Entries by aaron

Can inflammation related diseases increase risk of primary acquired nasolacrimal duct obstruction?

Primary Acquired Nasolacrimal Duct Obstruction (PANDO) has long been a concern for patients, impacting their ocular health. A recent retrospective case-control study conducted by Clalit Health Services in Israel delves into the intricate associations between PANDO and various inflammatory conditions. The findings shed light on the multifaceted nature of PANDO, revealing significant connections with ocular […]

Private Medical Colleges Failing Students Deliberately, charging additional fees for repeating semester: Parliamentary Panel

New Delhi: Some of the private medical colleges have been deliberately failing medical students during mid-semester exams and charging additional fees for repeating the semester or the exam, a Parliamentary panel recently observed in its report. The Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health and Family Welfare further opined in its One Hundred Fifty-Seventh Report that the […]

New Vaccine shows promise against cytomegalovirus

An experimental mRNA vaccine against human cytomegalovirus (CMV), a common virus that can infect babies during pregnancy, elicited some of the most promising immune responses to date of any CMV vaccine candidate, according to a study by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators. The study, published in the Journal of Infectious Diseases on Feb. 7, provided evidence […]

Dr Mansukh Mandaviya unveils AIIMS SBI Smart Payment Card

Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare and Chemicals & Fertilizers, Dr Mansukh Mandaviya has launched the AIIMS SBI Smart Payment Card. The AIIMS SBI Smart Payment Card will ensure hassle-free payments for treatment in AIIMS New Delhi. Speaking on the occasion, the Union Health Minister highlighted that the “AIIMS Smart Payment Card will resolve […]

ICU Rat Bite Case: Telangana doctors protest against suspension of two doctors, nurse

Hyderabad: In response to the suspension of the two on-duty doctors and a nursing staff following an incident where a patient was bitten by rats in the ICU of Kamareddy Government Hospital. The doctors across Telangana protested and demanded the order be revoked.  After a patient was bitten by rats on his fingers and toes while […]

Salt substitutes help maintain healthy BP without risk of hypotension among elderly

Researchers have found in a new study that replacement of regular salt with a salt substitute can reduce incidence of high blood pressure, in older adults without increasing their risk of low blood pressure episodes. Further people who used a salt substitute had a 40% lower incidence and likelihood of experiencing hypertension compared to those […]

Akums Gets CDSCO Panel Nod To Manufacture, Market Antidiabetic FDC Drug

New Delhi: The drug major Akum Pharmaceutical has got approval from the Subject Expert Committee (SEC) functional under the Central Drug Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) to manufacture and market the fixed-dose combination (FDC) antidiabetic drug Dapagliflozin Propanediol Monohydrate Eq. to Dapagliflozin 5mg/5mg/5mg/5mg plus Glimepiride IP 1mg/2mg/1mg/2mg plus Metformin Hydrochloride IP (As ER) 500mg/500mg/1000mg/1000mg film coated […]

Mohs Micrographic Surgery for skin cancer treatment introduced in AIIMS Delhi

Our skin serves as the body’s protective barrier, yet without proper care, it can become susceptible to serious conditions like cancer. The global incidence of cancer, including skin cancer, is on the rise. Every month, the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi treats 5 to 6 patients with skin cancer. To address this […]

Flexner Model: Parliamentary Panel Advises NMC to Study International Best Practices

New Delhi: A Parliamentary Committee has recently recommended that the National Medical Commission (NMC) should undertake a comparative study of best practices of its parallel organisation in various countries. Such a recommendation was given by the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health and Family Welfare in its One Hundred Fufty Seventh Report, which was presented before […]