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Delhi HC seeks Centre's stand on plea seeking taking Covaxin instead of Co
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 27 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Monday sought the Centre's stand on a petition filed by a cancer patient seeking direction to authorities concerned to allow him to take COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin as the second dose instead of Covishield, which was administered to
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24x7 emergency lab to conduct 50,000 tests per day at AIIMS Delhi
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 25 (ANI): In a major relief to patients showing up at AIIMS Delhi, an emergency lab has been set up that will be functional for 24 hours for carrying out regular tests of patients here.
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Adjusting fatty acid intake may help with bipolar disorders
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 25 (ANI): Clinical trial results have shown that a diet designed to alter levels of specific fatty acids consumed by participants may help patients with bipolar disorders have less variability in their mood.
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South Delhi civic body inaugurates dialysis centre
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 24 (ANI): South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) on Friday inaugurated a dialysis centre for chronic disease patients at PSMS Hospital in Delhi's Kalkaji.
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Over 12 lakh Ayushman cards issued under PM-JAY in Tripura, says CM Biplab
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Agartala (Tripura) [India], September 24 (ANI): Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb on Thursday announced that the government has issued 12.59 lakh Ayushman cards so far and spent Rs 49 crores on the treatment of 1.03 lakh beneficiary patients in the state.
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ICMR drops Ivermectin, Hydroxychloroquine drugs from COVID treatment
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 24 (ANI): Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)-COVID-19 National Task Force Joint Monitoring Group dropped the usage of Ivermectin and Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) drugs from revised clinical guidelines for the management of adult COVID-19 patients.
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Research shows different types of cancers likely to spread to specific bra
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Los Angeles (California) [US], September 23 (ANI): New research has shown that brain metastasis occurs when cancer in one part of the body spreads to the brain. The lifetime incidence of such metastatic brain tumours in cancer patients is between 20-45 per cent.
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Webinar organised on World Patient Safety Day to discuss 'Safe Maternal &a
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 21 (ANI/PNN): As a part of the global action on patient safety, the World Health Assembly adopted a resolution on 24th May 2019 to address global patient safety in a concerted manner. Part of this resolution is about adopting 17th September as a World Patient Saf
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Centre's telemedicine service eSanjeevani completes 1.2 cr consultations
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 21 (ANI): The Central government's national telemedicine service eSanjeevani has completed 1.2 crore consultations and is currently serving around 90,000 patients daily across the country.
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Transplant recipients face elevated risk of developing cancer: Study
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 20 (ANI): The findings of a new study suggest that people who have received organ transplants face an elevated risk of developing cancer, primarily due to immunosuppression from medications to prevent organ rejection, as well as underlying medical conditions.
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Patients with high-risk local melanomas benefit from immunotherapy drug: S
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Pennsylvania [US], September 20 (ANI): According to the results of an international, randomized phase III clinical trial led by UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, immunotherapy called pembrolizumab reduced cancer recurrence after surgery in patients with stage IIb and IIc melanoma.
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Study provides new insights into how immune system responds to skin cancer
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
London [UK], September 19 (ANI): Skin cancer patients could have a better prognosis if their T cells send messages from five specific genes in their immune response to drugs given to treat the disease suggests the findings of a new research led by the University of Birmingham.
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