Pune: A heated argument unfolded between a female doctor and a pharmacist over a share of profits in the Khed taluka area leading to the doctor being subjected to alleged verbal abuse and physical assault by the accused. Based on accusations of harassing and assaulting a female doctor at a private hospital, the Mahalunge MIDC police […]
Princeton: Bristol Myers Squibb has announced that the Company has successfully completed its acquisition of Karuna Therapeutics, Inc. With the acquisition’s completion, Karuna shares have ceased trading on the Nasdaq Global Select Market and Karuna is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Bristol Myers Squibb (“BMS”). “We are excited to expand our neuroscience portfolio as we […]
New Delhi: Days after 13 female MBBS students of Dr Baba Saheb Ambedkar Medical College and Hospital, Delhi have accused an Assistant Professor of Pharmacology of sexual harassment, the Vigilance department has asked the Health department to send a proposal for initiating disciplinary action against the accused. According to PTI, the 22-year-old medical student alleged that […]
New Delhi: In a significant development aimed at enhancing healthcare services for ex-servicemen, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Raipur and the Ex-servicemen Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS) wing of the Ministry of Defence. The agreement, inked during a ceremony at AIIMS Raipur, aims to facilitate […]
A new study led by researchers at McLean Hospital (a member of Mass General Brigham) and Washington State University have demonstrated that naturally occurring glucose fluctuations impact cognitive function in people with Type 1 Diabetes (T1D). The study published in the journal npj Digital Medicine revealed that cognition was slower in moments when glucose was atypical […]
A new study published in the journal Rheumatology, published by Oxford University Press, found that rheumatic diseases can lead to reproductive problems, though some conditions have more detrimental effects than others. Immune-mediated diseases encompass a diverse range of conditions, all characterized by abnormal immune system activity. While some, like type 1 diabetes, typically manifest before […]
India: A collaborative study in India has questioned the currently widely held belief that severe dengue is associated predominantly with secondary infections and stresses the importance of developing treatments or vaccines to protect dengue-naive populations. According to the study, primary infections can also lead to severe disease, including dengue shock syndrome or dengue hemorrhagic fever […]
USA: Breast arterial calcifications (BAC) on a screening mammogram may identify women at potentially increased risk of future cardiovascular disease (CVD) without radiation exposure and additional cost, a recent study published in Clinical Imaging has found. In the cross-sectional study of women who underwent both screening mammography and cardiac computed tomographic angiography, BAC was found […]
Smoking, number of Implants Placed and implant location Linked to Early implant failure in a new study published in The International Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Implants. A study was done to examine whether patient-level disease diagnoses, drug treatments, and dental clinical factors are correlates of early implant failure. This historical, nested case-control study used […]
The incidence of prosthetic joint infection (PJI) is increasing, coincident with the rising volume of joint arthroplasty being performed. With recent controversy regarding the efficacy of surgical helmet systems (SHS) in pre venting infection, the focus has turned to the correct donning techniques and usage of surgical hoods. McAleese et al conducted a study to […]