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Understanding Vaccination in Chronic Kidney Disease Patients – Dr Anil Kumar B T

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 […]

USFDA nod to JnJ for Rybrevant, Chemotherapy combo for lung cancer treatment

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 […]

Doctors private practice, health sector reforms in J&K to be reviewed by Govt committee

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 […]

Health Bulletin 04/ March/ 2024

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 […]

Lady Hardinge Medical College to begin new DNB, FNB courses, and Depts

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, […]

NEET 2024: Key changes introduced this year

 The application form for NEET UG 2024 was released by the National Testing Agency (NTA) on 9 February 2024 and the registration process will continue till March 9 2024. This year, significant changes have been introduced in the NEET UG application procedure and new features have also been included in the exam pattern. Here are […]

Alembic Pharma Slashes the Price of Tofastar by 50% for Benefit of Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients

One of the leading pharmaceutical majors in India, Alembic Pharmaceuticals Limited, has recently announced a 50% reduction in the prices of its Tofacitinib brand, Tofastar. Tofastar 5mg tablets contain Tofacitinib Citrate 5mg; and is approved by DCGI for treatment of patients with moderately to severely active rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and psoriatic arthritis (PsA). It helps […]

After two failed kidney transplants, 41-year-old man undergoes transplant at Kauvery Hospital

Chennai: Kauvery Hospital Vadapalani, a unit of Kauvery Group of Hospitals a leading multi-speciality healthcare chain in Tamil Nadu successfully performed kidney transplant on a 41-year-old man. But what makes this transplant different? For this determined individual, life had taken a daunting turn when the transplant team in Melbourne ruled out the option of a […]