Sweden: A cohort study analyzing data from 247 867 adults in the UK Biobank revealed that adopting a healthy diet may not lower the risk of type 2 diabetes (T2D) development among those with habitual short sleep duration. “Individuals getting sleep of less than 6 hours daily had a notably higher risk of T2D development […]
New research to be presented at this year’s European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID 2024) in Barcelona, Spain (27-30 April) shows that the antibodies produced by Modified Vaccinia virus Ankara – Bavarian Nordic (MVA-BN) vaccination against mpox wane significantly within a year of receiving the vaccination – but in people with pre-existing […]
Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are highly prevalent and the leading cause of mortality from chronic, non-communicable diseases. Hyperglycaemia, hyperinsulinaemia, hypercholesterolaemia and high BMI are the risk factors for CVD. A recent study published in Clinical Nutrition concluded that those who eat mycoprotein experience a 10% drop in certain cholesterol levels. Proper nutrition relies heavily on a […]
Patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) often experience skeletal muscle pathology, contributing to symptoms and reduced quality of life. While sodium–glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) have shown clinical benefits in HFrEF, their effects on skeletal muscle remain unclear. A recent study aimed to investigate whether SGLT2i influences skeletal muscle pathology in patients […]
New Delhi- All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) invited online applications for the Institute of National Importance Super-Specialty Entrance Test (INI-SS) for admission to DM, MCh and MD (Hospital Administration) courses at AIIMS, PGIMER, NIMHANS, SCTIMST and JIPMER for July 2024 session. In its prospectus, the AIIMS detailed the eligibility criteria/ feeder qualifications for […]
New Delhi: The National Medical Commission’s (NMC) panel, which was formed based on the Supreme Court’s directions to examine the issue of advertising by corporate hospitals, is going to submit its recommendations to the Supreme Court. Reaching a consensus, the NMC panel has opined that the rules of advertisement shall be the same for the corporate […]
New Delhi: In its latest drug safety alert, the apex drug regulatory body, the Central Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has flagged 58 medicine batches for failing to qualify for a random sample test for February 2023, while 2 drug samples have been declared as suprious. These drugs include Acepik – P (Aceclofenac and Paracetamol Tablets) […]
The Urbal II Additional District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Bengaluru recently directed an Orthopaedic Surgeon to pay around Rs 4 lakh compensation to a patient for medical negligence while conducting Total Knee Replacement Surgery. After the surgery, the patient had to suffer unbearable pain and had to seek treatment at another hospital. The Consumer Court […]
Through a recent notice, the Medical Counseling Committee (MCC) has informed that the security deposit for super speciality counselling has been refunded to the concerned candidates. As per the notice, “It is for the information of all the candidates participated in SS Counselling 2023 that as per the eligibility conditions mentioned in the SS Information […]
Rahway: Merck, known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, has announced that the European Commission (EC) has approved KEYTRUDA, Merck’s anti-PD-1 therapy, in combination with platinum-containing chemotherapy as neoadjuvant treatment, then continued as monotherapy as adjuvant treatment, for resectable non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) at high risk of recurrence in adults. This approval […]