Kerala- The Commissioner for Entrance Examinations (CEE) Kerala is inviting allotment to Postgraduate (PG) Dental Master of Dental Surgery (MDS) Courses, Kerala for the academic year 2025. In this regard, CEE Kerala has issued a notification detailing the schedule, list of Colleges included in the Allotment, fees and other important details. As per the notification, […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
Israel: A new study published in JAMA Network Open highlights a key safety insight for patients with type 2 diabetes taking sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2is). While these medications are linked to a higher risk of developing erythrocytosis, they do not appear to raise the likelihood of thrombotic events such as heart attacks, strokes, or […]
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 […]
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 […]
A new study published in the European Journal of Nutrition showed that frequently adding salt to food is associated with a higher risk of developing metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma. This research further highlights stronger associations in nonsmokers, current alcohol consumers, and individuals without diabetes or with lower body weight. […]
New Delhi: In a move to curb potential misuse of critical tuberculosis medications, the Drugs Consultative Committee (DCC) has recommended that licenses for Bedaquiline, Delamanid, Pretomanid, and Rifapentine be issued with strict usage conditions, restricting their use to the National TB Elimination Programme (NTEP) and in accordance with the Standards of TB Care in India […]
A new study published in the journal of PloS One found a significant link between smoking and a heightened risk of hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) in individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). It highlights smoking cessation as a critical strategy to reduce HS risk in this vulnerable group. Acne inversa, another name for hidradenitis suppurativa, is […]