Japan: A placebo-controlled randomized trial published in The Journal of Dermatology has shed light on the safety and efficacy of intravenous (IV) fosphenytoin for patients with acute herpes zoster-associated pain (ZAP). The researchers revealed a rapid analgesic effect of a single dose of IV fosphenytoin for acute ZAP in patients with HZ for whom nonopioid […]
New Delhi: After a long political career of 30 years, the former Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan has announced his decision to quit electoral politics. In an X post, Dr Harsh Vardhan mentioned that he has promises to keep and announced his decision to go back to his ENT Clinic at Krishna Nagar. He further […]
New Delhi: Artificial Intelligence is always going to be artificial and the humans will remain the masters, Director AIIMS Delhi, Dr M Srinivas said on Thursday while outlining how the premier medical institute in the national capital is harnessing AI for the benefit of patients, including in cancer treatment. Participating in ‘ANI Dialogues – Navigating […]
Nainital: Allegations of ragging are once again troubling the Government Medical College in Haldwani, where a junior MBBS student was allegedly beaten by his seniors over an altercation during a farewell party. According to TOI, based on the complaint by the junior student, who was allegedly slapped, the anti-ragging committee took cognisance of the issue immediately […]
Vaccines in CKD Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), particularly those undergoing dialysis or having a kidney transplant, are at high risk of morbidity and death due to infection. After cardiovascular illness, it is the second most common cause of death. Patients with CKD are susceptible to infections because their immune responses to fight against […]
Itanagar: Arunachal Pradesh Cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Saturday approved the proposal for the creation of 39 posts of faculties in the state’s lone medical college, Tomo Riba Institute of Health and Medical Sciences (TRIHMS), Naharlagun because of the upgradation of its intake capacity of MBBS students from existing 50 to 100. […]
Johnson & Johnson has announced that following a priority review, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved RYBREVANT (amivantamab-vmjw) in combination with chemotherapy (carboplatin-pemetrexed) for the first-line treatment of patients with locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) exon 20 insertion mutations as detected by […]
The Jammu and Kashmir administration has established a high-level advisory committee to address private practice by government doctors and propose healthcare reforms. Led by Dr. Ajit Nagpal, the committee includes experts like Dr. Atul Kotwal and Dr. Yashpal. Its key objective is to regulate private practice while optimizing service conditions for doctors. This practice has […]
Here the top health news for the day : Lady hardinge medical college to introduce new DNB and FNB courses soon Bringing good news to the postgraduate medical aspirants, new DNB and FNB courses are going to commence at Lady Hardinge Medical College (LHMC). Confirming this, the Director of the institute Subhas Giri informed that […]
Bringing good news to the postgraduate medical aspirants, new DNB and FNB courses are going to commence at Lady Hardinge Medical College (LHMC). Confirming this, the Director of the institute Subhas Giri informed that the institute aims to start DNB course in Emergency Medicine and FNB course in Reproductive and Foetal Medicine. For more information, […]