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HC Refuses Bail to Pharmacist Accused in Contaminated Cough Syrup Case
Bhopal: The Madhya Pradesh High Court has rejected the regular bail application of a government doctor and a pharmacist accused in the Coldrif cough syrup tragedy that has been linked…
Dr Reddy’s Acquires Progynova, Cyclo-Progynova Brands from Mercury Pharma
Hyderabad: Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd. has announced the acquisition of the trademarks for specialty brands Progynova and Cyclo-Progynova, along with related assets, for the Indian market from Mercury Pharma Group…
Combining AI with OCT shows potential for detecting lipid-rich plaques in coronary arteries: Study
Researchers have developed a new artificial intelligence-based approach for detecting fatty deposits inside coronary arteries using optical coherence tomography (OCT) images. Because these lipid-rich plaques are strongly linked to serious…
Metabolically Obese Non-Obese Phenotype Accounts for the Largest Share of Obesity Subtypes in India: ICMR-INDIAB Study
India: A recent study reveals a startling metabolic crisis where 43.3 percent of adults in India are metabolically compromised despite a non-obese body weight, compelling a critical shift from weight-centric…
Older patients may have increased risk of complications and mortality after Thyroidectomy, suggests study
A new meta-analysis published in JAMA Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery reported that older patients undergoing thyroidectomy experienced slightly higher rates of recurrent laryngeal nerve injury, postoperative hematoma, and…
Gender Bias in Ischemic Heart Disease Mortality: More in Women —Asian Study, More in Pakistan, Least in Bhutan, JACC Asia, February 2026
Ischemic Heart Disease (IHD) mortality remains alarmingly high across South Asia, yet women in Pakistan face the highest annual death risk of 4.4% compared to 3.1% in men, and Bhutan…
Iron Polymaltose Complex Bests Liposomal Iron for Improving Hematologic Response in Pediatric CKD With IDA: Study
Egypt: Researchers have found in a new study that among children with chronic kidney disease and iron deficiency anemia, iron polymaltose complex (IPC) produced a superior hematologic response, with greater…
Discontinuing GLP-1RAs during pregnancy tied to Weight Gain and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes: JAMA Study
A recent cohort study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) found that among women with obesity, discontinuing glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) prior to or during…
Antimicrobial Resistance in India Drives 13.1 Percent Mortality and Doubles Treatment Costs, Review Finds
India: A recent narrative review published in Frontiers in Antibiotics on January 28, 2026, reports that antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in India is associated with an overall multidrug-resistant (MDR) infection mortality…