The Karnataka High Court has issued an order to register a medical negligence FIR against two doctors attached to private hospitals, including Fortis Hospital Bengaluru and GM Hospitals, for allegedly operating on a patient without obtaining proper consent. After undergoing two operations at two hospitals, the patient passed away. Approaching the High Court bench, the […]
Here are the top health news for the day: Senior Doctor Assaulted with Liquor Bottle at GTB Hospital Campus, Accused in Police Custody In a shocking incident, a senior faculty member from the Medicine Department of Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital was assaulted yesterday by three unidentified men near Gate 12 of the GTB Campus. Due […]
A day after the Telangana Medical Council announced that dentists, dental surgeons, and Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons do not possess the required qualifications to perform aesthetic procedures and hair transplants, the Telangana Dental Council has now presented a completely contradictory stand in this regard. Issuing a public notice today, the Dental Council, Telangana, clarified that […]
In a shocking incident, a senior faculty member from the Medicine Department of Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital was assaulted yesterday by three unidentified men near Gate 12 of the GTB Campus. Due to the attack, Dr. Kuldeep Kumar, who is an Associate Professor at the institute, received a head injury. Police have arrested three accused […]
Researchers have indicated that early rhythm control (ERC) therapy significantly influences reducing the risk of ischemic stroke in cancer survivors with atrial fibrillation (AF), yielding strong evidence in favor of an intensive rhythm management approach in such at-risk patients. The study was published in the Journal of the American Heart Association by Seokmoon Han and […]
Researchers have found in a new retrospective cohort study that vitamin D supplementation led to significant improvements in recognition memory, overall cognitive function, and systolic blood pressure in older adults with hypertension and mild cognitive deficits. These results suggest potential clinical benefits of addressing vitamin D insufficiency in this population and support the need for […]
Right ventricular (RV) strain by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has been reported to yield robust prognostic data among patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). A recent study published in Radiology by Leyi Zhu and colleagues. Such evidence underlies the inclusion of RV strain analysis within cardiac risk stratification in HFpEF patients […]
Digital inhalers may help predict impending acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to a new study. The study is published in the May 2025 issue of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases: Journal of the COPD Foundation, a peer-reviewed, open-access journal. COPD is an inflammatory lung disease, comprising several conditions, including chronic bronchitis and […]
According to a recent meta-analysis published in eClinicalMedicine, antibiotic use during pregnancy or in early childhood significantly increases the risk of developing atopic dermatitis (AD) in children. The study analyzed 39 cohort studies involving pregnant women and children under 5, highlighting a strong association between early antibiotic exposure and this chronic inflammatory skin condition. The […]
Researchers have found in a new study that pre-operative ultrasound showing isolated common bile duct (CBD) dilation does not increase the risk of choledocholithiasis (CD) compared to normal CBD diameter. Therefore, such findings should not influence the decision to perform an intraoperative cholangiogram during cholecystectomy. The study was published in the American Journal of Surgery […]