A study co-led by Professor Kelly Metcalfe of the Lawrence Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, and researchers at the Familial Breast Cancer Research Unit at Women’s College Hospital, finds risk-reducing mastectomies (RRM) in women with a BRCA1 or BRCA2 genetic variant, significantly reduces the risk of being diagnosed with breast cancer and lowers the probability of […]
Chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CPPS) type III refers to unexplained chronic pelvic pain in men, often accompanied by irritative voiding symptoms and pain in the groin, genitalia, or perineum, without the presence of pyuria or bacteriuria. According to a Research Article published in Prostate International, researchers concluded that Introducing extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) as a […]
Research by Cleveland Clinic and three other U.S. medical centers has found that bariatric surgery provides better long-term control of blood glucose levels in patients with obesity and type 2 diabetes, compared with medical therapy. Study participants who had bariatric surgery also experienced higher rates of complete diabetes remission up to 12 years after their […]
Three nurses were dismissed from service for allegedly filming reels in the operation theatre of a Dau Kalyan Singh PG Institute and Research Centre in Raipur in Chhattisgarh and sharing them on social media. The services of Pushpa Sahu, Tripti Dasar and Tej Kumari, who were daily wage staff nurses at Dau Kalyan Singh PG […]
New Delhi: The drug major Glenmark has got approval from the Subject Expert Committee (SEC) functional under the Central Drug Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) to conduct the clinical study of the anticancer drug ISB 2001 in relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma. This came after the drug major Glenmark presented Phase 1 clinical study protocol No. ISB 2001-101 […]
While considering the plea filed by medical students flagging the issue of non-payment of stipend, the Supreme Court recently noted that even after charging crores of rupees for the MBBS course, the medical colleges are not adequately paying stipends to the MBBS interns. The top Court bench comprising Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia and Prasanna B Varale […]
New Delhi: The National Health Authority (NHA) yesterday achieved a significant milestone of generating over 2 Crore tokens for Out-Patient-Department (OPD) registrations through the ABHA-based Scan and Share service. Launched under the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) in October 2022, this innovative paperless service has revolutionized the patient experience, particularly benefiting vulnerable groups such as […]
Senior diabetologist Dr. V Mohan has denounced a video circulating on social media, depicting a figure resembling him endorsing a diabetes cure within 48 hours, as “fake.” This incident highlights the alarming potential of such AI-generated clips as emerging health hazards. Originally posted on the Facebook pages of the Indian Medical Association of Tirunelveli, the […]
New Delhi: Pfizer has announced a collaboration with the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education & Research (NIPER), Ahmedabad to encourage and support startups in India and help early-stage innovators advance on their journey. This collaboration will endeavour to support healthcare start-ups in turning their innovative ideas into market-ready solutions. The initiative is being supported by the […]
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court recently upheld the Delhi Medical Council (DMC) notice making it mandatory for the allopathy doctors practicing in Delhi to register with the Council. Dismissing a plea that challenged the concerned notification, the HC bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Manmeet PS Arora opined that the consequence of registration […]