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March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn about the risk factors for colorectal cancer and what you can do to prevent it. Cancer in the colon and cancer in the rectum often are referred to together as colorectal cancer. Approximately…

Each year, World Tuberculosis (TB) Day is takes place on March 24 to raise public awareness about the health, social and economic consequences of TB, and to step up efforts to end the global TB epidemic. Vikas Panibatla, CEO, TB Alert India (TBAI) in an interaction with Viveka Roychowdhury…

(MedPage Today) -- Thanks to a robust network of hospitals, nonprofit organizations, and government support, the U.S. remains a leader in organ transplantation. This community, which is managed by United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS), saves...

March is Women's History Month and an opportunity to celebrate the achievements of women in science and research. Women make up just 33% of the world's researchers, according to the United Nations. That's changing according to Felicity Enders, Ph.D., director of the Office of Research…

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Dr Shibu Vijayan, Medical Director, Qure.ai & a TB Survivor stresses that the global plan to end TB calls to reimagine TB care, delivering services through a people-centered approach and reinforcing expanding early diagnosis including at subclinical stages The post AI enabled diagnosis can be…

J&J must not block the supply of more affordable generic versions of bedaquiline to high TB burden countries and stand by its 2019 statement from the MD in India of Janssen, that generic manufacturers will be able to make generic versions of bedaquiline starting in 2023, says MSF The post MSF…

With the new BD MAX MDR TB test, clinicians can simultaneously detect bacteria that cause TB and determine if the bacteria contain mutations associated with resistance to two important first-line drugs-Isoniazid (INH) and Rifampicin (RIF), respectively The post Redcliffe Labs launches BD MAX MDR…

(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require subscriptions. At FDA's request, Ascend Laboratories has voluntarily recalled certain lots of the blood thinner dabigatran because of possible contamination with a nitrosamine. Eighty-hour work...

This latest in NGS innovation, is part of a partnership between Illumina and Genoscreen announced last year to accelerate progress to end TB worldwide The post Illumina partners with GenoScreen to launch NGS based test for rapid detection of anti-TB drug resistance appeared first on Express…

On World TB Day, Madhu Viswanathan, Associate Professor of Marketing and Research Director, ISB Institute of Data Science, Indian School of Business; Raghuram Bommaraju, Senior Assistant Professor of Marketing, Indian School of Business and Ridhima Sodhi, public health professional explains how…

Dr Vishal Sehgal, President, Portea Medical emphasises that home-based care for TB has multiple benefits from ameliorating the understanding of the condition to better compliance, and reducing stigma. On a larger level, home-based care enables to unburden the load on the overstretched and…

On World TB Day 2023, Dr Pavan Asalapuram , Co-founder, EMPE Diagnostics highlights the importance of testing and treating strategy in managing and eliminating TB The post World TB Day: Defeat TB by 2Ts appeared first on Express Healthcare.

ACT For Health is collaborating with India Health Fund (a Tata Trusts initiative) to jointly fund Salcit Technologies and support them in developing Swaasa which is an AI-powered solution can revolutionise the early detection and treatment of tuberculosis in India. Neetha Joy, Director - ACT For…

(MedPage Today) -- Jurassic Park actor Sam Neill was recently interviewed by The Guardian in advance of the release of his memoir, Did I Ever Tell You? Originally planned as a glimpse into his career, his life as a celebrity, and his farm in New...

(MedPage Today) -- Join internal medicine and rheumatology specialist Siobhan Deshauer, MD, and her husband, as they spend the day in a hospital covering for a physician shortage. Following is a partial transcript (note that errors are possible...

(MedPage Today) -- Use of nirmatrelvir-ritonavir (Paxlovid) in older adults with risk factors for severe disease was associated with a roughly 25% lower risk of a post-COVID condition (PCC), a retrospective study of Veterans Affairs data showed...

(MedPage Today) -- Credit: INCA Use of digital measurement tools to track individual adherence to treatment helped avoid raising doses or adding medications and improved adherence in patients with uncontrolled asthma, the INCA Sun trial found...

(MedPage Today) -- Zolbetuximab plus capecitabine and oxaliplatin (CAPOX) improved survival outcomes in patients with Claudin (CLDN)18.2-positive, HER2-negative, locally advanced or metastatic gastric or gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) adenocarcinomas...

(MedPage Today) -- An estimated 2.8% of 8-year-old children were identified with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in the Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring (ADDM) network in 2020, CDC data showed. That prevalence -- roughly 4% of...

