New Delhi: Signalling a zero-tolerance approach towards external pressure, the National Medical Commission has proposed amendments that would allow outright rejection of applications from medical colleges found attempting to influence…
Madurai: The Tamil Nadu government has filed the charge sheets in three criminal cases linked to the alleged illegal kidney sale racket in Namakkal district. According to a status report…
Shillong: Following the death of the Shillong MP, the Meghalaya government has initiated an inquiry into the availability of medical staff at Mawiong Primary Health Centre (PHC). Chief Minister Conrad…
Chennai: In a shocking incident, a ward attendant from Government Stanley Medical College Hospital was arrested for allegedly sexually harassing a 55-year-old woman at her home in Korukkupet. According to…
Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination is associated with a significantly reduced risk of invasive cervical cancer, with no indication of waning protection up to 18 years after vaccination, finds a study…
Latent valvular damage in children often escapes routine detection, as the prevalence of subclinical Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD) in Meghalaya stands at 4.7 per 1,000, vastly outnumbering clinical cases at…
A new study published in the journal of BMC Surgery revealed postoperative radiotherapy, alone or with drug injections, greatly lowers keloid recurrence when compared to surgery alone, and is especially…
Japan: A fixed-dose combination of anagliptin and metformin appears to be safe for patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) who also have moderate renal impairment, according to findings from…
A team of researchers from the Andalusian Centre for Molecular Biology and Regenerative Medicine (CABIMER) and the University of Seville, in collaboration with the Virgen Macarena University Hospital, have identified…
In a 2023 paper on hypoxia and glucose metabolism, our lab showed how organisms rewire their metabolism to adapt to low oxygen levels—such as those found at high altitudes. One…