Adilabad: In an unfortunate incident, two final-year MBBS students from the esteemed Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) met with a fatal accident on Sunday night in Yavatmal district, Maharashtra. The accident happened when the motorcycles, carrying the medicos, collided with a stationary lorry in the vicinity of Pandharkawada. The victims, identified as a […]
A fake medical factory preparing duplicate ‘Betnovate-N’ was busted by the Delhi Police’s Crime Branch and 2,200 filled tubes and 68,000 empty tubes of the skin ointment seized, an official said on Sunday, adding that they have also arrested the mastermind. The accused was identified as Avan Monga, 45, a resident of Vishnu Garden, Delhi. […]
New Delhi: Few days after issuing show-cause notices to over 350 medical colleges after finding a deficiency in attendance and failure to meet required faculty requirements (Minimum Standard Requirements 2020), the National Medical Commission (NMC) has now issued a warning for the institutions directing them to strictly follow UG-MSR 2023 and MSMER 2023 otherwise their applications […]
Bengaluru: Biocon Biologics Ltd (BBL), a subsidiary of Biocon Ltd, has announced the successful completion of the transition of the acquired biosimilars business in -120 countries across Advanced and Emerging Markets, a year ahead of schedule. Over 10 Emerging Markets along with Japan, Australia and New Zealand have transitioned in this final phase of the integration of […]
New Delhi: Dr Satendra Singh, Director Professor of Physiology, University College of Medical Sciences (UCMS) & GTB Hospital and a prominent disability justice advocate and human rights defender received the fifth ‘National Annual Award for Medical Humanities 2023’ on 16th December 2023, in a graceful ceremony at UCMS. The National Annual Award for Medical Humanities […]
China: A cohort study of 2574 participants with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) revealed significantly higher risks of all-cause mortality in individuals sleeping less than 7 hours compared to those with objective sleep duration of at least 7 hours, independent of apnea-hypopnea index (AHI). “There is a need for further studies to investigate the health benefits […]
Researchers have found in new study that Peribulbar anaesthesia in ophthalmic surgery was linked to development of pulmonary oedema. Further it was found that majority of patients developed Pulmonary oedema during vitreoretinal procedures, particularly diabetic vitrectomies. The research has been published in the Indian Journal of Anaesthesia. Recently published research investigates the occurrence of pulmonary […]
A recent comprehensive study published in the Cancers Journal indicated a higher risk of breast cancer (BC) among women who have used hormonal contraceptives (HC) during their lifetime. This study shows the intricate relationship between hormonal contraceptives and breast cancer with a special focus on women of reproductive age. The data from observational studies around […]
Sweden: A new study published in Nature Communications has provided increased support for the idea that epigenetic changes can cause type 2 diabetes. The researchers at Lund University now aim to develop methods for disease prevention. “Our new extensive study confirms our previous findings from smaller studies, showing that epigenetic changes can contribute to the […]
A new study from Mass Eye and Ear investigators shows that individuals who report tinnitus, which present as a ringing in the ears in more than one out of ten adults worldwide, are experiencing auditory nerve loss that is not picked up by conventional hearing tests. This work is part of a P50 grant awarded […]