Entries by aaron

Telangana HC seeks response on hospitals’ plea over biomedical waste fee

Private hospitals in the state have taken their fight against the new bio-medical waste fee system to the Telangana High Court. The petitioners alleged that the system unfairly penalises bedded facilities while non-bedded institutions pay strictly in proportion to the waste they generate. While hearing the matter, a division bench comprising Justices Abhinand Kumar Shavili […]

Former AIIMS Rishikesh Director booked over alleged irregularities

Rishikesh: The Uttarakhand Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has registered an FIR against the former director of AIIMS Rishikesh and three others for alleged financial irregularities in the establishment of a Coronary Care Unit (CCU) at the institute. The tender for the 16-bed CCU project was floated in December 2017, but it is still incomplete. Apart from the former director of […]

Andhra Pradesh PHC doctors announce hunger strike from October 3

Vijayawada: Upset and frustrated over the government’s continued ignorance towards their basic demands, doctors working at Primary Health Centres (PHCs) across the state have announced a hunger strike on October 3, suspending outpatient services if their demands, on issues such as promotions, allowances, increments, and other service-related concerns, are not addressed.    Calling the doctors’ […]

Overweight and obesity patients have improve survival against chronic total occlusion: BMJ

A new study published in the British Medical Journal showed that diabetes mellitus (DM) and low BMI have negative influence on long-term survival in individuals with chronic total occlusion (CTO). One of the more difficult subtypes of coronary artery disease (CAD) is chronic complete occlusion. About one-fourth of individuals with chronic coronary syndrome and 16% […]

Acoustic Cardiography with ECG may predict Preeclampsia, reveals study

A new study published in the journal of Clinical Cardiology revealed that acoustic cardiography (ACG), which combines ECG with heart sound analysis, may help in the early detection of preeclampsia (PE). Key parameters like Left Ventricular Ejection Time (LVET) and Q2S2Max showed significant changes in women with preeclampsia. When these measures were combined with clinical risk […]

Aspirin therapy proved ineffective in treating chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps: Study

A randomised placebo-controlled Finnish study showed that aspirin therapy does not provide significant relief for people suffering from chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps who are hypersensitive to non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). The results of a joint study performed by the University of Eastern Finland, University of Helsinki and HUS Inflammation Center were published in the […]

Depot Medroxyprogesterone Acetate Use Linked to Higher Meningioma Risk in Women: JAMA

Researchers have found in a new study that women using depot medroxyprogesterone acetate had a higher risk of developing meningioma. Investigators have determined that women who used depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA) were at higher risk for the development of meningioma, especially with long-term use or when it was initiated at an older age. This finding […]