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 […]
Researchers have found in a new study that adding two percent crisaborole ointment to amorolfine hydrochloride cream significantly enhances therapeutic outcomes in the management of keratinized tinea foot. Tinea foot, a common superficial fungal infection caused by dermatophytes, often presents in a chronic keratinized form where thickened skin and scaling limit the penetration and efficacy […]
Researchers have determined in a new study that albuminuria, and not diminished kidney function, is independently associated with a greater risk of cancer development. The research, involving more than 1.3 million participants in 54 global cohorts, showed albuminuria levels to be associated consistently with site-specific and overall cancer risk, while eGFR had no apparent correlation […]
A new study published in the journal of Alzheimer’s & Dementia found that high blood pressure during midlife is strongly associated with an increased risk of dementia later in life, particularly vascular dementia, while hypertension during pregnancy appears to have little impact on long-term cognitive health. This study examined health data from 1,363,457 women with a […]
USA: A secondary analysis of two randomized clinical trials found that conjugated equine estrogens (CEE) alone and CEE plus medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA) reduced vasomotor symptoms (VMS) without raising ASCVD risk in postmenopausal women aged 50–59. However, in women aged 70 and older with VMS, ASCVD risks increased. Findings support HT use in women 50–59, caution […]