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Cancer Drugs To Get Cheaper In N Sitharaman's Big Budget Announcement
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced Saturday that 36 lifesaving drugs and medicines, particularly for cancer patients and those suffering from rare diseases, will be fully exempt from basic customs duty(BCD).
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US Records 1st Human Bird Flu Death, Expert Says "Virus Can Be Lethal"
The first human death linked to bird flu has been reported in the United States, health authorities in the state of Louisiana said Monday, adding that the patient was elderly and suffered from other pathologies.
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Scientists Reverse Type 1 Diabetes By Reprogramming Patient's Fat Cells
The patient had been suffering from hard-to-control diabetes despite intensive insulin treatment and had received pancreas transplantation in 2017.
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Doctors Leave Pair Of Scissors In Woman's Abdomen, It Is Found 12 Years Later
Having undergone surgery to remove her appendix, a woman from Sikkim continued to suffer for over a decade more and several doctors failed to diagnose why. When the diagnosis was finally revealed earlier this month, it shocked her and her family.
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Novel Brain-Computer Interface Improves Control of Prosthetic Hands With Thought Alone
A recent study by scientists at the German Primate Center has made significant strides in the development of brain-computer interfaces for controlling prosthetic hands. By training rhesus monkeys to use neural signals for hand posture control, the researchers have shifted focus from movement velocity to hand position, resulting in improved fine mot...
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Can your Blood Type Affect Your Stroke Risk? Here's What You Need to Know
Recent research indicates that individuals with type A blood are more likely to suffer a stroke before the age of 60 compared to those with other blood types. A 2022 study involving nearly 17,000 stroke patients and 600,000 controls found a 16% increased risk for those with variations of the A blood group. The findings suggest that the mechanisms b...
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Placebo Effect Link Discovered With Previously Unassociated Parts of the Brain
Patients suffering from chronic pain have limited treatment options, often relying on medications like opioids that come with harmful side effects and high addiction risks. A new study in mice, published in Current Biology journal, suggests a new way to use the placebo effect for treating chronic pain. By activating specific neurons in the brain li...
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Suffering From Constipation? This Simple Breath Test Could Change Everything
Using a simple breath test to measure methane, patients with intestinal methanogen overgrowth (IMO) may benefit from antibiotics and specialized diets, offering hope beyond conventional laxatives.
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Scientists Develop Facial Recognition Tool To Detect Stroke Within Seconds
A new smartphone application could come in handy for paramedics as it detects within seconds if a patient has suffered a stroke.
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"Can't Compete With God": Startup's Head Transplant Video Shocks Internet
BrainBridge said says it aims to offer new hope to patients suffering from untreatable conditions.
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Study Finds Huge Surge In "Silent Killer" Condition
The team at Aalborg University in Denmark also found up to two in five patients of atrial fibrillation are likely to get heart failure, while one in five will suffer a stroke.
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Lt Governor Asks Arvind Kejriwal To Implement Centre's Health Scheme, Delhi Minister Responds
Delhi Lt Governor V K Saxena has asked Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to implement the Centre's Ayushman Bharat scheme in the national capital, saying its non-implementation is causing suffering to poor patients, Raj Niwas officials said on Sunday.
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Man Suffers Heart Attack At Ram Temple Ceremony, Saved By Air Force
Once the patient's condition stabilised, he was taken to the civil hospital for further observation and specialised care, according to the statement.
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4-Year-Old Brain-Dead Girl Saves Lives Of Two Patients In Chandigarh
A four-year-old girl, declared brain dead following an accident, gave a new lease of life to two patients suffering from end-stage renal failure at the PGIMER here after her parents donated her organs.
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Doctor Performs Lung Transplant In Chennai Despite Getting Hurt In Pune Accident
A cardiothoracic surgeon suffered injuries in an accident while travelling with a medical team in ambulance carrying harvested lungs from a hospital for transplant on a patient in Chennai and performed the lifesaving surgical procedure hours later.
