Tinsukia: The Union Minister of State for Labour and Employment and Petroleum and Natural Gas, Shri Rameswar Teli inaugurated 20 bedded ESIC Hospital and also laid the foundation stone of 100 bedded ESIC Hospital at Tinsukia, Assam. Shri Rameswar Teli during the function assured that the development of other ESI projects in the state of […]
Maharashtra- The recent notice from the Directorate of Medical Education and Research (DMER) Maharashtra has announced the online application process and allocation details for the Government Bond Service for MDS PG degree holders for the Winter-2023 batch. Additionally, the list of MDS-eligible candidates and the available vacancies for bond service allocation has also been released. […]
Ahmedabad: In a recent case of fraud, a doctor working at a government-run medical college has lodged a complaint with the Detection of Crime Branch (DCB), accusing her ex-boyfriend of duping her out of Rs 28 lakh. The doctor claimed that during the 5 years of the relationship, she loaned him a huge amount to […]
New Delhi: Sun Pharma is recalling about 55,000 bottles of a generic medication to treat bowel disease in the American market, according to the US Food & Drug Administration (USFDA). As per the latest Enforcement Report by the US health regulator, New Jersey-based Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc, a unit of the Mumbai-headquartered drug major, is […]
USA: A recent pilot real-world study published in Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics has shown the effectiveness of semaglutide in overweight/obese patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D) in lowering BMI and body weight, and improving glycemic metrics. “We strongly recommended performing perspective, large-randomized clinical trials with newer GLP-1 analogs like tirzepatide and semaglutide for subjects with […]
The State Consumer Court, Kerala recently directed an ENT surgeon and a private hospital in Alappuzha to pay Rs 1 lakh compensation for the loss of vision of a patient after undergoing a Polypectomy procedure. After undergoing the procedure for a permanent recovery from nasal block, allegedly an injury was caused to the left optical […]
In a shocking incident, a second-year post-graduate medical student at the Government Medical College Hospital (GMCH) Vellore recently became the victim of alleged physical assault by a patient and her male companion. The doctor was physically assaulted after he raised concerns about the presence of male visitors in the women’s ward. The Vellore Taluk police […]
UK: A recent study published in eClinicalMedicine has revealed an increased risk of hypertension, obesity, metabolic syndrome, and even heart attack in adulthood among those who had amblyopia (‘lazy eye’) in childhood. The authors stress that while they have identified a correlation, their research does not show a causal relationship between amblyopia and ill health […]
A recent study was conducted at Louisiana State University’s Pennington Biomedical Research Center. This study was conducted by Rebello and colleagues. This study compared the effects of low-energy density diets rich in potatoes and pulses (beans) on weight loss and insulin resistance in individuals with impaired blood glucose control. Contrary to common belief, the study […]
Researchers from MIT have discovered a brain circuit that drives vocalization and ensures that you talk only when you breathe out, and stop talking when you breathe in. The study, published in the Journal Science, highlights a newly identified circuit governing two essential vocalization actions: larynx narrowing and lung exhalation. Located in the larynx, the […]