(MedPage Today) -- The FDA reminded healthcare providers and patients on Thursday that several Exactech joint replacement devices packaged in defective bags should be closely monitored for device wear or failure. Many of the devices for knees...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is monitoring an increase in invasive group A Streptococcus infections in children. "Group A streptococcal disease is a group of conditions caused by a bacteria called 'group A strep,'" says Dr. Nipunie Rajapakse, a pediatric infectious…

Mayo Clinic has been taking care of patients with rectal cancer for more than 100 years, dating back to the Mayo brothers. Even at that time, doctors were innovative with their approach to the care of patients with rectal cancer. That continues today as Mayo Clinic offers the latest in minimally…

(MedPage Today) -- The FDA gave the greenlight to the long-acting antifungal rezafungin (Rezzayo), the first new treatment option for candidemia and invasive candidiasis to gain approval in over a decade, Cidara Therapeutics and Melinta Therapeutics...

(MedPage Today) -- The residents of an area of Louisiana running along the Mississippi River between New Orleans and Baton Rouge, known as "Cancer Alley," have filed a federal lawsuit against their local government, alleging that petrochemical...

(MedPage Today) -- I recently read "A Republican Argument for Affordable Universal Healthcare" in MedPage Today. While it is pleasing to see that some Republicans agree that universal healthcare is a laudable goal, it is disconcerting that conservative...

Union Health Ministry organises two-day technical symposium to develop a strategic framework and roadmap for dengue control in India The post It is important to emphasise on timely detection and reporting of dengue cases: Rajesh Bhushan appeared first on Express Healthcare.

(MedPage Today) -- Many plaque psoriasis patients that responded inadequately to an interleukin (IL)-17 inhibitor had deep and durable responses after switching to the IL-23 inhibitor risankizumab (Skyrizi), according to trial results presented...

ROCHESTER, Minn. — Fasting during Ramadan involves abstaining from food and drink from dawn to sunset. Depending on geography and the time of year when Ramadan occurs, daily fasting can range from as little as 10 hours in the winter months to more than 17 hours during the summer. This daily fast…

(MedPage Today) -- In the UNITE (Urothelial Cancer Network to Investigate Therapeutic Experiences) study, researchers looked at the experience with enfortumab vedotin (EV, Padcev) in patient subsets for which activity had not been well defined...

(MedPage Today) -- NEW ORLEANS -- Almost 40% of patients with molluscum contagiosum, some with dozens of lesions, had complete or near-complete clearance after 12 weeks of nitric oxide-releasing gel, the largest-ever randomized trial of the skin...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I was diagnosed with chronic kidney disease but did not have any symptoms, so far as I knew. Are there early symptoms that I missed? Is this hereditary? Should I be advising family members? Is this curable? Am I at risk for other issues? ANSWER: In its early stages,…

(MedPage Today) -- Democratic lawmakers and some Republicans pressed Moderna's CEO to lower the price of its COVID-19 vaccine (Spikevax) during a hearing of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee on Wednesday. U.S...

(MedPage Today) -- WASHINGTON -- Alzheimer's disease treatments, the opioid epidemic, and funding for rural healthcare were all in the spotlight during a Senate hearing on the Biden administration's proposed budget for the Department of Health...

(MedPage Today) -- Ob/gyn residency remained a competitive specialty in this year's Match, despite the tumultuous landscape for reproductive healthcare following last year's Supreme Court decision that resulted in a patchwork of abortion access...

(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require subscriptions. Four new countries are reporting cholera outbreaks, bringing the total number of affected countries to 24, according to the World Health Organization. Come May, the White House...

You're getting to the gym regularly. Meeting your friends for a walk around the block. Maybe aerobics class is your go-to exercise. But is your exercise program the best for your heart health? Heart disease is the leading cause of death for men and women in the U.S. According to the Centers for…

ROCHESTER, Minn. — Senescence is an aspect of aging that involves a biological dysfunction that occurs in response to repetitive stressors. Biological aging is associated with an increase in the incidence of cardiovascular disease, but whether heart failure is itself a senescent process…

World TB Day will be observed Friday, March 24, which makes this a good time to learn about this potentially serious infectious disease. In 2021, 7,882 cases of tuberculosis, or TB, were diagnosed in the U.S., and up to 13 million people in the U.S. were living with latent TB, according to…

You might be hearing more about the MIND diet of late. A recent study has added to the evidence that the diet, which includes a variety of brain-friendly foods, may help protect against Alzheimer's disease. In this Mayo Clinic Minute, Angie Murad, a registered dietitian and nutritionist and patient…