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SC pulls up UP govt for not taking action unless contempt is initiated
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 6 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday took exception to the Uttar Pradesh government's tendency of not taking action on issues until a contempt plea is filed against it, while hearing a case related to an 82-year-old COVID-19 patient who allegedly went missing from a ho
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Experts recommend additional cholesterol-lowering medications for adults a
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 5 (ANI): According to an international team of experts, additional cholesterol-lowering drugs should be offered to patients with "bad" cholesterol (LDL) levels (70 mg/dl or more) and those at high risk of heart disease.
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Doctor fights rare disease in northwest China
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Lanzhou [China], May 5 (ANI/Xinhua): At nine o'clock in the morning, Cao Yunshan walks into the ward he works in that cares for patients with pulmonary hypertension (PH) and starts his busy day.
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Research reveals how MRI could revolutionize the diagnosis of heart failur
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Norwich [UK], May 5 (ANI): According to a new study from the University of East Anglia and the University of Sheffield, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is superior to echocardiography in diagnosing heart failure and is a powerful tool for predicting patient outcomes, including death.
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Germany shortens quarantine for COVID-19 infected to 5 days
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], May 3 (ANI/Xinhua): People infected with COVID-19 in Germany are now allowed to leave quarantine after just five days, with a negative test recommended but no longer mandatory, Minister of Health Karl Lauterbach said on Tuesday.
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Study finds patients with metastatic prostate cancer live notably longer
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Salt Lake City (Utah) [US], May 3 (ANI): Researchers from SWOG Cancer Research Network have significantly extended median survival for patients with hormone-sensitive metastatic prostate cancer. This result comes from a large randomized clinical trial aimed at testing a new treatment for the
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Esophageal cancer develops in patients facing genetic changes: Study
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Seattle (Washington) [US], May 01 (ANI): Genetic changes in Barrett's oesophagus (BE) cells are an indication of oesophageal cancer that can be detected many years before cancer develops as per a new study.
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Rare skin cancer patients face 40 pc recurrence rate: Study
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Seattle (Washington) [US], April 30 (ANI): A new study at the University Of Washington School Of Medicine said that patients treated for Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) face a 40 per cent of recurrence rate in five years. This is significantly higher than the recurrence rate of melanoma and othe
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DAMS Launched Simulation-based Medical Education in India
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 30 (ANI/NewsVoir): The level of medical education in India is uneven and DAMS (Delhi Academy of Medical Sciences) which has recently completed 22 years of its classroom programme and half a million downloads on its mobile app eMedicoz has taken things to the next lev
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Scientists develop model to predict patients with poor lung cancer outcome
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 30 (ANI): Researchers at the Moffitt Cancer Center have been working to improve the ability to recognize patients with poor survival through radiomics, a scientific discipline that uses imaging, such as CT scans and MRIs, to uncover tumoral patterns and characteristics
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K'taka: New online platform for patient referrals in govt healthcare facil
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], April 29 (ANI): Referral of patients from primary health care centers to higher health care facilities for secondary and tertiary treatment is set to switch over to an online platform from June 1, 2022, according to the circular by the Department of Health and
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India's Most Prestigious Medical Professional Award announces winners of G
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Pune (Maharashtra) [India], April 29 (ANI/SRV): The Digital Chimp, a social media marketing company in association with Innvocept Global Solutions - Global Clinical Trial Company,arranged the Most Trusted Doctors of India Awards this year to recognize the digital savvy, virtually approachabl
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