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Delhi: National Board of Examinations (NBE) has announced the FDST 2022 (MDS/PG Diploma) written test results. The result consists of Roll Number, Specialty for Screening Test, Paper I (Out of 100), and Paper II (Out of 150). The detailed result is enclosed in the notice below. Foreign Dental Screening Test (MDS Degree & PG Diploma) 2022 was conducted on 30th April 2023 by NBEMS on the computer-based platform in New Delhi. Each and every question in FDST 2022 - MDS/PG Diploma was reviewed by the subject matter experts from the concerned speciality after the conduct of the FDST 2022 - MDS/PG Diploma to re-check for technical correctness of the questions as well as answer keys. As per inputs from the subject matter experts, 3 (three) questions were found to be technically incorrect in the Question Paper of FDST 2022 - MDS/PG Diploma. Full marks have been awarded to all the candidates who appeared in the exam, irrespective of the fact whether these questions have been attempted o...

UK: One in three patients with rheumatoid arthritis or fibromyalgia who take opioids for the first time may be at risk for long-term opioid use, findings from a research letter published online in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases have shown. The findings imply the vulnerability of patients with rheumatic and musculoskeletal conditions to long-term opioid use.  People with rheumatic and musculoskeletal conditions are often prescribed opioids to manage their pain, and a proportion of them will become long-term users with the attendant risks of dependence and harmful side effects, point out the authors. Most research defines long-term opioid use as 90 or more days, although definitions vary, and there are no contemporary estimates of the scale of long term opioid use, they add. To assess the proportion of patients transitioning to long term use among those newly started on an opioid, they drew on the anonymised medical records of 841,047 adults whose details had been entered...

Sodium and chloride disturbances have attracted increasing attention in recent years. Many pathophysiological effects are associated with hyperchloremia, including reduction in mean arterial pressure and acute renal disease. PIM-3 score and abnormal serum sodium levels are correlated with AKI development suggests a new study published in the BMC Nephrology Sodium and chloride disturbances have attracted increasing attention in recent years. Many pathophysiological effects are associated with hyperchloremia, including reduction in mean arterial pressure and acute renal disease. Pediatric patients undergoing liver transplantation are at risk of developing various electrolyte and biochemical abnormalities, with an impact on their postoperative outcomes. A study was conducted to analyze the impacts of serum sodium and chloride levels on prognosis of Pediatric Liver Transplant receptors. This was a retrospective analytical observational study performed in a single transplant reference...

Mumbai : One of India's leading drug makers, Alkem Labs, has announced the launch of the world's first Cetuximab biosimilar in the country under the brand name Cetuxa. Cetuxa will be manufactured by Alkem’s fully-owned subsidiary Enzene Biosciences and is targeted to provide affordable treatment in cases of head and neck cancers. Cetuxa has been approved by DCGI for the management of squamous cell cancers of the head and neck. It is available at Rs 9990, a price that is pegged to be 50% more cost-effective than other available brands. This is a huge breakthrough towards extending treatment accessibility in India, where head and neck cancers are the most prevalent and highly pervasive due to rampant tobacco consumption behaviours. Head and neck cancers constitute 30% of all cancer malignancies in India.  Cetuxa is available as a 100mg (5mg/ml) single-dose vial intravenous injection and administered as a 400 mg/m2 initial dose over a 120-minute intravenous infusion followed by...

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) affects up to one-third of the general population worldwide. Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and obesity are present in more than half of these patients. (1) A recently conducted Indian study reported that the incidence of NAFLD among individuals with diabetes is 57.6%. (2) Setting FLA1c Goals in T2DM: Redefining Approach Towards Improving Liver Fat & HbA1c: Beyond T2DM and obesity, NAFLD has a significantly higher association with various clinical & biochemical markers such as body mass index(BMI), systolic blood pressure(SBP), diastolic blood pressure(DBP), total cholesterol (TC), triglyceride(TG), alkaline phosphatase(ALP), glutamic oxalacetic transaminase, fasting C-peptide, 2-h postprandial blood glucose (PPBG) homeostasis model assessment (HOMA) of insulin resistance, homeostasis model assessment (HOMA) of insulin secretion as compared to non-NAFLD patients (P<0.05). (3) Higher glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) levels have stron...

