Entries by aaron

Cloudnine Hospital runs mock drill on child abduction, slapped Rs 2 lakh compensation

Holding Cloud Nine Hospital accountable for causing distress to a family due to an unannounced mock drill for child abduction soon after the birth of a baby, the Gurgaon District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has directed the facility to pay Rs 2 lakhs as compensation to the newborn’s family for the mental harassment caused during […]

Tragic: Safdarjung Hospital Resident Doctor Kills Self, was Suffering from Depression

New Delhi: In a tragic incident, a third-year postgraduate student in the medicine department and resident doctor at Delhi’s Safdarjung Hospital has committed suicide by hanging from a ceiling fan in his rented accommodation in south Delhi. Police informed that the deceased PG medico had been suffering from depression for the past two years, which was […]

Intas Pharma gets USFDA warning letter due to manufacturing lapses at Ahmedabad plant

New Delhi: The US health regulator has pulled up Intas Pharmaceuticals for manufacturing lapses, including violation of current good manufacturing practice (CGMP) regulation, at its Ahmedabad-based plant. In a warning letter to the company’s CEO and MD Nimish Chudgar, the US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) has pointed out various manufacturing lapses at the Matoda-Sanand, Ahmedabad-based […]

NAFLD tied to brain damage in patients with type 2 diabetes without cognitive impairment: Study

China: A recent study has suggested that controlling lipid levels, blood glucose levels, and abdominal obesity may reduce brain damage in patients with type 2 diabetes and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). The findings, published in Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism, provide novel insights into neuroimaging correlates for underlying pathophysiological processes inducing brain damage in patients […]

FDA approves Fabhalta as oral treatment for paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria

The US Food and Drug Administration has approved Fabhalta (iptacopan) as first oral monotherapy for adults suffering from paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH). PNH is a rare and chronic blood disorder where red blood cells are prone to premature destruction by the complement system. Despite prior anti-C5 treatments, a good number of patients with PNH still […]

Prenatal maternal inflammation tied to ADHD diagnosis by age 10

The available preclinical and registered data indicate that maternal inflammation during pregnancy may impact early neurodevelopment in offspring. However, there is limited clinical evidence of the risk of abnormal neurodevelopment in children later in life. In the population-based COPSAC2010 mother-child cohort, a team of researchers examined the relationship between maternal inflammation levels during pregnancy and […]