France: A recent study has shown improved clinical and hematologic outcomes with iptacopan treatment in anti–C5–treated patients with persistent anemia, in whom iptacopan showed superiority to anti-C5 therapy, and in patients who had not received complement inhibitors. The study was published online in the New England Journal of Medicine on March 14, 2024. A lack […]
China: A recent retrospective cohort study published in Nutrition has shed light on the association of serum folic acid (FA) levels in response to fasting blood glucose (FBG) in early pregnancy with the risk of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). Hefeng Huang, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China, and colleagues found that higher serum folic acid […]
Norway: In a cohort of Norwegian patients with immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN), a recent retrospective cohort study showed no impact of corticosteroid therapy on progression to end-stage kidney disease (ESKD), although the therapy reduced proteinuria. Also, the treatment was associated with adverse effects. “Corticosteroid therapy did not affect the time from diagnosis until end-stage kidney […]
The monthly dapivirine vaginal ring and daily oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) with tenofovir disoproxil fumarate and emtricitabine were each found to be safe for HIV prevention among cisgender women who started using one of them in their second trimester of pregnancy, according to findings presented at the 2024 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) […]
More than 80% of patients with tuberculosis, the world’s most deadly infection, do not have a persistent cough, despite this being seen as a key symptom of the disease. The infection is predominantly transmitted by coughing, but probably also through simply breathing. Research, led by Amsterdam UMC and the Amsterdam Institute for Global Heath and […]
Laparoscopic hepatectomy as effective as percutaneous radiofrequency ablation for treating small hepatocellular carcinoma suggests a study published in the BMC Surgery. The purpose of this study was to compare the long-term outcomes of laparoscopic hepatectomy (LH) and percutaneous radiofrequency ablation (PRFA) for the treatment of small hepatocellular carcinoma. They systematically searched PubMed, Embase, Web of […]
Ahmedabad: Zydus Lifesciences Limited has announced that the Company has received tentative approval from the United States Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) to manufacture and market Edaravone Injection, 30 mg/100 mL (0.3 mg/mL), Single-Dose Vial, (RLD: RADICAVA). Edaravone is used to treat a certain type of nerve disease called amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, also commonly called […]
Firozabad: In a move aimed at addressing the grievances of the public, an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer conducted a surprise inspection at a government health centre in Firozabad, Uttar Pradesh. Donning a veil and posing as a patient, the officer, identified as Kriti Raj, Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) of the area inspected the operations of […]
The paper is seen in the American Journal of Biopharmacy and Pharmatceutical Sciences published by Scientific Scholar A focused and extremely specific treatments for a wide range of ailments, including cancer, autoimmune disorders, and infectious diseases, immunotherapeutics based on antibody and hybridoma technologies have completely changed the practice of medicine. By harnessing the immune system’s […]
Intravenous iodinated contrast media (ICM) in cirrhosis patients may cause nephrotoxicity, but research is limited and based on small, heterogeneous studies. According to a recent study published in the Journal of Hepatology, researchers concluded that The risk of acute kidney injury (AKI) following contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CECT) in patients with cirrhosis is relatively low and […]