WHO Guidance on physical illnesses associated with mental disorders Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli11 Nov 2018 8:28 PM ISTThe World Health Organization, WHO has released guidelines on managing physical health conditions for people with severe mental disorders, including...
U.S. FDA approves new paediatric hexavalent vaccine Hina Zahid28 Dec 2018 7:15 PM ISTPARIS: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved new paediatric vaccine immunizing children against six diseases. The new vaccine dubbed...
2019 Adult Immunization Schedule released by ACIP Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli5 Feb 2019 7:25 PM ISTThe Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) released its 2019 Recommended Immunization Schedule for adults with changes to the...
Pre–exposure prophylaxis of HIV: British HIV Association 2018 Guidelines Hina Zahid31 March 2019 7:00 PM ISTBritish HIV Association and the British Association of Sexual Health and HIV have released 2018 Guidelines on pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP)of HIV....
Adolescent Immunization schedule: Is there a need to re-look? by Dr Vipin M. Vashishtha Hina Zahid9 April 2019 7:02 PM ISTAdolescent immunization (AI) is one of the important yet the most neglected field in India. There is no adolescent-specific schedule in the...
HIV/AIDS Diagnosis and Treatment: Korean Society for AIDS 2018 Guidelines Hina Zahid10 April 2019 7:00 PM ISTKorean Society for AIDS has updated it's 2011, 2013, and 2015 Clinical Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of HIV/AIDS. The clinical guidelines...
Is maternal vaccination safe during breastfeeding? Hina Zahid11 April 2019 7:10 PM ISTUse of vaccines during breastfeeding is common and is a debatable issue. Theoretically, high titers of immunoglobulins in breast milk might reduce the...
FDA approves first ever Hepatitis C treatment for pediatric patients Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli30 April 2019 7:22 PM ISTFDA approves first ever Hepatitis C treatment for pediatric patients.The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Mavyret (glecaprevir and...
Blood transfusion increases risk of death and cancer recurrence in liver cancer patients Hina Zahid3 Jun 2019 7:28 PM ISTCompared to those not given a transfusion, patients given 1-4 units of blood were 55% more likely to die from any cause, whilst those receiving 4 or...
Rise in Haemodialysis cases- Peritoneal Dialysis could be a solution Deepanjana Sarkar21 July 2019 7:02 PM ISTChronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is a major cause of mortality and morbidity in India. In India, the approximate prevalence of End-Stage Renal Disease...
Beware! Alternative medicines might lead to liver injury, warn AIIMS Gastrologists Medha Baranwal Baranwal31 July 2019 7:28 PM ISTNew Delhi: The use of complementary and alternative medicines may cause liver injury, warn experts at AIIMS.Alternative medicine describes medical...
Sterilization deficiency reportedly exposes more than 1000 patients to HIV Medha Baranwal Baranwal26 Nov 2019 8:00 PM ISTAn error in a sanitizing procedure exposed thousands of patients admitted in Goshen Hospital, US, to HIV, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C, according to...
