Psychotherapy assumed a larger role in outpatient mental health care while psychiatric medication without psychotherapy became less common, according to a new study at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and Columbia University Irving Medical Center. The findings are published in the American Journal of Psychiatry. “After years of American mental health care moving […]
The role of radiosurgery in the treatment of grade 2 meningioma remains unclear. This study aimed to evaluate the long-term outcomes of gamma knife radiosurgery (GKRS) in patients with grade 2 meningiomas and to identify factors influencing tumor control and survival. In this retrospective study, seventy patients underwent GKRS for grade 2 meningioma between 2007 […]
Iran: A new case-control study published in Scientific Reports has shed light on a potential dietary risk factor for knee osteoarthritis (KOA), suggesting that a higher dietary acid load (DAL) may significantly increase the odds of developing the condition. The study was conducted among adults aged 40 years and above in Zabol County, Iran, and […]
Recent study focused on addressing the challenges in outcome reporting for vasa previa, a rare but high-risk condition in pregnancies that can lead to severe fetal and neonatal complications. The aim was to develop a Core Outcome Set and Reporting Checklist (COVasP) to standardize reporting of patient-important outcomes in research studies on vasa previa, allowing […]
Chennai: Observing that there no extension could be granted, especially for joining the Rural Health Service, the Madras High Court recently dismissed the pleas filed by doctors who sought an extension of the deadline to report and join duty at the Government Primary Health Centre. “There cannot be any extension of service, particularly, when the petitioners […]
Kolkata: To address the acute shortage of organs available for transplant, the West Bengal government has announced plans to establish Non-Transplant Organ Retrieval Centres (NTORCs) at all 24 state-run medical colleges. These centres will be equipped to retrieve organs from brain-dead patients but will not perform transplant surgeries. Currently, only three state-run hospitals—SSKM Hospital, Medical […]
Agartala: Doctors at the Agartala Government Medical College (AGMC) and Govind Ballabh Pant Hospital successfully treated a critically ill 7-month-old infant suffering from adenovirus-induced pneumonia. The infant, Rudranil Biswas, was admitted to the hospital in a critical state and was placed on high-frequency nasal cannula oxygen therapy. The timely administration of life-saving medication, provided free […]
Austria: A recent prospective cohort study has revealed that gait speed (GS) is a crucial prognostic factor in patients with chronic heart failure (HF), offering new insights into predicting cardiovascular outcomes. The study found that slower gait speed was linked to an increased risk of cardiovascular death or worsening heart failure in patients with stable […]
Israel: A recent study published in Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews has uncovered significant seasonal fluctuations in blood sugar control among adolescents with type 1 diabetes (T1D). HbA1c levels were notably higher during winter-spring (7.75%) compared to summer-autumn (7.24%). The study, conducted at a pediatric diabetes center between 2021 and 2023, also revealed sex-specific differences in […]
Kalaburagi: The Employees State Insurance Corporation Medical College and Hospital (ESIC Hospital Kalaburagi) has announced vacancies for the Senior Resident Post on a Contractual Basis. The selection will be done based on a walk in interview. ESIC is a statutory body constituted under an Act of Parliament (ESI Act, 1948) and works under the administrative […]