In a path-breaking development, researchers moved one step closer to developing a new game-changing vaccine for tuberculosis, the world’s deadliest infectious disease that claimed some 1.5 million lives last year. The scientists have published the final results from a phase 2b trial which showed nearly 50% protection against progression to active TB in The New England […]
Dr KM Cherian is a man who is close to the hearts. Millions of hearts continue to beat because of him. Having performed 40,000+ Surgeries, he is one of the pioneers in the field of cardiac care. Born in 1942, in a family of farmers, he graduated from Kasturba Medical College, Manipal and went to […]
A new proof-of-concept study led by researchers from the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom suggests that a new drug, called “etokimab,” could be an effective alternative for atopic dermatitis. Their findings appear in the journal Science Translational Medicine, and the researchers thank AnaptysBio, a clinical-stage antibody development company, for funding the small trial. Atopic Dermatitis […]
An indigenously developed point of care diagnostic device is helping the patients get their blood test, blood pressure monitoring and ECG results in a matter of minutes. The device, ‘Healthcube’ was placed among the top four in the telemedicine category in this year’s MedTech Breakthrough Award, premier digital health awards. The device offers a wide […]
Long working hours, no sleep, no breaks! That’s how most of the Indian resident doctors work. The long run of the resident doctors from ward to ward is just similar to that of athletes participating in a marathon. Their battle over the working hours is years old. Often people blame doctors even for a small […]
India has secured a place in a rank list prepared by the International journal Pediatric Critical Care Medicine for doing randomised controlled trials (RCTs) on the researches by doctors from across the globe. The doctors of the pediatric department of Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, have been ranked among the top […]
While researchers continue their studies on the effectiveness of stem cell therapy in treating diseases, a new case has shown stem cells saving a man with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD). For the first time, a 26-year-old patient from Lucknow has survived DMD by regularly taking stem cells for the last five years. Usually, the children […]
The health experts have warned that the resistance to commonly-used antibiotic clarithromycin is rising among Indian patients at a fast pace. The Additional Director, Department of Interventional Cardiology at Jaypee Hospital in Noida Dr Suni Sofat says that every medicine has its mechanism to treat diseases. There are multiple factors for the rise of resistance […]
The Union Health Ministry has issued a draft notification which intends to regulate all the medical devices used on human beings and animals in the country. The draft also makes it mandatory for all the devices to get certified by India’s drug regulatory authority, Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO). At present only 23 medical […]
Johnson and Johnson have voluntarily recalled one lot of its Johnson’s Baby Powder, which contains almost 33,000 bottles since the US Food and Drug Administration(FDA) has found the trace of asbestos in a single bottle. The FDA recommended that consumers stop using the lot #22318RB immediately and contact J&J for a refund. The recall comes […]