A father’s exposure to passive smoking as a child may impair the lifelong lung function of his children, putting them at risk of COPD-a risk that is heightened further if they are childhood passive smokers themselves-finds research published online in the respiratory journal Thorax. The findings highlight the intergenerational harms of smoking, say the researchers, […]
New Delhi: With an aim to ease the processes for preclinical and analytical drug testing, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has released draft rules to amend the New Drugs and Clinical Trials Rules, 2019, proposing the approval timelines for the Central Licensing Authority to grant permissions under Rules 53 and 60 will be […]
China: A new study has found that over 80% of orbital cellulitis (OC) cases require surgical intervention, regardless of patient age, primarily due to abscess formation or failure of medical therapy. Staphylococcal species, including MRSA, are common causative agents, highlighting the need for customized empiric antibiotic regimens. Implementing cost-effective management strategies that consider Chandler staging […]
Temporomandibular disorder (TMD) limits jaw function and is so painful that it lessens the quality of life. Botulinum toxin-also known as botox-is emerging as an effective treatment option, but there are concerns about side effects, like muscle dysfunction. Eungyung Kim and Yu Shin Kim, from the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, […]
Australia: A new study published in JAMA Neurology highlights that most people with newly diagnosed focal epilepsy take more than a year and often require multiple antiseizure medications (ASMs) to achieve seizure freedom. The research, led by Sarah N. Barnard and colleagues from the School of Translational Medicine at Monash University, further indicates that patients […]
A new study led by researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has found that adding the targeted therapy everolimus to standard carboplatin chemotherapy extends the time before disease progression in patients with advanced triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), one of the most aggressive and hard-to-treat forms of breast cancer. The randomized phase […]
Researchers have discovered in a new study that patients with osteoarthritis (OA) are at higher risk of developing sleep apnea (SA), a disease with high morbidity and mortality. Osteoarthritis is the most prevalent joint disease, leading to chronic pain and inflammation, two established risk factors for sleep apnea. The study was published in the journal […]
Patna: Offering respite to the MBBS, BDS, and AYUSH interns in Bihar, the State Government has announced a stipend hike. Now, the MBBS, BDS, Ayurvedic, Unani, and Homoeopathy Interns in the government medical colleges, Patna Dental College and other institutes across the State will get Rs 27,000 per month. Previously, they used to get Rs 20,000 […]
New Delhi: Allowing the appeal of the Telangana Government, the Supreme Court recently upheld the State’s domicile rule that permitted students who have studied for the last four years up to Class 12 in the state, for admissions in medical and dental colleges under the state quota. In its order, the Apex Court bench comprising Chief […]
The Allahabad High Court’s Lucknow bench has quashed Uttar Pradesh government orders that resulted in over 79 percent reservation in government medical colleges in 4 districts. The direction came on a petition by a NEET 2025 candidate who argued that the state’s orders between 2010–2015 unlawfully pushed reservation beyond the 50% cap, leaving just seven […]