American James Allison and Japanese Tasuku Honjo won the 2018 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine on Monday
American James Allison and Japanese Tasuku Honjo won the 2018 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine on Monday for their groundbreaking research...
Kidney disease biomarker may also be a marker for chronic lung disease, like COPD or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
A commonly used biomarker of kidney disease, albuminuria may also indicate lung problems, particularly COPD, according to new research published online...
Hospital privacy curtains may harbor dangerous drug-resistant germs
Privacy curtains in hospitals can become breeding grounds for resistant bacteria, posing a threat to patient safety, according to new research published in the American Journal of Infection Control (AJIC), the journal...
The disease has already reached Uganda, a neighbouring country
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the risk of the deadly Ebola virus spreading from Congo is now "very high" after two confirmed cases were found near the Uganda border.
The...
Vitamin B supplements may protect kidney function in children with diabetes
Vitamin B supplements have a protective effect on kidney function in children and adolescents with type-1 diabetes, according to a new research presented at the Annual European Society for...
World Health Organisation unveils SAFER a five pronged strategy to crack down against alcohol consumption
World Health Organisation has called upon countries to strengthen restrictions on alcohol availability and advance and enforce drink driving countermeasures. This is a part of...
Two new genetic variations of the H7N9 and H7N2 subtypes of the virus found in unvaccinated ducks
After chicken, the bird flu virus has now emerged in ducks in China.
China produces roughly three billion ducks per year, which is not...
In India's most backward district, village with unusual number of cancer patients wonders if it will pay for treatment trips to Delhi and Jaipur
Nasru thinks he is seeing a doctor in Alwar for an inflammed jawbone. His family did...
Government brings ordinance to make up for NMC Bill that is pending in Parliament since last yearMedical Council of India is history.
The apex medical education regulator has been superseded by a board of governors constituted by the government.
President Ramnath...
Private hospitals in the capital dread missing out on PMJAY businessPrivate hospitals in Delhi - including some of the biggest chains in the country like Apollo, Max and Fortis are caught in the political crossfire between the NDA government...
