Mohali: In a bid to address the increasing shortage of medical professionals in government hospitals, Punjab Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr. Balbir Singh announced on Monday that the recruitment process for 1,000 doctors has already commenced. Medical Dialogues had previously reported that in a major boost to the state’s healthcare infrastructure, the Punjab Government […]
Visakhapatnam: The Andhra Pradesh High Court has dismissed a writ petition challenging the newly adopted method for conducting gap analysis of Common Bio-Medical Waste Treatment and Disposal Facilities (CBWTFs) in the state. The Court held that such matters fall under the expertise of specialised bodies, and judicial interference should be limited. Also Read:Courts must exercise […]
Agartala: The Tripura government has initiated the recruitment process for 432 nursing staff, including 100 on a contract basis, to strengthen the healthcare services, announced Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha. “About 153 nursing staff have been recruited in 2024. The state government has initiated the process to recruit 332 nursing staff to strengthen healthcare, and the […]
Researchers have found in a new study that semaglutide could provide cardiovascular benefits to high-risk patients even before significant weight loss occurs and prior to reaching the full target dose. Semaglutide can rapidly reduce heart attacks and other serious cardiovascular complications in adults with overweight or obesity who have pre-existing cardiovascular disease but not diabetes, […]
Data from a Swedish clinic suggests that GLP-1 drugs can be effective in managing severe obesity in children, offering a promising treatment option for pediatric weight management. The new study suggests that Children who are living with severe obesity are more likely to experience a clinically relevant change in BMI when GLP-1 agonist drugs form […]
Consumption of ultra-processed foods, such as sugar-sweetened beverages, potato chips and packaged cookies, may be associated with adverse health outcomes, according to research being presented at the ACC Asia 2025 Together with SCS 36th Annual Scientific Meeting taking place May 9-11 in Singapore. This risk for hypertension, other cardiovascular events, cancer, digestive diseases, mortality and […]
Sweden: A new study published in BMJ Medicine suggests that individuals with naturally higher plasma caffeine concentrations may have a reduced risk of developing type 2 diabetes, largely due to lower body fat levels. The findings, drawn from a two-sample Mendelian randomisation analysis, provide insight into caffeine’s potential long-term metabolic effects. “Lifelong genetically predicted higher […]
Long working hours may alter the structure of the brain, particularly the areas associated with emotional regulation and executive function, such as working memory and problem solving, suggest the findings of preliminary research, published online in Occupational & Environmental Medicine. Ultimately, overwork may induce neuroadaptive changes that might affect cognitive and emotional health, say the […]
A recent study published in the journal of BMC Cancer found a significant two-way relationship between anxiety disorders and cancer and revealed that individuals with anxiety are more likely to develop certain types of cancer, and vice versa. After analyzing data from Taiwan’s National Health Insurance Research Database, this retrospective cohort study followed two large […]
A new study published in the Journal of Oral Biosciences showed that electrical stimulation (ES) applied to titanium or titanium-based implants provides antimicrobial action against bacterial biofilms, with effectiveness influenced by the level of applied tension. Combining ES with antimicrobials shows a stronger effect than using ES alone. Because of its exceptional biocompatibility, great mechanical […]