Entries by aaron

Swapping meat and fish for mycoprotein may significantly lower cholesterol levels, finds study

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 […]

SGLT2 Inhibitors Improve Skeletal Muscle Pathology in Heart Failure, reveals study

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 […]

AIIMS INI SS July 2024: Here are feeder qualifications

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 […]

Orthopedic Surgeon directed to pay compensation to patient for medical negligence

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 […]

Security deposit for super speciality counselling refunded to candidates, informs MCC

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 […]

European Commission approves Merck Keytruda plus Chemotherapy for lung cancer

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 […]

Bengaluru Nephrologist criticizes HDFC for loan spam calls, sparks social media outcry

Bengaluru: A renowned nephrologist Dr Sundar Sankaran has recently taken to social media to address the issue of receiving an overwhelming number of spam calls from HDFC bank’s loan department.   Terming the callers as a ‘nuisance’, the Bengaluru-based doctor who is a program director at Aster Institute of Renal Transplantation Bangalore in a post on […]