Tirupati: Dr M Jayachandra Reddy, Oncology specialist and OSD at Srinivasa Balaji Institute of Oncology (SVIMS) has bagged the prestigious award of Young Surgeon of India given by the Association of Surgeons of India. The award was presented to Dr Jayachandra Reddy at its annual convention held at Visakhapatnam. A press release has been issued in […]
Maharashtra: Maharashtra University of Health Sciences (MUHS) has released the tentative timetable for the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th BDS (New) practical exams (winter 2023). The exams will be conducted in the month of January 2024. The timetable is divided into 3 parts: 2nd, 3rd, and 4th BDS (New) practical exam. The detailed schedules are enclosed […]
Bengaluru: The National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru and the Ashraya Hastha Trust (AHT) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with multiple stakeholders to implement a comprehensive rural mental health programme named ”NAMAN” in two different taluks in India to test the feasibility of rolling out such a programme across […]
A recent retrospective cohort study conducted at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, sought to evaluate whether individuals with lower extremity (LE) lymphedema had a higher propensity for skin cancer compared to matched controls without lymphedema. Led by Dr. Nimay C. Anand and colleagues from Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tennessee, the study spanned from […]
USA: Findings from a phase IIa trial revealed a significant reduction in weight and HbA1c (-3.26% and -1.02% placebo-adjusted change with 90 mg, respectively) after 12 weeks with a novel, oral GLP-1 receptor agonist in patients with type 2 diabetes. A clinical-stage global biopharmaceutical company Structure Therapeutics Inc. provided a comprehensive development program update for […]
A recent study by Nicolás Francisco Fernández-Martínez and team unveiled an important link between metal and metalloid (MM) exposure and the high risk of developing breast cancer. The findings were published in The Science of the Total Environment Journal. This meticulous case-control analysis involved 292 incident cases and 286 controls. They focused into the plasma […]
Researchers have found in a new study that Children with severe Cerebral Palsy were more likely to have poor bone mineralization. The new study has been published in the Frontiers in Pediatrics. A study was conducted by researchers to describe bone health and associated factors in children with severe cerebral palsy. In a retrospective, single-centre […]
The prevalence of oral tongue cancers has risen among both male and female individuals in the United States since the 1980s, despite the reasons for this trend remaining unclear. In a study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, researchers found that Inflammatory tongue conditions raised oral tongue cancer risks and preceded diagnosis by years, […]
Through a recent notice, The National Medical Commission (NMC) has informed the candidates about the starting of the academic session 2023-24 for the Super Speciality Courses. As per the notice, for the current academic session, i.e. for 2023-24, the Post Graduate Super Special Courses have already commenced from 25.11.2023, and the last date of admission […]
A shocking case of MBBS admission scam has come to light from the city where a doctor and two others have been accused of defrauding two businessmen of Rs 1.2 crore. They promised to secure their children a seat at Parel’s KEM hospital under management quota. Following their alleged crime, the accused persons – Dr […]