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has constituted a five-member committee to implement the rare diseases policy formulated by the Central Government. Justice Prathiba M Singh on May 15, directed to constitute a five-member committee to implement the Rare disease policy and to look into the cases registered with the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS). Also Read:Delhi HC forms panel to implement National Rare Disease Policy 2021 “There is a need for some urgent steps to be taken in close coordination between the medical community, the providers of therapies for rare diseases and Governmental agencies,” Justice Prathiba M Singh observed in the order. While passing the order, the bench pointed out, “Under the current framework, the Centres for Excellence are not centrally coordinated, leading to a lack of timely availability and adequate therapies for patients with rare diseases.” The high court passed the order while hearing a batch of petitions filed by children sufferi...

Ketamine taken in the form of a nasal spray may prove a safe and effective treatment for refractory chronic migraine, suggests a single centre study, published in the open access journal Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine . It’s a more convenient alternative to intravenous infusion-the usual method of administration for these patients-but the potential for overuse means that it should be reserved for those in whom other treatment approaches have failed, caution the researchers. Several clinical trials have shown that intravenous ketamine is effective for chronic headache. But it typically requires the input of a pain specialist to adjust the dose and monitor side effects, so limiting its use in outpatient clinics, say the researchers. And while there is some evidence that intravenous ketamine can be used for headache disorders, such as migraine and cluster headache, it’s not clear if ketamine could also be safely used for chronic migraine that is resistant to treatment. To tr...

Chandigarh: Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) has released the admit card for Fellowships and Post Doctoral Fellowships PGI for July 2023 Session. The entrance exam for both courses will be on 3rd June 2023. The candidates who have applied for the course can download the admit card using the link https://cdn.digialm.com//EForms/configuredHtml/2650/83245/login.html   They need to use their USER ID and Password to download. Exam summary – 01 Mode of Examination Computer-Based Test (CBT) / Online 02 Duration of Examination hours (One hour/ 60 minutes) for Fellowship/ PDF hours (two hours/120 minutes) for Nursing Fellowship 03 Date of Examination 03.06.2023 04 Number of Shifts 01 (One) 05 Timing of Examination 09.00 A.M. to 10.00 A.M. for Fellowship/PDF 09.00 A.M. to 11.00 A.M. for Nursing Fellowship 06 Location Centres of Examination Chandigarh (Tricity), Delhi (NCR). ...

Delhi: All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) has released the common merit list (CML) and AIIMS merit list (AML) for INI SS (DM, MCh, MD Hospital Administration) July 2023 Session admission process. The CML is the list of all provisionally eligible/qualified candidates for online institute allocation for PGIMER Chandigarh, JIPMER Puducherry, NIMHANS Bengaluru and SCTIMST Thiruvananthapuram. At the same time, AML is the list of all provisionally eligible/qualified candidates for online institutes allocation/admission at AIIMS-New Delhi & nine other AIIMS. To view the lists, click on the links below – 1. CML –   https://medicaldialogues.in/pdf_upload/cml-210776.pdf 2. AML -   https://medicaldialogues.in/pdf_upload/aml-210777.pdf This list is merit-wise, not roll number wise & includes only those candidates who are provisionally eligible for online institute allocation subject to eligibility as per the prospectus published. The following are the...

Delhi: National Board of Examinations (NBE) has extended the last date to apply for DNB/DrNB final-only practical examination April 2023. As per the notice, the last date to apply for DNB/DrNB final only practical examination April 2023 stands extended to 30th June 2023. The following steps shall be required to be completed in sequence for application submission to NBEMS - 1. Register a User - Online 2. Complete the Application form, Examination City Selection, and Upload Prescribed Documents - Online 3. Pay Examination Fee - Online Examination Fee - Candidate Examination Fee (Theory & Practical) Registration Fee Total (in Rs.) DNB/DrNB Trainees 6000 Not Applicable 6000 MD/MS or DM/MCh 6000 1000 7000 Only Practical Examination (DNB/DrNB trainee or MD/MS/DM/MCh Candidate) 6000 Also Read: NEET SS: MCC To Conduct Limited Edition Round For 2 Vacant Seats Of DNB Nephrology at Jaslok Hospital Research Centre, details ...

