New Delhi: Responding to several media reports about the price rise of essential medicines from April 1, 2024, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has come out with a statement calling many reports claiming medicine prices to witness a significant hike by up to 12% from April, 2024 as false, misleading and malicious. The […]
Mumbai: Cipla has received six inspectional observations in Form 483 from the United States Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) at the conclusion of a routine current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) inspection at the manufacturing facility of the Company located in Patalganga, Maharashtra, India. The inspection was held from 28th March 2024 to 4th April 2024. “The Company […]
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has directed the National Medical Commission (NMC) to submit the details of the stipend paid to MBBS interns in all the medical colleges across all States within four weeks. While considering the allegation of non-payment of stipend to MBBS interns in 70 percent of the medical colleges in the country, the […]
Srinagar: To ensure patient care at government hospitals, the Jammu and Kashmir Health Department issued an order on Monday for Prof (Dr) Iffat Hassan Shah, the Principal of Government Medical College Handwara, to assume the additional responsibility of being the Principal of Government Medical College (GMC) Srinagar. The appointment was made as per the […]
Post-stroke depression (PSD) is a common complication affecting stroke survivors, but data on its long-term course and recurrence rates are limited. A recent prospective study from the U.K. provides valuable insights into the incidence and recurrence of PSD over an 18-year period, highlighting the importance of routine depression screening in stroke survivors. This study was […]
Even people whose physical activity levels fall short of recommended guidelines, but who manage to do some during their leisure time, are likely to have a lower risk of stroke than their sedentary peers, suggests a pooled data analysis of the available evidence, published online in the Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry. The effects […]
A new study found that Monosodium urate (MSU) crystal deposits, detectable with dual-energy CT (DECT), diminish rapidly during pegloticase treatment, particularly when co-administered with methotrexate (MTX) for uncontrolled gout. The volume of MSU crystals also slowed or stopped even when SU was maintained at <6mg/dL with oral ULT. The study findings were published in the […]
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved injectable drug ceftobiprole medocaril sodium (Zevtera) for treatment of Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia (SAB) among adults. Ceftobiprole, a pyrrolidinone cephalosporin antibiotic, is active moiety of the prodrug ceftobiprole medocaril. It is indicated for people with right-sided infective endocarditis, acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections (ABSSSI), and community-acquired […]
USA: Using an electronic health record (EHR)-based algorithm plus practice facilitators embedded in primary care clinics did not reduce hospitalization at one year, according to a pragmatic trial involving patients with the triad of chronic kidney disease, hypertension, and type 2 diabetes. “The hospitalization rate of patients in the intervention group at one year was […]
Bariatric surgery may result in significant cardiometabolic improvements, particularly among younger, female, or white people and those without comorbidities, according to new research published in the Journal of the Endocrine Society. The United States has the highest obesity rates globally. In 2017-2018, about 40% of U.S. adults had obesity and 9% had severe obesity. The […]