A bomb threat was reported at Max Hospital branches in Shalimar Bagh, Dwarka and Saket on Saturday, prompting extensive searches by Delhi Police. The threats were later declared ”hoax”, an official said. According to a senior police officer, the Taj Palace hotel in Shalimar Bagh received a bomb threat via e-mail on Saturday morning, while […]
Pennington: ZyVet Animal Health, a generic pharmaceuticals company for animals, a wholly owned subsidiary of Zydus Pharmaceuticals (USA) Inc., itself a wholly owned subsidiary of Zydus Lifesciences Ltd., a global innovation led healthcare company, has released the FDA-approved generic of phenylpropanolamine hydrochloride tablets, a treatment for managing urinary incontinence in dogs, in the United States. Phenylpropanolamine […]
Noida: The Haryana health department, in collaboration with authorities in Noida, busted a long-running sex determination racket operating out of a private radiology centre in Sector 37. The raid led to the arrest of five individuals, including the doctor, and the seizure of two ultrasound machines. Acting on a tip-off received by health authorities in Panipat, the […]
New Delhi: Professor Pradeep Kumar Prajapati formally assumed charge as the Director of the All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA), New Delhi, recently. Prior to this appointment, Prof. Prajapati served as the Vice-Chancellor of Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Rajasthan Ayurved University, Jodhpur. He has also been associated for a long period with Gujarat Ayurved University, Jamnagar, […]
A higher weekly dose of semaglutide (7.2 mg) can significantly improve weight loss and related health outcomes in adults living with obesity, including those with type 2 diabetes (T2D), according to the results of two large-scale, international phase 3 clinical trials. The findings, published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology journal, suggest that a higher […]
UK: Researchers have found in a new study that sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) is highly prevalent in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) patients and is linked to adverse myocardial remodeling, greater diastolic dysfunction, and elevated troponin-T levels, indicating subclinical myocardial injury. The findings support further trials on treating SDB to improve outcomes in HCM. The study, published in […]
China: A new study has found that metabolic syndrome (MS) independently contributes to more severe and unfavorable coronary artery plaque characteristics in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). These include higher rates of mixed, noncalcified, and nonobstructive plaques, as well as spotty calcification and extensive plaque burden. The findings […]
China: A new cardiac MRI-based workflow has shown promise in improving the prediction of sudden cardiac death (SCD) among individuals with nonischemic dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), offering clinicians refined tools for risk stratification and personalized treatment strategies. By establishing specific cutoff values for late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) and extracellular volume fraction (ECV), the study demonstrates a […]
USA: Researchers have found in a new cost-effectiveness analysis that vasectomy is a more cost-effective permanent contraceptive option. While salpingectomy prevented more unintended pregnancies and reduced ovarian cancer risk, it only became the more cost-effective option at higher willingness-to-pay levels. The investigation, published in Obstetrics & Gynecology by Jill Brown, MD, MPH, of the Department […]
Shimla: The Himachal Pradesh High Court has upheld the conviction of a chemist under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940, for stocking allopathic medicines without a valid licence, stressing that such offences affect public health and must be dealt with strictly. Justice Rakesh Kainthla rejected Sanjay K. Maanav’s challenge and affirmed the trial court’s 2007 […]