Udhampur: The ‘Arogaya-Doctor on Wheels’ programme reached Chanunta panchayat of Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur on Sunday, continuing to bridge the gap in healthcare access for residents of remote villages in the valley. This initiative, aimed at geographically isolated communities, saw a large number of residents from Panchayat Chanunta and surrounding villages benefit from consultations with […]
India: A recent study published in Cureus has shed light on iron deficiency, a silent threat in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF). The study of nearly 400 patients in India showed that more than half of patients with HFrEF and three-quarters of patients with iron deficiency exhibited anemia, demonstrating a significant […]
Carpal tunnel release (CTR) is among the most common operations performed in orthopedics and is generally safe and effective. Controversy persists regarding the risks and benefits of Endoscopic Carpal tunnel release (ECTR) vs Open Carpal Tunnel Release (OCTR), with one concern being the potential for incomplete release of the transverse carpal ligament (TCL) during ECTR. […]
A recent cohort study published in the Journal of American Medical Association uncovered a distressing association between the use of tobacco products and suicidal behaviors. This study among the pre-adolescent children in the United States spanned from September 2022 to September 2023 and analyzed data from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development study which comprised a total […]
Monitoring daily activity patterns using a wrist-worn device may detect early warning signs of Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. The researchers analyzed movement data from wristwatch-like devices called actigraphs worn by 82 cognitively healthy older adults who were participants in a […]
Vitamin D supplementation has been suggested to have potential benefits in reducing inflammation and blood pressure, particularly in postmenopausal women. However, the evidence from randomized controlled trials (RCTs) on the relationship between vitamin D supplementation and inflammatory markers such as C-reactive protein (CRP), as well as blood pressure, remains inconclusive. A recent systematic review and […]
Japan: A recent case study published in Respirology Case Reports has shown that Tezepelumab could serve as a novel therapy for patients with uncontrolled severe non-type 2 asthma despite having bronchial thermoplasty (BT) and prior treatment with biologics. The data resulted from a new case report concerning an 80-year-old female with non-type 2 asthma, which […]
Anaplastic thyroid cancer (ATC) is a rare and aggressive malignancy which poses significant challenges in treatment and prognosis, specially in the cases with distant metastasis (DM). However, a recent study by Hongen Guo and team indicate that a combination of treatment strategies could enhance the survival rates for patients with this disease. The key findings […]
USA: The American College of Gastroenterology has released a new guideline on the management of acute pancreatitis (AP). The guidelines underscored the importance of early management to prevent complications such as organ failure and pancreatic necrosis in patients with acute pancreatitis. Acute pancreatitis is an acute inflammation of the pancreas. It is one of the […]
In the realm of insect repellents, N, N-diethyl-meta-toluamide (DEET) has long been hailed as the ‘gold standard’ since the 1950s, forming a cornerstone of most insect repellent products available today. However, the safety of DEET, especially in protecting children from arthropod bites, has become a subject of heated debate due to conflicting scientific data and […]