An Indian origin patient was among those who had a "miracle" cure using a cancer medication that is being tried out by a research centre here achieving an unprecedented healing rate when all 14 patients in the trial had their cancers disappear.
Category: HEALTH
New gene drug improves breast cancer patients' survival rate
The results, published in the Lancet Oncology journal, showed the breast cancer patients who were given Capivasertib, developed by AstraZeneca, survived almost twice as long than those given the standard treatment alone, BBC reported.
Aerobic exercise may help boost immune system against cancer: Study
Published online in Cancer Cell, the study, which focussed on pancreatic cancer, provides new insight into how the mammalian immune system, designed to attack foreign invaders like bacteria, can also recognise cancer cells as abnormal.
Scientists identify new coronavirus commonly found in rodents
The study of approximately 260 bank voles caught around Grimso, in Orebro County in Sweden shows that the virus is well established in the red-backed voles, said the team from the Zoonosis Science Center at Uppsala University.
Over 88% Indian adults fully vaccinated against Covid
"Over 88 per cent of the adult population is now fully vaccinated against #COVID19. Congratulations India! Keep following COVID appropriate behaviour even after getting vaccinated", said Mandaviya in a tweet.
Monkeypox may slow down but not be eliminated: Report
Adam Kucharski, from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, said it was unlikely the current outbreak would spiral into a pandemic like Covid because it spreads through prolonged close contact.
শিশুর হৃদযন্ত্রের জটিল অস্রোপাচার সফল জিবিপি হাসপাতালে
অস্ত্রোপচারে যুক্ত ছিলেন কার্ডিয়াক অ্যানেসথেসিওলজিস্ট ডাঃ মণিময় দেববর্মা, কার্ডিয়াক ইনটেনসিভিস্ট ডাঃ সুরজিৎ পাল, পারফিউগানিস্ট (হার্ট-লাং যন্ত্র পরিচালক) সুজন সাহু, সার্জিকেল অ্যাসিসটেন্ট সুদীপ্ত মন্ডলসহ ১২ সদস্যক সার্জিক্যাল টিম।
One confirmed case of XE variant detected in India: INSACOG
One confirmed case of the XE Covid variant has been detected in India, according to the latest bulletin of the Indian SARS-CoV2 Genomics Sequencing Consortium (INSACOG).
Covishield vaccine prices slashed for private hospitals
Ahead of the opening of the booster drive for all the 18 plus range, vaccine manufacturer Serum Institute of India has announced a considerable reduction in the price of its Covishield vaccine for private hospitals - from Rs 600 to Rs 225 per dose.
Bharat Biotech partners with Biofabri to develop TB vaccine
Vaccine maker Bharat Biotech on Wednesday announced partnership with Spanish biopharmaceutical company Biofabri to develop, manufacture and market a new tuberculosis vaccine in more than 70 countries in Southeast Asia and sub-Saharan Africa.
Greater risks of kidney disease if you have diabetes and high BP, say health experts on World Kidney Day
Under its Illness to Wellness Campaign, ASSOCHAM, an apex body, organized 'Kidney Care: Preventive and Curative Actions' on the eve of World Kidney Day with the objective of spreading awareness about kidney diseases. Kidney diseases are silent killers, which can largely affect your quality of life.
AGMC & GBP Hospital performs first ever open heart surgery on 10-year-old girl
In yet another benchmark in rendering improvised health care facilities to the people of the state, the doctors of Agartala Government Medical College (AGMC) and GBP Hospital on February 24 conducted the first ever open-heart surgery to a 10 years old girl.
Glenmark to sell nasal spray to treat adult Covid-19 patients
Indian pharma major Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Limited and Canadian pharmaceutical company SaNOtize Research & Development Corp, on Wednesday announced launch of nasal spray to treat adult Covid-19 patients.
Doctors operates out tamarind seeds from lungs of 11-year old tribal girl
The doctors of the ENT depart of the Agartala Government Medical College (AGMC) and GB Pant Hospital on Tuesday successfully operated out tamarind seeds from the lungs of a minor tribal girl.
