Telangana: In a significant move to curb the menace of falsified drugs, the Drugs Control Administration, Telangana, has issued a Spurious Drug Alert and Stop Use Notice for all drugs claiming to be manufactured by ‘Meg Lifesciences.’ Telangana Drug Control Administration has become aware that certain drugs claimed on the label as manufactured by ‘Meg […]
Functional somatic syndromes (FSSs), defined as chronic physical symptoms with no identifiable organic cause, may impact results after hip and knee arthroplasty. Masood et al conducted a study to perform a systematic review assessing the relationship between FSSs and clinical outcomes after primary total hip arthroplasty (THA), total knee arthroplasty (TKA), and unicompartmental knee arthroplasty […]
Bhavnagar: When Ganesh Baraiya wanted to take admission to medical college, the erstwhile Medical Council of India (MCI) now National Medical Commission (NMC) did not believe that he was capable of becoming a doctor, because he is all of three-feet tall. But he did not let the MCI rejection trip him up, and today he is […]
Foster City: Gilead Sciences, Inc. and Merus N.V. have announced a research collaboration, option and license agreement to discover novel dual tumor-associated antigens (TAA) targeting trispecific antibodies. Gilead and Merus agreed to collaborate on the use of Merus’ proprietary Triclonics platform along with Gilead’s oncology expertise to research and develop multiple, separate preclinical research programs. Merus […]
New Delhi: An eight-year-old boy from Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramullah has received a new lease of life after undergoing a challenging life-saving cardiac procedure at an Army hospital here, officials said on Tuesday. The pediatric cardiology team of the Armed Forces Medical Services (AFMS), “In an extraordinary medical achievement, successfully performed a high-risk transcatheter (non-surgical) […]
Spain: A secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial (RCT) of 167 patients with frailty and non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) showed an early harm followed by later benefit with an initial invasive strategy, resulting in a neutral effect on survival at 4 years. “A routine invasive strategy did not reduce the number of days […]
Mumbai: In a remarkable medical achievement, Jaslok Hospital & Research Centre recently provided comprehensive and successful treatment to an 8-year-old child from Yemen diagnosed with Papillary Thyroid Cancer. The child arrived at the facility on 2nd Jan 2024 with a 4×4 cm swelling in the front and left side of the neck that he had […]
In a recent observational study spanning three tertiary hospitals, researchers have uncovered compelling evidence supporting the widespread efficacy of metformin, the primary treatment for type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). The study, which focused on patients with preserved renal function, aimed to bridge existing gaps in understanding the impact of metformin on various renal conditions. The […]
A recent study looked into the intricate relationship between schizophrenia and stroke by uncovering the potential links between the mental disorder and specific stroke subtypes. While previous studies hinted at a connection between schizophrenia and stroke, this investigation was marked to be the first to explore stroke subtypes in detail. The key findings were published […]
In sub-Saharan Africa, agreement between clinicians using a handheld ultrasonographic device and expert sonographers using a high-end ultrasonographic machine regarding lung ultrasonography findings has yet to be studied. According to an Original Investigation on Imaging published in JAMA Network Open, researchers mentioned that handheld ultrasonographic devices used in addition to clinical examination may support clinicians […]