Why do some people develop Alzheimer’s disease while others don’t? And, even more puzzlingly, why do many individuals whose brains are chock-full of 1 toxic amyloid aggregates-a telltale sign of Alzheimer’s brain pathology-never go on to develop Alzheimer’s-associated dementias? 2University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine researchers appear to have found the answer. Star-shaped brain cells called astrocytes are key to swaying the pendulum in Alzheimer’s disease progression, shows new game-changing research published today in Nature Medicine. By testing the blood of more than 1,000 cognitively unimpaired elderly people with and without amyloid pathology, the Pitt-led research team found that only those who had a combination of amyloid burden and blood markers of abnormal astrocyte activation, or reactivity, would progress to 3symptomatic Alzheimer’s in the future, a critical discovery for drug development aimed at halting progression. Scientists tested blood samples from participan...

Pune: The Pune police have arrested a fifth person, identified as the mastermind in a fraud case where a Pune-based doctor has been cheated of Rs 2 crore in an insurance policy scam.  The Pune city cyber police had already arrested four other people. The other accused have been identified as 27-year-old Shahawan Putra Salim Ahmed, Sandeep Kumar Pautra Dharmapal from Ghaziabad, Sahib Khan Putra Nasir Ali and Tuajib Khan Putra Akil Ahmed from Kasganj.  Also Read:Pune: Robotic arm-assisted technology for joint replacement at Sainath Hospital The doctor and the accused came to contact after the former was promised an insurance policy in 2013. The accused urged the doctor to invest Rs 2.05 crore for better returns.  One of the accused used to work at a private insurance company in Noida, during which he collected the data of the customers and contacted them later. The doctor was also contacted in a similar manner and was asked to revive his lapsed insurance policy. The do...

Endoscopic surgery is one of the primary treatment options to remove tumors for patients with solid cancers. However, there is a high risk of cancer recurrence if even a small number of cancerous cells are left behind after surgical resection. To prevent this from happening, researchers developed fluorescence-guided surgery (FGS). In FGS, patients are injected with a fluorescent probe that preferentially binds to tumor cells, enabling surgeons to easily identify lesions with the help of specialized endoscopes that emit the necessary excitation light. Unfortunately, tumors can be highly heterogeneous, and a single fluorescent probe is not enough to detect them all. Thus, one of the frontiers in FGS is using cocktails of multiple fluorescent probes (a.k.a. “tracers”) to detect a wider range of tumors, as well as to reduce false positives and negatives. Despite some progress in this direction, clinically approved endoscopes are all optimized to detect only a single tracer. Moreover, mul...

A research team from Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine has identified a novel druggable signaling molecule involved in obesity, a previously unknown protein (MINAR2) discovered in 2020 in the laboratory of Associate Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Nader Rahimi, PhD. More than 40% of Americans are considered obese, and the trend continues to grow. The treatments or preventive options for obesity and obesity-associated diseases are limited. It is a major national healthcare and public health burden significantly increasing the risk of diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, and cancer and is linked to the severity of COVID-19. “This finding can help to unravel new aspects in the mechanisms of obesity and diabetes, which could lead to the development of novel therapeutics for the prevention and treatment of obesity and diabetes,” said Rahimi, a corresponding author of a paper Inactivation of Minar2 in Mice Hyperactivates mTOR Signaling and R...

Thane: A 23-year-old medical student and his minor sister drowned in a lake at a village in Maharashtra's Thane district on Sunday, a fire official said. The incident took place in Davadi village of Dombivili town in the afternoon, the official from MIDC fire station said. Also Read:Unfortunate: 2 Baroda Medical College medicos drown in river in Vadodara Ranjit Ravindran, a final year MBBS student, and his sister Kirti (16) had gone to the lake to give their dog a bath, when they drowned, he said. People in the vicinity raised an alarm and the local fire brigade fished out the bodies after about an hour, he said. The deceased were residents of Umesh Nagar locality and their parents, who are out of town, have been informed about the accident, the official said. A case of accidental death has been registered in this regard, he said. Also Read:Unfortunate: Two MBBS students drown in river in Mizoram from Medical News, Health News Latest, Medical News Today - Medical Dia...

