Entries by aaron

Probiotics Show Benefits in Periodontitis Management, reveals meta-analysis

Researchers have found in an umbrella meta-analysis that probiotics supplementation may positively influence periodontal health by improving Bleeding on Probing (BOP) and Clinical Attachment Level (CAL) in individuals undergoing treatment for periodontitis. Probiotics supplementation has many beneficial impacts on periodontitis outcomes. This umbrella meta-analysis evaluated the effectiveness of probiotics in treating periodontitis, focusing on primary […]

A new blood test may detect leukemia risk and replace bone marrow sampling

What if a blood test could reveal the pace of our aging – and the diseases that may lie ahead? The labs of Profs. Liran Shlush and Amos Tanay at the Weizmann Institute of Science have been conducting in-depth studies into the biology of blood to better understand the aging process and why some people […]

UP NEET MDS 2025 admissions- Internship deadline extended

Uttar Pradesh- Through a notice, Uttar Pradesh Director General, Medical Education & Training (UPDGME) has released important information regarding the eligibility for UP National Eligibility and Entrance-Master of Dental Surgery (NEET MDS) Counselling for the academic year 2025. As per the notice, the internship deadline has been extended for the Eligibility of the candidates who […]

AstraZeneca Pharma India gets CDSCO nod for expanded use of Imfinzi in Endometrial Cancer

Bangalore: AstraZeneca Pharma India Limited has received permission from the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO), Directorate General of Health Services, Government of India to import for sale and distribution of Durvalumab Solution for Infusion 120 mg/2.4 ml and 500 mg/10 ml (Brand name: Imfinzi) for an additional indication. Through this approval, Durvalumab in combination with carboplatin […]

Akhilesh Yadav slams UP Govt, says hospitals in Pathetic Condition

Lucknow: Criticising the poor state of medical facilities in Uttar Pradesh, Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav launched a scathing attack on the BJP government. He said, “The healthcare of the state is in ICU. The condition of the hospitals is pathetic and most of the facilities are only on paper. The poor are being treated miserably while the […]

Dapagliflozin Shines in Post-TAVI Patients:DAPA-TAVI Trial Findings

Dapagliflozin reduced the risk of all-cause mortality or worsening heart failure by 28% in patients with aortic stenosis undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI), a new study has reported. The DapaTAVI trial, a multicenter randomized controlled study published in The New England Journal of Medicine, assessed dapagliflozin 10 mg once daily in 1222 high-risk patients […]

Statins may reduce risk of death by 39% for patients with life-threatening sepsis: Study

Sepsis is when the immune system overshoots its inflammatory reaction to an infection, so strongly that the vital organs begin to shut down. It is life-threatening: each year in the US alone, approximately 750,000 patients are hospitalized for sepsis, of which approximately 27% die. In about 15% of cases, sepsis worsens into septic shock, characterized […]

Surgical ablation during CABG increased survival in atrial fibrillation patients: Study

A recent study published in The Annals of Thoracic Surgery suggests that despite strong clinical guidelines, the use of surgical ablation during coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) remains low and potentially life-shortening. The study reviewed data from over 87,000 Medicare beneficiaries who had preexisting atrial fibrillation and underwent CABG […]