Researchers have found in a Veterans Health Administration study that individuals with gout are significantly more likely to be prescribed chronic opioids compared to those without gout, with an adjusted hazard ratio of 1.30. Thus Gout Patients Face Higher Risk of Chronic Opioid Use. This study was published in the Arthritis Care & Research journal […]
Researchers have ascertained in a new study that Ostomy-AKI patients have more complex outcomes and higher mortality compared to General-AKI. The study draws attention to the fact that Ostomy-AKI is strongly associated with hypovolemia, more severe AKI staging, and a 2.5 times higher risk of major adverse kidney events (MAKE) at 30-90 days, including mortality, […]
GUWAHATI: DME Assam has invited NEET PG 2025 qualified candidates, who have served at least one year in designated ‘remote and difficult areas’ of Assam, to apply for additional marks in PG medical admissions. Applications with required documents must be submitted by hand at the DME office between August 23 and September 6, 2025. In its […]
Chennai: The Madras High Court recently quashed an order of the Tamil Nadu Medical Council (TNMC) exonerating a hospital from medical negligence charges. Noting that the order was passed by the Council without considering the report of the State Government Appointed Committee, the HC bench comprising Justice N. Anand Venkatesh ordered, “the impugned proceedings of the first […]
New Delhi: The Dental Council of India (DCI) has issued a notification directing all dental colleges to upload details of students admitted in MDS and PG Diploma courses for the academic session 2025-26 on the official DCI portal using their allotted login credentials. As per the revised NEET counseling schedule, the last date for uploading […]
Jaipur: In a shocking case of violence against medical professionals, a medical officer at the Primary Health Centre (PHC) in Kochchur, Sikar, was allegedly slapped by an ASHA worker on Friday. The health department has ordered an inquiry, and the accused has been arrested. The incident occurred after the doctor issued a notice to […]
Pune: A woman who had donated a part of her liver to her husband tragically died after he passed away following a transplant surgery at Sahyadri Hospital in Pune, raising serious concerns about post-transplant complications. In response to the incident, the Maharashtra health department has issued a notice to the hospital, an official said. The transplant took […]
MUNO Indian Phenotype: A Silent High-Risk Candidate The Metabolically Unhealthy Non-Obese (MUNO) phenotype is a silent but high-risk profile, especially common among South Asians. Despite a normal BMI, these individuals have markedly higher visceral and liver fat, increased carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT), and reduced insulin sensitivity and secretion, which significantly elevates the risk of T2D […]
A new study published in the journal of Clinical Infectious Diseases showed that in addition to reducing the incidence of herpes zoster ophthalmicus (HZO) by 72.9%, the recombinant herpes zoster vaccine (Shingrix) was associated with a decreased risk of hospitalization for acute myocardial infarction (MI) and stroke in patients 50 years of age and older. […]
USA: A new study published in JAMA Oncology has revealed that glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs), widely used for type 2 diabetes management and weight loss, may have an impact on cancer risk among adults with obesity. The research, led by Hao Dai and colleagues from the Department of Biostatistics and Health Data Science, Indiana […]