Denmark : Novo Nordisk has announced that the European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has adopted a positive opinion, recommending once-weekly Sogroya (somapacitan) for replacement of endogenous growth hormone (GH) in children aged three years and above, and adolescents with growth failure due to growth hormone deficiency. Symptoms of growth hormone deficiency in children often start early in life, leading to short stature as well as other growth-related health problems. Current treatment for growth hormone deficiency typically requires daily injections of growth hormone. However, frequent injections can be burdensome, disrupting daily life, reducing adherence and thereby affecting clinical outcomes – particularly in children. “The positive CHMP opinion is a step forward to reducing the impact of growth hormone deficiency for children, adolescents and their families in Europe,” said Martin Holst Lange, executive vice president for Dev...

Nagpur: The Anti Extortion Cell of Nagpur Crime Branch arrested two persons for allegedly seeking Rs 40 lakh as extortion from a doctor, an official said on Sunday. One of the accused is a web developer and the other is a bank recovery agent, the official said.   Also Read:Rangdari: Bihar doctor gets extortion letter, asked to pay Rs 2 crore “They purchased a mobile from a youth and inserted a SIM card to target doctors with extortion calls. On May 15, they called the victim and sought Rs 40 lakh. The doctor approached police, which gave him protection,” he said. The two were arrested on Saturday, he added. As per a media report in Nagpur Today , the doctor who runs the renowned Dadasaheb Lanjewar Hospital in Sriman Complex, Janata Chowk, was demanded Rs 40 lakh extortion by the accused. The threatening call came on May 15 at approximately 4:30 pm. The two spoke in Hindi and warned Dr Lanjewar that failure to comply with the demand would lead to dire consequences. The ...

Mumbai : Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. said on Saturday it proposed to fully acquire Israel-based Taro Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. through a reverse triangular merger. The Mumbai-based drug major said it has issued a letter to the Taro board with a proposal containing a non-binding indication of interest to acquire all of the outstanding ordinary shares for a purchase price of USD 38 per ordinary share in cash. Sun Pharma currently owns a 78.48% stake in Taro. "We envisage the proposed transaction to be consummated in the form of a reverse triangular merger under the Israeli Companies Law, 1999 and practice," Sun Pharma said in a regulatory filing. The purchase price represents a premium of 31.2% over Taro's closing price on May 25, 2023, a 41.5% premium over Taro's average closing price in the last 60 days and a compelling liquidity opportunity for Taro's shareholders, it added. Under the indicative proposal, post the acquisition, Taro will bec...

Hong Kong: Sagittal split ramus osteotomy and intraoral vertical ramus osteotomy both improve quality of life (QoL) in the long term among patients with mandibular prognathism, shows a study published in Clinical Oral Investigations. However, the researchers noted earlier improvements in mental and oral health-related QoL of SSRO groups.  With a normal bite, the upper jaw and teeth sit slightly before the lower jaw. However, when people are described as having a long face or a prominent jaw, they may have a condition called mandibular prognathism which refers to the overdevelopment of the lower jaw. The condition is a facial deformity and affects the chewing function, facial aesthetic, and self-esteem of the individual, as well as causing jaw joint pain. Mandibular prognathism is a common facial deformity in Hong Kong and Southern China compared to Western countries. Correcting mandibular prognathism requires orthognathic surgery, which involves creating a split in the jawbone(...

Gurugram: HCAH, India's leading out-of-hospital care provider, announces its collaboration with fourteen major insurance players, becoming the first transition care provider in India to make insurance available for its patients.  This is a significant milestone for HCAH as it becomes the first rehab provider to offer cashless insurance coverage for out-of-hospital care. This collaboration enables patients to receive high-quality rehabilitation services without worrying about financial burdens, while also enhancing HCAH's position as a leader in the healthcare industry. Also Read:HCAH acquires Seniority to expand its presence in India's geriatric health market HCAH's TCCs focus on helping patients recover in a home-like environment outside of the hospital setting. HCAH aims to drive 100% recovery of a patient through high-end equipment, a multidisciplinary team, a milestone-based approach and protocolized delivery. HCAH supports patients across multiple areas, such ...