Italy: Compared with conventional treatment, liraglutide use over six months was associated with increased peripheral in patients with type 2 diabetes and peripheral artery disease (PAD), suggesting that it may prevent PAD’s clinical progression, a recent study has shown. “The open-label randomized clinical trial (STARDUST) of 55 patients with T2D and PAD showed that liraglutide […]
Treating anxiety and depression reduced emergency room visits and rehospitalizations among people with heart disease, according to new research published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association, an open access, peer-reviewed journal of the American Heart Association. “For patients who had been hospitalized for coronary artery disease or heart failure and who had diagnoses […]
Add on clarithromycin to the standard of care may attenuate the inflammatory burden of community-acquired pneumonia suggests a new study published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine. The addition of macrolide antibiotics to β-lactam antibiotics for the treatment of patients in hospitals with community-acquired pneumonia is based on results from observational studies and meta-analyses rather than […]
Gestational exposure to systemic glucocorticoids linked to incident kidney disease in childhood suggests a study published in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases. The potential effects of antenatal glucocorticoid exposure on children’s health are unclear. We examined the association between gestational exposure to maternal systemic glucocorticoids (SG) and the risk of developing chronic kidney disease […]
New Delhi: The drug major Merck has got approval from the Subject Expert Committee (SEC) functional under the Central Drug Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) to conduct a non-interventional study (NIS) of Avelumab concentrate for solution for infusion (Intravenous Infusion) in India. This came after the drug maker Merck presented the proposal to conduct an interventional […]
Lucknow: A shocking incident of cyber fraud has come to light as a woman doctor a professor at a government medical university in Uttar Pradesh, fell victim to a ‘digital arrest’ scam and was duped of Rs 40 lakh. The cybercrime, known as ‘digital arrest,’ involves cybercriminals posing as law enforcement or investigative authorities to […]
Osaka: Takeda has announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) for ICLUSIG (ponatinib) for the treatment of adult patients with newly diagnosed Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia (Ph+ ALL) in combination with chemotherapy. This indication is approved under accelerated approval based on minimal residual disease (MRD)-negative complete […]
Ahmedabad: In a distressing turn of events, a 50-year-old doctor residing in Thaltej has reportedly fallen victim to an alleged scam by a realtor, promising lucrative returns on a realty venture in Gurukul dating back to 2018. The complainant runs a hospital near Sattadhar crossroads and he has lodged a First Information Report (FIR) […]
Unmasking the Global Challenge of Lower Respiratory Tract Infections: Lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs) are a major public health concern, causing considerable illness and death in all age groups. (1). The World Health Organization identified LRTIs as the fourth leading cause of death in communicable diseases (2) and the second leading cause of disability globally, […]
Indore: The second-year Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) students have appealed to the Madhya Pradesh Medical Science University (MPMSU), Jabalpur, for a two-month extension in the examination schedule. Voicing their grievances, the students have forwarded a memorandum to the Dean of MGM Medical College, pressing for a revision in the examination timetable. They asserted that […]