The Lok-Health Newsletter

Delhi: National Testing Agency (NTA) has released the exam city intimation slip for NEET UG 2023 candidates.The candidates must check/download their examination city intimation slip of NEET UG

Postoperative infectious complications (PIC) remain one of the most common complications after surgery. The influence of PIC on long-term survival for patients after liver surgery for colorectal liver metastases (CRLM) needs further investigation.Data of patients who underwent liver resection for CRLM between 2012 and 2017 at the Department of Surgery, Campus Charité Mitte and Campus Virchow-Klinikum,

Pune: A Pune-based doctor was arrested by the Bharati Vidyapeeth Police for reportedly sexually harassing a female patient who had come to the clinic to take an injection. The 29-year-old doctor,

Sexual health related quality of life (SHRQoL) is an important pillar of health related quality of life (HRQoL). The aim of this study was to investigate sexual functioning in men and women with pulmonary hypertension (PH).In this cross-sectional study, a total of 78 patients were included, 49 were diagnosed with pulmonary arterial hypertension and 29

We retrospectively evaluated long-term outcomes of high dose chemotherapy followed by autologous stem cell transplant (HDC/ASCT) in patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). Between 2004 and 2020, 46 DLBCL patients received HDC/ASCT in our institution, including 12 patients (26.1%), who received as an upfront setting (UFS). At a median follow-up time of 69 months

It has been well documented in the arthroplasty literature that lumbar degenerative disc disease (DDD) contributes to abnormal spinopelvic motion. However, the relationship between the severity or pattern of hip osteoarthritis (OA) as measured on an anteroposterior (AP) pelvic view and spinopelvic biomechanics has not been well investigated. Therefore, the aim of the study is

Drug-induced thrombocytopenia is associated with bleeding tendency and suggests the need for the immediate suspected drug withdrawal. Patients with drug-induced thrombocytopenia usually experience an acute drop in platelet (PLT) levels a week or two after starting a new medication. Thrombocytopenia has both immune and non-immune mechanisms. Minocycline (MINO)-induced thrombocytopenia is rare; thus, there are few

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Chandigarh: Dr Shweta Sinha of the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGI Chandigarh) has been honoured with the Early Career Bursary Award in recognition of her work on...

Here are the top medical news for the day:Common treatment for brain injury not effective for some newborns: StudyA new study suggests that therapeutic hypothermia, the only evidence-based...

Japan: A recent study has claimed that tranilast u

Brain cancer remains the deadliest cancer. The blood-brain barrier (BBB) is impenetrable to most drugs and is a complex 3D network of multiple cell types including endothelial cells, astrocytes, and pericytes. In brain cancers, the BBB becomes disrupted during tumor progression and forms the blood-brain tumor barrier (BBTB). To advance therapeutic development, there is a

New Delhi: In response to the drug major Johnson & Johnson's pr

Madurai: In a recent order, the Madurai bench of Madras High Court has asked the State Government to pay Rs 3 lakh compensation to a woman, who gave birth to her third child even after undergoing

Delhi: Dental Council of India (DCI) has directed all the dental colleges to take necessary steps to implement anti-ragging regulations to curb the menace of ragging according to the rules...

Pune: The Employees State Insurance Corporation Hospital (ESIC Bibvewadi, Pune) has released vacancies for Senior Resident, and Specialist, posts on a Contract Basis under 3 Year Senior Residency...

THURSDAY, April 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Overprescribing of antibiotics for acute upper respiratory infections (aURIs) causes significant patient harm, according to a study published in the April issue of the Journal of Internal Medicine. Harris Carmichael, M.D., from the Stanford University School of Medicine in California, and colleagues analyzed data from 51 million patient

FRIDAY, April 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Balloon pulmonary angioplasty (BPA) with refined techniques can be effective for treating patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH), according to a study published online April 12 in JACC: Advances. Riyaz Bashir, M.D., from the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University in Philadelphia, and colleagues evaluated

Maharashtra: Maharashtra University of Health Sciences (MUHS) has asked the colleges to submit online & offline applications for the opening of new colleges/starting of new postgraduate...

Basel : Roche has announced

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