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Initiation of medication for alcohol use disorder at discharge may reduce readmissions: JAMA

Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston have found in a new cohort study that starting medication for alcohol use disorder (MAUD) at discharge among people with alcohol-related hospitalizations may reduce likelihood of readmission. US Food and Drug Administration–approved medications for alcohol use disorder (MAUD) are significantly underused. Hospitalizations may provide an unmet opportunity to […]

Earlier menopause worsens impact of high CV risk on cognitive decline: Study

Canada: A recent study published in Neurology suggests that earlier menopause may worsen the effects of high cardiovascular risk on cognitive decline.  “Earlier menopause combined with a higher risk of cardiovascular disease is linked to an increased risk of thinking and memory problems later,” the study stated. In the study, earlier menopause is defined as occurring […]

Contact with kids most important factor in the onward transmission of pneumococcal pneumonia to elderly: Study

Spain: A recent study has suggested the main benefit of adult pneumococcal vaccination is to directly protect older adults exposed to children who may still carry and transmit some vaccine-type pneumococcal strains despite successful national childhood vaccination programs. New research being presented at this year’s European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID 2024) […]

Jaipur Kidney Transplant Racket: Donors, recipients lured from Bangladesh, FIR registered

Gurugram: In a significant breakthrough, a collaborative effort between the CM Flying Squad, the district health department, and Gurugram Police has uncovered an illegal kidney transplant racket operating across two private hospitals in Jaipur. The racket allegedly facilitated illegal kidney transplants in exchange for monetary gains. After coming across a Facebook advertisement for selling a kidney, […]

Doctors urge Mansukh Mandaviya, NMC to reconsider 3 year internship rule for FMGs

Pointing out the plights of foreign medical graduates (FMGs), especially delay in achieving their academic goals, the Foreign Medical Students’ Wing of the All India Medical Students’ Association (AIMSA) has urged the Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya and the National Medical Commission (NMC) to reconsider and revise the 3-year internship and clerkship rule. Referring to […]

6 people died in explosion at pharma plant premises

The toll in the explosion within a chemical reactor at a facility of pharmaceutical firm in the Telangana’s Sangareddy district climbed to six, as officially confirmed by the police on Thursday. Four individuals lost their lives, and sixteen others sustained injuries in the explosion that took place at the SB Organics Ltd’s factory, situated in […]

Seat matrix for DM Pediatric Pulmonology at AIIMS Jodhpur revised, Details

New Delhi- Through a notice, the examination section of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) has informed of a division of 2 seats of DM Pediatric Pulmonology speciality at AIIMS Jodhpur for INI SS July 2024. As per the revised seat matrix, now there is 1 seat each in the general and sponsored categories in […]

Health Bulletin 05/ April/ 2024

Here are the top health news for the day: Blast at pharma plant premises The toll in the explosion within a chemical reactor at a facility of pharmaceutical firm in the Telangana’s Sangareddy district climbed to six, as officially confirmed by the police on Thursday. Four individuals lost their lives, and sixteen others sustained injuries […]