Monthly Archives: August 2023

Smoking Increases Cardiovascular Disease Risk for Cancer Survivors: Study

A recent study conducted by researchers at Yonsei University College of Medicine has found that cancer survivors who smoke are at a higher risk of developing cardiovascular disease. Smoking is already recognized as a leading cause of cardiovascular conditions like myocardial infarction and stroke. However, the specific impact of smoking on the risk of cardiovascular […]

Staff crunch hits cancer patient care at PGI

Tribune News Service Naina Mishra Chandigarh, August 13 The Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology at the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) has been grappling with an acute shortage of medical staff, impeding the effective delivery of cancer care services. Established in 2021 to cater to cancer patients, the department needs […]

‘Smoking poses cardiovascular risks to cancer survivors’

A study conducted by researchers at Yonsei University College of Medicine has revealed that cancer survivors who smoke face a heightened risk of developing cardiovascular disease. A Yonsei University College of Medicine research team found that smoking can increase the risk of cardiovascular disease for cancer survivors that smoke. They are, from left, Professors Kim […]

Doctors Remove A Massive 15kg Tumour From A Woman’s Swollen Stomach

Doctors said because of the tumour, the woman could not eat and weighed just 49 kg New Delhi: Doctors in Indore have successfully removed a whopping 15 kg tumour from the stomach of a woman, who constantly complained of pain and discomfort. According to doctors at the Index Hospital, a more than two-hour surgery was […]

What can help prevent blood clots after surgery?

A blood clot is a potential complication after surgery. To help prevent blood clots, a doctor may advise doing exercises to promote blood flow, wearing compression garments, and taking blood-thinning medications. Blood clotting is an important process that can prevent excessive bleeding after injury to a blood vessel. However, in some cases, blood clots can […]

Drug trials show ‘groundbreaking results’ for blood cancer patients

Hope for blood cancer patients after immunotherapy drug trials show ‘groundbreaking results’ The drugs are so cutting-edge that they don’t even have names yet They may be rolled out across the UK to help cancer patients soon  By Perkin Amalaraj Published: 20:55 EDT, 13 August 2023 | Updated: 20:56 EDT, 13 August 2023

Israel on Princeton book choice: ‘Modern-day antisemitic blood libel’

Last Wednesday, in the wake of a report that Princeton University will include a book in its syllabus that claims that the IDF had been harvesting Palestinian organs, Israeli Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli wrote a letter to the university’s senior leadership. The letter was written to Princeton University President Christopher L. Eisgruber and Dean […]

Viral infections, surgeries lead to bed crisis across pvt hosps in Kolkata | Kolkata News

KOLKATA: Several private hospitals in Kolkata are facing a bed crisis with occupancy hovering around 90% for a month. A spike in admissions due to a spurt in viral infections, increased surgeries and a slow but consistent rise in dengue patients have combined to fill up beds, stretching the waiting time for admission to 12-24 […]

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Newswise — Researchers at Rutgers and Emory University are gaining insights into how schizophrenia develops by studying the strongest-known genetic risk factor. When a small portion of Chromosome 3 is missing – known as 3q29 deletion syndrome – it increases the risk for schizophrenia by about 40 fold. Researchers have now analyzed overlapping patterns of […]