Dewas: A video shared by a doctor on the popular social media platform ‘X’ has recently gone viral, showing an IAS officer allegedly misbehaving with an on-duty doctor inside a…
A new case report published in Annals of Internal Medicine describes a novel approach for treating fibrosing mediastinitis using rituximab injections directly into mediastinal lymph nodes combined with pulmonary artery…
Even a low daily intake of alcohol-just 9 g or around one standard drink-is linked to a 50% heightened risk of mouth (buccal mucosa) cancer in India, with the greatest…
Many of the largest drugmakers may be exempt from Medicare pilot programs intended to force them to lower some of their prices, potentially undermining the effort and depriving American patients…
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New Delhi: Reflecting continuing concerns over medicine quality in India’s pharmaceutical supply chain, the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has flagged 141 drug samples as Not of Standard Quality…
USA: Cannabis use during pregnancy is linked to risks such as preeclampsia and low birthweight. In a secret shopper study of California cannabis retailers, about one in five incorrectly advised…
Saudi Arabia: Researchers have found in a 52-week real-world cohort that baricitinib showed sustained effectiveness and good tolerability in patients with severe alopecia areata. The results, published in Acta Dermatovenerologica…
New Delhi: In a major policy intervention aimed at curbing excessive billing and ensuring ethical critical-care practices, the Central government has issued detailed guidelines to regulate the use, pricing, consent…
Women with severe coronary heart disease causing narrowing or blockages in the arteries may derive greater long-term benefits from coronary artery bypass grafting compared with percutaneous coronary intervention, also known…