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Tharoor reveals FM granted GST exemption on life-saving injection for mino
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Sharing an instance of him writing to Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, seeking a GST exemption for certain life-saving drugs required by a cancer patient, Tharoor thanked the former for granting his request.
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Researchers find how new strategy to treat cancer
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The University of Cincinnati's researchers have created a similar strategy for treating cancer, connecting cancer cells to potent radiation therapy with bacteria acting as the adaptor.
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NHA under ABDM scheme is enabling digital interventions to bring efficienc
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
One such intervention is the Scan and Share service that is enabling instant registrations for patients at OPD (Out-patient Department) blocks of participating hospitals, an official release said.
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Research might speed identification of individuals who require liver trans
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The findings of researchers at Rutgers, the University of Michigan, the University of Texas Southwestern, and the Medical University of South Carolina could save lives by allowing for the faster and more accurate identification of hospitalised patients who require liver transplants or are li
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Researchers discover biomarkers of post-traumatic stress disorder in blood
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
According to a recent study, four biomarkers that can be easily measured through a simple blood test exhibit certain patterns in people who are now experiencing or are at high risk for post-traumatic stress disorder. The results indicate that these biomarkers might be employed to identify PT
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"Remain prepared for hospitalisation of patients", Odisha govt directs maj
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
With Odisha witnessing daily Covid cases in double digits for nearly 10 days, the state government has directed its major health facilities to remain prepared for the hospitalisation of the patients.
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Virtual wards are both safe, effective for treating mpox patients: Study
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
A UK research presented at this year's European Conference of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID 2023, Copenhagen, 15-18 April) reveals that most persons with mpox (previously known as monkeypox) may be successfully treated on virtual wards without hospitalisation.
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Amid rising COVID cases, Delhi govt hospitals conduct mock drills to revie
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
COVID cases have seen a rise in the country lately, including in the national capital, which reported 153 new cases on Sunday.
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Molecular mechanism involved in development of type 2 diabetes: Study
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
The study has described --in patients and animal model samples of type 2 diabetes-- a decrease in mitochondrial proteins that synthesize complex subunits of the respiratory chain. This decrease in proteins is associated with an increase in intracellular nitric oxide which, according to the r
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Depression aggravates aging among older people: Research
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
"These patients show evidence of accelerated biological aging, and poor physical and brain health," which are the main drivers of this association, said Breno Diniz, a UConn School of Medicine geriatric psychiatrist and author of the study, which appears in Nature Mental Health.
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Study reveals new way to preserve lung tissue in cancer patients
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
A lobectomy, in which the entire lung lobe is removed, is the standard medical procedure for treating early-stage non-small cell lung cancer
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Study: Physical activity can prevent cancer recurrence in patients
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
An observational research indicated that physical activity can prevent, rather than just postpone, cancer recurrence in people who had previously been treated for colon cancer.
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