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Cancer Drugs To Get Cheaper In N Sitharaman's Big Budget Announcement
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced Saturday that 36 lifesaving drugs and medicines, particularly for cancer patients and those suffering from rare diseases, will be fully exempt from basic customs duty(BCD).
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US Records 1st Human Bird Flu Death, Expert Says "Virus Can Be Lethal"
The first human death linked to bird flu has been reported in the United States, health authorities in the state of Louisiana said Monday, adding that the patient was elderly and suffered from other pathologies.
-
Scientists Reverse Type 1 Diabetes By Reprogramming Patient's Fat Cells
The patient had been suffering from hard-to-control diabetes despite intensive insulin treatment and had received pancreas transplantation in 2017.
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Doctors Leave Pair Of Scissors In Woman's Abdomen, It Is Found 12 Years Later
Having undergone surgery to remove her appendix, a woman from Sikkim continued to suffer for over a decade more and several doctors failed to diagnose why. When the diagnosis was finally revealed earlier this month, it shocked her and her family.
-
Novel Brain-Computer Interface Improves Control of Prosthetic Hands With Thought Alone
A recent study by scientists at the German Primate Center has made significant strides in the development of brain-computer interfaces for controlling prosthetic hands. By training rhesus monkeys to use neural signals for hand posture control, the researchers have shifted focus from movement velocity to hand position, resulting in improved fine mot...
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Can your Blood Type Affect Your Stroke Risk? Here's What You Need to Know
Recent research indicates that individuals with type A blood are more likely to suffer a stroke before the age of 60 compared to those with other blood types. A 2022 study involving nearly 17,000 stroke patients and 600,000 controls found a 16% increased risk for those with variations of the A blood group. The findings suggest that the mechanisms b...
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Placebo Effect Link Discovered With Previously Unassociated Parts of the Brain
Patients suffering from chronic pain have limited treatment options, often relying on medications like opioids that come with harmful side effects and high addiction risks. A new study in mice, published in Current Biology journal, suggests a new way to use the placebo effect for treating chronic pain. By activating specific neurons in the brain li...
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Suffering From Constipation? This Simple Breath Test Could Change Everything
Using a simple breath test to measure methane, patients with intestinal methanogen overgrowth (IMO) may benefit from antibiotics and specialized diets, offering hope beyond conventional laxatives.
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Scientists Develop Facial Recognition Tool To Detect Stroke Within Seconds
A new smartphone application could come in handy for paramedics as it detects within seconds if a patient has suffered a stroke.
-
"Can't Compete With God": Startup's Head Transplant Video Shocks Internet
BrainBridge said says it aims to offer new hope to patients suffering from untreatable conditions.
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Study Finds Huge Surge In "Silent Killer" Condition
The team at Aalborg University in Denmark also found up to two in five patients of atrial fibrillation are likely to get heart failure, while one in five will suffer a stroke.
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Lt Governor Asks Arvind Kejriwal To Implement Centre's Health Scheme, Delhi Minister Responds
Delhi Lt Governor V K Saxena has asked Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to implement the Centre's Ayushman Bharat scheme in the national capital, saying its non-implementation is causing suffering to poor patients, Raj Niwas officials said on Sunday.
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Man Suffers Heart Attack At Ram Temple Ceremony, Saved By Air Force
Once the patient's condition stabilised, he was taken to the civil hospital for further observation and specialised care, according to the statement.
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4-Year-Old Brain-Dead Girl Saves Lives Of Two Patients In Chandigarh
A four-year-old girl, declared brain dead following an accident, gave a new lease of life to two patients suffering from end-stage renal failure at the PGIMER here after her parents donated her organs.
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Doctor Performs Lung Transplant In Chennai Despite Getting Hurt In Pune Accident
A cardiothoracic surgeon suffered injuries in an accident while travelling with a medical team in ambulance carrying harvested lungs from a hospital for transplant on a patient in Chennai and performed the lifesaving surgical procedure hours later.
