Entries by aaron

Light therapy improves sleep and psychobehavioural symptoms in patients with Alzheimer’s disease: Study

China: Light therapy significantly improves sleep and psychobehavioral symptoms and leads to relatively fewer side effects in patients with Alzheimer’s disease, a recent study published in PLOS One has revealed.  The cognitive decline associated with Alzheimer’s disease is often accompanied by sleep disturbances and psycho-behavioral symptoms including apathetic and depressive behavior, agitation and aggression. Photobiomodulation […]

Topical Atropine safe and effective for Childhood Myopia Control, Reveals Landmark Study

A comprehensive study evaluating the extended outcomes of topical atropine eye drops for childhood myopia control has shed light on its long-term safety and efficacy. The prospective, double-masked observational study, stemming from the Atropine for the Treatment of Myopia (ATOM) 1 and ATOM2 randomized clinical trials, delved into the effects of short-term atropine use during […]

Can one pause taking Ozempic to indulge in holiday festivities?

Weight loss is a biggest concern for all. An increasing number of people are choosing Ozempic as the latest solution for weight loss and now many of them are considering whether to pause the medication to more comfortably enjoy food-filled holiday festivities. But is that advisable and safe to do? According to the U.S. Food […]

Synokem Pharmaceutical Gets CDSCO Panel Nod To study Antidiabetic FDC Drug

New Delhi: With the condition of including more government sites distributed geographically, Synokem Pharmaceutical has got approval from the Subject Expert Committee (SEC) functional under the Central Drug Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) to conduct the Phase IV clinical trial of the fixed-dose combination of the antidiabetic drug Linagliptin plus Metformin Hydrochloride film-coated bilayered tablet. This […]

Patient’s death case at GMCH Chandigarh: No medical negligence, says hospital panel

Chandigarh: Investigating the allegations of medical negligence in the case of a 63-year-old woman who had suffered a cardiac arrest due to a pending MRI test and its related treatments, which was believed to have potentially saved her life, the committee has found no substantial evidence against the doctor or the Government Medical College and […]

Union Home Minister promises to decriminalize medical negligence deaths

In an unprecedented move, Union Home Minister Amit Shah has promised in the Parliament to decriminalise deaths due to medical negligence by doctors, drawing a big cheer from the entire medical fraternity. Addressing the Lok Sabha, the Home Minister stated, “Currently, if there is a death due to negligence of a doctor, it is also […]

UK Junior Doctors on 3-day strike over pay dispute

London: Junior doctors in Britain started a three-day strike in their long-standing dispute with the government over pay and conditions.  Junior doctors — around half of all doctors in the National Health Service (NHS) — took strike action from 7 a.m. local time on Wednesday until Saturday morning. Further strikes, starting from January 3 next […]

USFDA declines to approve Merck chronic cough drug Gefapixant

New Jersey: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) declined to approve Merck’s drug for chronic cough, the company said on Wednesday, marking the second rejection in less than two years. The health regulator concluded the company’s application for the drug, gefapixant, did not meet substantial evidence of effectiveness for treating refractory chronic cough and unexplained chronic […]