Stanford University and Columbia […]

Lupin gets CDSCO Panel nod for Rifapentine Dispersible Tablet 150 mg

New Delhi: Granting the local clinical trial waiver, the Subject Expert Committee (SEC) functional under the Central Drug Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has approved drug major Lupin’s Rifapentine dispersible Tablets 150mg for already approved indication with the condition of conducting a Phase IV Clinical study. This came after the firm presented their proposal for a […]

Consumption of Fresh vegetables has potential benefit of improving eGFR among elderly

Diet rich in Fresh vegetables has potential benefit of improving eGFR among elderly suggests a new study published in the BMC Nephrology. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between the consumption of fresh and salt-preserved vegetables and the estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), which requires further research. The prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) […]

Conduct BE study and clinical trial: CDSCO Panel tells Cipla on Formoterol Fumarate Dihydrate, glycopyrronium inhaler

New Delhi: Rejecting the proposal for clinical trial and bioequivalence (BE) study waiver presented by drug major Cipla, the Subject Expert Committee (SEC) functional under the Central Drug Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has opined the firm to conduct the BE study of the fixed-dose combination Formoterol Fumarate Dihydrate plus Glycopyrronium inhaler with innovator product as […]

New guidelines released for treatment of anaphylaxis and atopic dermatitis

Two new practice parameters from the Joint Task Force for Practice Parameters (JTFPP) offer evidence-based recommendations for the diagnosis and management of anaphylaxis and atopic dermatitis (AD) in pediatric and adult patients. The Joint Task Force is a partnership between the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) and the American Academy of Allergy, […]

Shweta Rai appointed as MD of Bayer Zydus Pharma

Bayer has announced that Shweta Rai will take over as Managing Director of Bayer Zydus Pharma Private Limited and Country Division Head (CDH) for Bayer’s Pharmaceuticals Business in South Asia effective, January 1, 2024. Manoj Saxena will move out of his present role to take on the role of CDH for Bayer’s Pharmaceuticals Division and […]

Tragic Accident Claims Lives of 2 Final Year RIMS Adilabad MBBS Students

Adilabad: In an unfortunate incident, two final-year MBBS students from the esteemed Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) met with a fatal accident on Sunday night in Yavatmal district, Maharashtra. The accident happened when the motorcycles, carrying the medicos, collided with a stationary lorry in the vicinity of Pandharkawada. The victims, identified as a […]

Fake medical factory producing duplicate Betnovate-N busted, mastermind held

A fake medical factory preparing duplicate ‘Betnovate-N’ was busted by the Delhi Police’s Crime Branch and 2,200 filled tubes and 68,000 empty tubes of the skin ointment seized, an official said on Sunday, adding that they have also arrested the mastermind. The accused was identified as Avan Monga, 45, a resident of Vishnu Garden, Delhi. […]

Ensure 75 percent faculty attendance or lose recognition: NMC warns medical colleges

New Delhi: Few days after issuing show-cause notices to over 350 medical colleges after finding a deficiency in attendance and failure to meet required faculty requirements (Minimum Standard Requirements 2020), the National Medical Commission (NMC) has now issued a warning for the institutions directing them to strictly follow UG-MSR 2023 and MSMER 2023 otherwise their applications […]