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Delhi hospital completes 375 Per Oral Endoscopic Myotomy procedures for Ac
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 22 (ANI): Achalasia Cardia is a debilitating disease that affects the food pipe, also called the esophagus. A recent advancement called POEM or Per Oral Endoscopic Myotomy (POEM) has dramatically improved the treatment outcomes of this complex disorder.
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Complex and innovative surgery and multimodal therapy can cure Stage 4 Col
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], October 22 (ANI/BusinessWire India): The doctors from institute of liver diseases, transplant and surgery MGM Healthcare, a multi-specialty quaternary care hospital, Chennai, today announced the successful outcome of a complex innovative multimodal procedure for
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Research breakthrough could mean better treatment for patients with deadly
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
London [UK], October 21 (ANI): Scientists studying the most common and aggressive type of brain tumour in adults have discovered a new way of analysing diseased and healthy cells from the same patient.
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Africa's COVID-19 cases surpass 8.45 mln
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], October 21 (ANI/Xinhua): The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa reached 8,450,464 as of Thursday afternoon, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said.
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165 children die of unknown disease in Congo: Reports
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kinshasa (Congo), October 21 (ANI/Sputnik): At least 165 children have died since the end of August due to an unknown disease in the southwest of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Congolese news portal Actualite reported on Thursday, citing officials.
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Too little, too much sleep linked to cognitive decline: Study
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 21 (ANI): Older adults who sleep short or long experienced greater cognitive decline than those who sleep a moderate amount, even when the effects of early Alzheimer's disease were taken into account, according to a new study led by researchers at Washington Universi
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Africa's COVID-19 cases pass 8.44 million: Africa CDC
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], October 20 (ANI/Xinhua): The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa reached 8,445,917 cases as of Wednesday afternoon, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said.
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UNICEF delivers 40 tonnes of medical supplies to Kabul to treat diarrheal
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], October 19 (ANI): UNICEF has just delivered nearly 40 tonnes of medical supplies, including kits and medicines for acute watery diarrhoea (AWD), to Kabul to treat the rising number of cases of diarrhoeal diseases in the country, the fund announced on Tuesday.
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BJP to focus on nation-building, social welfare; aims at 'Malnutrition fre
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 19 (ANI): BJP national office bearers, during a meeting earlier on Monday, has decided to start social schemes aimed at 'Malnutrition free India' and 'Disease free India', the source said.
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Study identifies new genes for fibromuscular dysplasia
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 18 (ANI): According to a new study, three new genetic variants that regulate gene expression in the arteries are connected to fibromuscular dysplasia, an arterial disease that can cause dangerous consequences for the heart and vessels.
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Georgia facing fifth wave of COVID-19 pandemic: Disease Control Center Hea
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Tbilisi [Georgia], October 18 (ANI/Sputnik): The fifth wave of the coronavirus pandemic has broken out in Georgia, Amiran Gamkrelidze, the head of the Georgian National Center for Disease Control and Public Health (NCDC), said on Sunday.
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Gene behind unusual form of Cushing's syndrome identified during study
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 17 (ANI): The gene responsible for the development of a food-dependent form of Cushing's Syndrome, a rare disease affecting both adrenal glands, has been successfully identified by a team of scientists in Montreal and Paris.
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