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 […]
New Delhi: Taking suo motu cognisance of a newspaper report about a 12-year-old boy who was critically injured and was denied admission to government hospitals due to the unavailability of ICU beds, the Delhi High Court directed a private hospital, where the boy was eventually admitted despite his family’s poor financial condition, to provide treatment […]
USA: A recent study published in Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice highlights a significant concern for individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) who are on long-term metformin therapy. Researchers, led by Aryana Sepassi from the University of California, San Diego Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, report that prolonged metformin use is strongly […]
New research has found that the use of GLP-1 receptor agonists*, a class of medications commonly prescribed for patients with obesity and diabetes, reduces the environmental footprint of healthcare and clinical outcomes when used to treat heart failure. Treatment of heart failure patients with these therapies led to fewer hospitalizations and lower calorie intake, which […]
Inflammatory cardiomyopathy, often following fulminant myocarditis, is characterized by myocardial inflammation, impaired cardiac function, and increased risk of heart failure. Effective management of this condition is essential to prevent long-term complications and improve patient survival. Traditional treatment approaches often focus on supportive care, but recent research has explored immunomodulatory therapies to directly target inflammation and […]
Researchers have found in a phase 3 trial that toripalimab combination therapy without cisplatin proved feasible, offering high failure-free survival and low toxicity in locoregionally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). This study was published in JAMA by The DIAMOND Study Group. NPC is a cancerous tumor that originates from the nasopharynx and has a high incidence […]
Spain: A large international study led by Dr. Oriol Sibila and colleagues at the Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, has shown that the daily symptom burden in bronchiectasis patients is a strong independent predictor of future exacerbations. The findings, published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, also suggest that long-term macrolide treatment could benefit patients with […]