A recent study links exposure to radiation from medical imaging to a small-but-significant risk of blood cancers among children and adolescents. But do not panic. The study concludes the benefits of medical imaging outweigh the minimal risks. Funded by the National Cancer Institute, the study will help medical personnel make informed decisions about using imaging […]
UK: A U.K. study found that long COVID is associated with abnormal uterine bleeding but not with impaired ovarian function. Researchers noted a potential bidirectional relationship between long COVID and menstruation, while also highlighting that both COVID infection and vaccination have been linked to menstrual disruptions. The research, published in Nature Communications by Jacqueline A. […]
New Delhi: Altogether 15 researchers associated with the LV Prasad Eye Institute have been recognised among the world’s top 2% of scientists in the prestigious database curated by Professor John PA Ioannidis of Stanford University, in collaboration with the Elsevier Data Repository. Being recognised in Stanford University’s top 2% list of scientists acknowledges their pioneering research, […]
Indianapolis: Eli Lilly and Company has announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Inluriyo (imlunestrant, 200 mg tablets), an oral estrogen receptor antagonist, for the treatment of adults with estrogen receptor-positive (ER+), human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-negative (HER2–), ESR1-mutated advanced or metastatic breast cancer (MBC) whose disease progressed after at least one line […]
Shujalpur: In a shocking case of bribery, a gynaecologist from Shujalpur has been accused of demanding and accepting a bribe from the family of a pregnant woman, despite conducting the delivery at the Shujalpur Government Hospital. According to the complainant, his daughter had been under the doctor’s care throughout her pregnancy. He alleged that from […]
Hyderabad: Dr Reddy’s Labs has appointed Gayatri Prabhu as Head Digital Marketing (Emerging Markets). Gayatri is a result-driven Digital Professional with 20 plus years of experience in driving Innovation, Digital Transformation and Business growth across Banking, Insurance and Pharma industry. She specialises in the areas of Transforming Offline Business to Digital, with key focus on New Customer Acquisition, […]
Panaji: The All India Institute of Ayurveda in Goa on Wednesday launched a joint Integrative Oncology Research and Care Centre. The initiative combines modern oncology with AYUSH systems of medicine to improve the quality of life of cancer patients, an official said. According to the PTI report, the inaugural clinic was conducted at the newly inaugurated Integrative Oncology […]
Hungary: Researchers have found in a new study that once-weekly semaglutide significantly reduces weight and HbA1c while favorably modifying atherogenic lipoprotein subfractions in type 2 diabetes patients. After 52 weeks, semaglutide lowered LDL and non-HDL cholesterol, reduced small dense LDL, and increased large, cardioprotective HDL particles. In contrast, sitagliptin showed only modest glycemic and weight-lowering […]
Researchers have identified in a new study that the C-reactive protein–triglyceride glucose index (CTI) is linearly and positively correlated with stroke risk among subjects with cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic (CKM) syndrome. The study concluded that CTI not only better predicts stroke risk compared to the well-established triglyceride–glucose index (TyG), but also represents a useful risk marker among patients […]
Researchers have found in a new clinical trial that a single dose of clesrovimab, a long-acting investigational monoclonal antibody targeting site IV of the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) fusion protein, significantly reduced the risk of RSV-associated illness in healthy infants. The study, published in The New England Journal of Medicine, evaluated the safety and efficacy […]