Scientists have developed a new method for producing malleable microstructures, like, stents that are 40 times smaller than any produced till date. Such stents, in future, could be used to help widen life-threatening constrictions of the urinary tract in fetuses in the womb. Though stents have been used to treat blocked coronary vessels for some […]
The doctors at Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences (AIMS), Kochi has successfully reconstructed the breastbone that helps protect the heart, lungs and major blood vessels from injury, that was missing in a nine-months-old girl using 3D technology. Her family came to Kochi three months ago for the child’s treatment. Paediatric cardiologists and surgeons studied it […]
The National Medical Commission Bill, passed by both the houses will be notified in the gazette soon. President Ram Nath Kovind has approved the key legislation aimed at ushering in mega reforms in the medical education sector and replacing the nearly 63-year-old Indian Medical Council Act. “Once notified, the rules will be framed and the […]
The Delhi government has joined hands with a leading medical knowledge platform to provide free-of-cost online courses to Delhi government’s doctors to upgrade their medical skills. The announcement was made by the Delhi Health minister. Senior officials said that the leading online Continued Medical Education (CME) platform Omnicuris collaborated with the Delhi Medical Council to […]
Researchers have discovered new cancer therapies that don’t have side-effects that often accompany current cancer treatments. The researchers found this by identifying a protein modification that specifically supports proliferation and survival of tumour cells. The findings were published in the ‘Journal of Biological Chemistry’. A patient might suffer from many side effects which include anaemia, […]
The shortage of first-line antiretroviral therapy(ART) Zidovudine-Lamivudine combination drugs in Tamil Nadu puts HIV patients in trouble. The HIV/AIDS patients under this drug regimen are getting doses for a week due to short supply against recommended one-month dosage. According to the officials, this combination drug is in short supply all across the country. In Tamil […]
US researchers from Carnegie Mellon University has successfully built functional heart parts out of collagen with a 3D bioprinter, using a breakthrough technique, which they say could one day create entire organs. The technique, described in ‘Journal science’ replicates the body’s complex biological scaffolds using its most abundant protein at the highest level of precision […]
The Government will expand its hypertension screening program, India Hypertension Control Initiative (IHCI) to 100 more districts covering all states. Launched in 2017, IHCI has enrolled more than three lakh patients with high blood pressure in the government health facilities in 25 selected districts of the country in the states of Punjab, Madhya Pradesh, Kerala, […]
The Rajya Sabha has passed the controversial National Medical Commission bill amidst the doctor’s protest across the country. Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan called it a ‘golden day’ in the history of medical education. The bill was passed with two new amendments introduced by the Upper House, which means it will be referred to […]
Seven-year-old Ravindranath was a normal kid, except for a swollen lower right jaw. The swelling looked like a symptom of tooth decay to his parents. But little did they know that there were nearly 526 teeth tucked inside his tiny jaw. He didn’t have all these teeth in his mouth, which would have otherwise, given […]