90% of hepatitis B patients unaware of their disease : Lancet Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli29 March 2018 7:02 PM ISTThe 69th World Health Assembly approved the Global Health Sector Strategy to eliminate viral hepatitis by 2030. Despite the fact that no virological...
EASL's Updated HCV Treatment Guidelines Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli16 April 2018 7:02 PM ISTEuropean Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) has released its 2018 Updated HCV Treatment Guidelines.The guidelines written by Jean-Michel...
New blood test can detect liver damage even before symptoms appear Anjali Nimesh Nimesh26 May 2018 8:00 PM ISTChemist Vincent Rotello at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, with colleagues at University College London (UCL), U.K., announced today that...
Bezafibrate highly effective in Primary Biliary Cholangitis when added to UDCA Vinay Singh singh11 Jun 2018 7:20 PM ISTAccording to a new study, Bezafibrate is highly effective in treatment of Primary Biliary Cholangitis when added to the ursodeoxycholic acid,...
Pirfenidone, Rapamycin combo offers better treatment option in Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis Vinay Singh singh29 Jun 2018 7:28 PM ISTThe combination of pirfenidone and rapamycin was found to widen the inhibition range of fibrogenic markers and prevent fibroblast migration in...
Case of First ever Double Lung Transplant of Karnataka Hina Zahid5 July 2018 7:03 PM ISTFirst ever case of a double lung transplant has been reported from Karnataka. Lung Conditions in which lung transplant is performed are -Cystic...
AIIMS Doctors report a unique case of Erasmus syndrome Vinay Singh singh30 Aug 2018 6:00 PM ISTThe Department of Pulmonary Medicine and Sleep Disorders, All India Institute of Medical Sciences encountered a unique case of Erasmus syndrome, a...
Pegbelfermin an effective medicine for Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver disease, shows Trial Medha Baranwal Baranwal7 Jan 2019 7:25 PM ISTUSA: Treatment with Pegbelfermin significantly reduced hepatic fat fraction in non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) patients, according to a phase 2a...
New Technology for treating Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis found Hina Zahid15 Jan 2019 7:05 PM ISTIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a fatal condition that leaves lung tissue permanently scarred and leads to the decline and eventual failure of...
Scientists identify new biomarker to assess cardiac dysfunction in Duchenne’s Hina Zahid7 April 2019 7:20 PM ISTScientists have identified new biomarkers to assess cardiac dysfunction in Duchenne’s muscular dystrophy, according to a new study. The findings of...
Alcohol-related liver disease: ALEH 2019 Clinical practice guidelines Hina Zahid5 May 2019 7:00 PM ISTLatin American Association for the Study of the Liver(ALEH) has released its 2019 Clinical practice guidelines on Alcohol-related liver...
Pulmonary vocal syndrome due to Endobronchial Tuberculosis reported Deepanjana Sarkar10 Sept 2019 6:00 PM ISTA case of a 30-year-old lady who was diagnosed with pulmonary vocal syndrome due to endobronchial tuberculosis (TB) was reported in the Journal of...