ওপেন হার্ট সার্জারি ও বাইপাস সার্জারির পর এবার জিবি হাসপাতালে প্রথম অ্যাঞ্জিওপ্লাস্টি সার্জারি
ডাঃ অনিন্দ্য সুন্দর ত্রিবেদী তাঁর অ্যাঞ্জিওপ্লাস্টি করেন। সঙ্গে ছিলেন কনসালটেন্ট অ্যান্ড ইনচার্জ কার্ডিয়াক সার্জন ডাঃ কনক নারায়ণ ভট্টাচার্য, ডাঃ অরূপ দেব, ডাঃ সুরজিৎ পাল, ক্যাথ ল্যাব টেকনিশিয়ান সঞ্জয় ঘোষ, ক্যাথ ল্যাব নার্স প্রাণকৃষ্ণ দেব, দেবব্রত দেবনাথ, অন্ন বাহাদুর জমাতিয়া ও সুজন সাহু এবং অন্যান্য স্বাস্থ্যকর্মীগণ।
First Angioplasty surgery performed in GBP Hospital
The surgery was performed by Dr. Anindya Sundar Trivedi along with Consultant and In-charge Cardiac surgeon Dr. Kanak Narayan Bhattacharjee, Dr. Arup Deb, Dr. Surajit Pal, Cath Lab Technician Sanjay Ghosh,
হৃদরোগের চিকিৎসায় সাফল্য এজিএমসি অ্যান্ড জিবিপি হাসপাতালের চিকিৎসকদের
প্রথম বাইপাস হার্ট সার্জারিতে সাফল্য এজিএমসি অ্যান্ড জিবিপি হাসপাতালে। হাসপাতালের কার্ডিও থোরাসিক অ্যান্ড ভাসকুলার সার্জারি অ্যান্ড ইন্টারভেনশনাল রেডিওলজি (সিটিভিএস অ্যান্ড আইআর) ডিপার্টমেন্টের কনসালটেন্ট অ্যান্ড ইনচার্জ কার্ডিয়াক সার্জন ডাক্তার কনক নারায়ণ ভট্টাচার্যের নেতৃত্বে চিকিৎসকদের একটি টিম গত ২৮ জানুয়ারি সিএবিজি (করোনারি আর্টারি বাইপাস গ্রাফটিং) সার্জারির ইতিহাস গড়লেন।
First Bypass Heart Surgery conducted in AGMC & GBP Hospital
Within a week of its first of its Open Heart Surgery, the Agartala Government Medical College (AGMC) and GB Hospital has made yet another medical history in Tripura by conducting the first of its Bypass Heart Surgery.
হৃদযন্ত্র অপারেশনে সাফল্য জিবিপি হাসপাতালের চিকিৎসকদের
ফের হূদযন্ত্র অপারেশনে সাফল্য জিবিপি হাসপাতালে। বিগত দিনে এ ধরনের অস্ত্রপাচার করা কষ্টকর ছিল। বর্তমান পরিকাঠামোর উন্নয়নে জিবিপি হাসপাতালের চিকিৎসকরা অস্ত্রপাচারে সাফল্য লাভ করে ।
Dolo pill breaks sales record in pandemic as manufacturer makes a fortune
The Covid-19 pandemic has made several healthcare and pharma players billionaires and the makers of Dolo-650 -- the most prescribed medicine during the pandemic having sold more than 350 crore pills since the Covid outbreak in March 2020 -- are raking in the moolah too.
FDA may authorise Pfizer's Covid vax for kids under 5 in Feb: Fauci
According to Fauci, younger children will likely need three doses, because two shots did not induce an adequate immune response among kids between 2-4 yeas of age in Pfizer's clinical trials, CNBC reported.
Omicron up to 70% less likely to need hospital care: Report
"Our latest analysis shows an encouraging early signal that people who contract the Omicron variant may be at a relatively lower risk of hospitalisation than those who contract other variants," Jenny Harries, the Chief Executive of the UKHSA, was quoted as saying.
Goat pox vaccine launched in India
The primary vaccination has to be done at 3 months of age and re-vaccination annually. The technology for the vaccine and its testing was obtained from Indian Council of Agriculture Research-Indian Veterinary Research Institute (ICAR- IVRI),
No scientific data to suggest Covid pills will be useful now: ICMR
In a briefing on the present situation of Covid and new variant Omicron in the country, he said that it is very important to have low-intensity festivities and avoid non-essential travel and mass gatherings.
'Covishield found 63% effective in fully vaccinated individuals during 2nd surge'
The Covishield vaccine effectiveness against SARS-CoV-2 infection in fully vaccinated individuals was found to be 63 per cent during the second wave, according to a study.