Chandigarh: Dr Naresh Panda, a distinguished professor and head of department of ENT at Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGI) Chandigarh, will maintain his interim role as Dean (Academics) until May 7. This came after the professor challenged the ministry’s order of appointment of Dr Surjit Singh as the new dean. […]
A clinical trial led by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators showed that a nasal spray that patients administer at home, without a physician, successfully and safely treated recurrent episodes of a condition that causes rapid abnormal heart rhythms. The study, published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, provides real-world evidence that a wide […]
Canada: In a multinational cohort spanning five continents, a higher risk of incident type 2 diabetes was observed with diets having a high glycaemic index (GI) and a high glycaemic load (GL). The findings from the PURE study published in The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology suggest that consuming low GI and GL diets might prevent […]
New Delhi: The National Medical Commission (NMC) has recently specified how many leaves a medico can take while pursuing PG medical courses. According to a recent NMC notification, PG medical students are allowed “weekly one-day off (subject to exigencies of work). In addition, they are eligible for twenty days of Paid Casual Leave. Five days of […]
New Delhi: The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Wednesday announced the successful transportation of a tissue sample via drone from a peripheral hospital to a tertiary setting for advanced pathological testing. This innovative approach aims to expedite the determination of whether the resected tissue is cancerous, potentially revolutionizing surgical decision-making. According to ICMR, […]
A recent comprehensive study illuminated the transmission of respiratory viral infections from pregnant women to their offspring. This research uncovered significant disparities between the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The key findings were published in the recent issue of American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. This prospective […]
Switzerland: A research team, including researchers from Nestle Research, revealed that a compound found in fenugreek and coffee, but also made in the gut microbiome, can improve muscle function in aging mice, humans, and worms. “Dietary trigonelline supplementation in male mice prevents fatigue and enhances strength during aging,” the researchers reported in Nature Metabolism. “We […]
A recent study published in the Joint Bone Spine journal unveiled comparative insights into the effectiveness of conventional synthetic disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drug (csDMARD) treatment strategies for rheumatoid arthritis (RA), focusing on patient retention rates between two popular treatment combinations. This study provides important data on the real-world application of triple therapy (methotrexate, sulfasalazine and hydroxychloroquine) […]
India: A recent prospective study published in Contact Dermatitis compared patch test positivity after 24 and 48 hours of occlusion time in patients with allergic contact dermatitis (ACD). The researchers reported no significant difference in patch test among ISS allergens after either occlusion time, 48 h occlusion performed significantly better versus 24 h when reactions of all allergens […]
China: A recent study showed a longer recurrence-free survival and overall survival with the combination of sorafenib and transarterial chemoembolization as postoperative adjuvant therapy among patients with hepatocellular carcinoma with portal vein tumor thrombus (PVTT). “The randomized clinical trial comprising 158 patients showed that both the median recurrence-free survival and median overall survival were significantly […]