Entries by aaron

Kota: Yet another NEET Aspirant commits suicide, 7th since Jan 2024

Kota: The coaching town of Kota has once again in spotlight as yet another NEET aspirant allegedly took her own life, marking the seventh suicide by a coaching student since the beginning of this year. Somya Kurmi, a 19-year-old NEET aspirant was found hanging from the ceiling fan of her PG room late Wednesday night,  Deputy […]

Sailesh T Desai retires from Sun Pharma Board of Directors

Maharashtra: Through a recent BSE filing, Sun Pharma has informed that Sailesh Trambaklal Desai will retire from the Company’s Board of Directors, as he is completing his term as a Director on March 31, 2024. “This is to inform that Mr. Sailesh Trambaklal Desai (DIN: 00005443) retires from the Board of Directors of the Company upon completion of […]

Promised Rs 45000, paid only Rs 10,000: PG Medicos of private medical college allege stipend irregularities

Mangaluru: Approximately 100 postgraduate (PG) students enrolled at a private medical college in Sullia are in a standoff with the college authorities regarding the non-payment of their stipends. The students alleged that despite established guidelines by the National Medical Council and state government regarding stipend amounts, the college management is not adhering to these directives. […]

Doctor duped of Rs 67,500 on pretext of booking hotel room for holiday

Mumbai: A Mumbai-based doctor has been duped of Rs 67,500 while trying to book rooms for a vacation in Meghalaya. The accused allegedly introduced himself as Pramod, the booking-in-charge of a hotel.  Also Read:Pune doctor duped by fraudsters in drug parcel scam, loses Rs 1 crore The complainant has been identified as a 48-year-old doctor […]

Karnataka Health Minister writes to Centre seeking supply of anti-TB drugs

Bengaluru: Karnataka Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao has accused the Central government of impeding the supply of anti-tuberculosis drugs in the state, endangering the lives of thousands of TB patients. He has written to the Centre to take immediate action, seeking a supply of anti-TB drugs. In his post on X, Dinesh Gundu Rao mentioned that […]

Customized Healing Abutments for Immediately Placed Implants tied to Favorable Peri-Implant Soft Tissue Outcomes: Study

Customized Healing Abutments for Immediately Placed Implants are tied to Favorable Peri-Implant Soft Tissue Outcomes suggests a study published in The International Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Implants.  A study was done to evaluate the peri-implant outcomes of customized healing abutments (CstHA) placed on dental implants inserted in fresh tooth extraction sockets. Materials and Methods: […]

Febuxostat Use Among Gout Patients Linked to Increased Cardiovascular Risk in new study

Us of Febuxostat linked to increased CV risk among Asians suggests a new study published in the Clinical and Translational Science. The cardiovascular (CV) safety of febuxostat compared to allopurinol for the treatment of hyperuricemia among Asian patients is uncertain. In this study, we conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to compare the CV safety […]

Twice-daily PPI dosage improves outcomes among patients of eosinophilic esophagitis: Study

A recent study by Mayssan Muftah and colleagues explored the most effective dosing strategies for treating Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EoE) which is a chronic immune system disease that affects the esophagus. The key findings of this study were published in the American Journal of Gastroenterology. Eosinophilic Esophagitis is marked by the accumulation of eosinophils in the […]