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Pay Rs 1.5 Lakh for 4 hrs, Rs 4 Lakh for 12 hrs to Visiting Consultants: Panel Recommends measures to tackle huge vacancies of Specialists in Delhi

New Delhi: Taking note of around 50% vacancies of specialists in the Delhi-based hospitals, a committee constituted by the Delhi High Court has suggested paying remuneration based on working hours to the visiting consultants to deal with the shortage of specialists. In its Interim Report, the panel suggested that visiting consultants from the private sector can […]

Medical Bulletin 06/ April/ 2024

Here are the top medical news for the day: Study finds prebiotics and probiotics effect on depression and obesity A recent study published in the journal Nutrients discovered the interactions between depression and nutrition, coupled with exercise. Obesity and depression frequently co-occur, along with anxiety disorders, sharing a bidirectional relationship. Depression often leads to comfort […]

Sanofi new polio vaccine gets nod in India

New Delhi: Drug giant Sanofi has received a nod for an alternative injectable vaccine, IMOVAX-Polio, to replace the widely used Inactivated Polio Vaccine (IPV) ShanIP in the India. IMOVAX-Polio shares the same composition and formulation as ShanIPV. It has been employed in over 100 countries for more than 40 years.  “We wish to assure all stakeholders […]

Marengo Asia Hospital Gurugram doctors perform key hole surgery to treat 30-year-old man with Refractory PTSD and Dyscognitive Epilepsy

Gurugram: A 30-year-old man suffering from multiple traumatic experiences till he attained 16 years of age due to domestic abuse was successfully treated by the doctors at the Marengo Asia Hospitals Gurugram through a key hole surgery. The comprehensive approach taken by Marengo Asia Hospitals Gurugram, led by Dr Himanshu Champaneri, highlights the importance of […]

No significant interaction between treatment strategy with intravascular imaging-guided PCI and sex: JAMA

Korea: A subgroup analysis of the RENOVATE-COMPLEX-PCI trial including 1639 patients showed no significant interaction between treatment strategy and sex in patients undergoing complex PCI with the treatment benefit of intravascular imaging–guided PCI. “In the analysis, intravascular imaging guidance was associated with reducing the risk of target vessel failure in both women and men,” the […]

Merck begins phase 3 trial of MK-1084, Keytruda combo for first-line treatment of certain patients with Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Rahway: Merck, known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, has announced it has initiated a Phase 3 clinical trial evaluating MK-1084, an investigational oral selective KRAS G12C inhibitor, in combination with KEYTRUDA for the first-line treatment of certain patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) whose tumors harbor KRAS G12C mutations and […]

Statins associated with new-onset diabetes in dose-dependent manner: Lancet

USA: A meta-analysis of individual participant data has shed light on the effects of statin therapy on diagnoses of new-onset diabetes and worsening glycemia in large-scale randomized blinded statin trials. The study findings, The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, reaffirm a dose-dependent association between statin therapy, which may be relevant for guidelines and shared decision-making. However, […]

KGMU Trauma Centre to get pneumatic tube conveyor system for transporting samples

Lucknow: The trauma centre at King George’s Medical University (KGMU) is set for a significant upgrade with the introduction of a pneumatic tube conveyor network system.  This innovative system is designed to revolutionize the transportation of blood samples and other specimens between wards and the laboratory, promising to drastically reduce time and effort.  Vice-chancellor Soniya Nityanand […]

Novel lateral flow assay rapid and cost-effective point-of-care test for diagnosis of Neisseria gonorrhoeae: Lancet

Effective control of Neisseria gonorrhoeae (N. gonorrhoeae) relies on rapid and accurate diagnostic tests. The World Health Organization (WHO) and Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND) have established criteria for a non-molecular rapid point-of-care test, emphasizing the need for high sensitivity and specificity, quick turnaround time, and affordability. A novel lateral flow assay (NG-LFA) has […]