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US SC to decide whether to restrict abortion drug nationwide
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US SC to decide whether to restrict abortion drug nationwide

Washington, Dec 14: The US Supreme Court said that it will consider whether to restrict nationwide access to a widely used abortion drug, even in the states where the procedure is still allowed after the landmark Roe v. Wade judgment was overturned last year. The top court's announcement on...
Study explores link between gut health and Parkinson
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Study explores link between gut health and Parkinson's disease

New York, Dec 13: Researchers have discovered a previously unknown process of how Parkinson's disease begins in the gut and spreads to the brain. The team from Duke University in the US identified a protein found in the gut called alpha-synuclein that travels through the nervous system and...
SGPGIMS helps woman with rare condition deliver a child
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SGPGIMS helps woman with rare condition deliver a child

Lucknow, Dec 13: Specialists at the Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS) helped a woman with an extremely rare blood disorder conceive and deliver a baby. The milestone in the woman’s life was no less than a miracle as pregnancy was a strict no-no for her because of...
New gut microbiome altering drug offers hope for long-Covid patients
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New gut microbiome altering drug offers hope for long-Covid patients

Hong Kong, Dec 13: A team of researchers has developed an experimental new drug that has the potential to alter the gut microbiome and relieve multiple symptoms of long Covid. Long Covid or post-acute Covid-19 syndrome (PACS) affects over 65 million individuals worldwide but treatment options are...
Surgeons Raghu Ram, Pattabhiramaiah get ASI lifetime achievement awards
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Surgeons Raghu Ram, Pattabhiramaiah get ASI lifetime achievement awards

Visakhapatnam, Dec 13: Eminent surgeon Dr P. Raghu Ram and Dr K. Pattabhiramaiah were on Wednesday conferred with the Association of Surgeons of India (ASI) lifetime achievement awards. At the convocation ceremony of 83rd annual conference of ASI, former Vice President, M. Venkaiah Naidu...
Smoking likely leads to permanent brain shrinkage: Study
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Smoking likely leads to permanent brain shrinkage: Study

New York, Dec 13: Smoking does not only affect your heart and lungs, but it can also shrink your brain permanently, and the damage done is irreversible, according to a new study. Although quitting smoking can prevent further loss of brain tissue, stopping smoking will not restore the brain to its...
Maha Opp MVA dons oxygen-masks to protest dismal health of govt hospitals
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Maha Opp MVA dons oxygen-masks to protest dismal health of govt hospitals

Nagpur (Maharashtra), Dec 12: For the fourth consecutive day, the Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) protested against the Maharashtra Government over the spate of deaths in public hospitals in the last few months. Leaders of the Congress-Shiv Sena (UBT)-Nationalist Congress Party (SP)...
Pneumonia outbreak is nothing unusual, says expert allaying fears
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Pneumonia outbreak is nothing unusual, says expert allaying fears

New Delhi, Dec 12: There is nothing usual about cases of mycoplasma pneumonia reported by various countries, beginning China, and subsequently the Netherlands, Denmark and two states in the US, said a health expert on Tuesday, allaying fears. It all began with several social media posts claiming...
Karnataka Assembly discusses hookah bar menace, Home Minister assures action
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Karnataka Assembly discusses hookah bar menace, Home Minister assures action

Belagavi, (Karnataka) Dec 12: Karnataka Home Minister Dr. G. Parameshwara on Tuesday assured the Assembly that he will initiate legal action to regulate hookah bars in the state. BJP member C.K. Ramamurthy had raised the question and the issue was discussed widely in the session. Bengaluru has...
Keto diet effective at controlling polycystic kidney disease: Study
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Keto diet effective at controlling polycystic kidney disease: Study

New York, Dec 12: Ketogenic diet -- consisting of foods with very low levels of carbs -- is effective at controlling polycystic kidney disease (PKD), according to the first randomised controlled clinical trial. PKD is an inherited disorder in which clusters of cysts develop primarily within the...
Study finds how gene mutation leads to ALS
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Study finds how gene mutation leads to ALS

New York, Dec 11: Scientists have discovered for the first time how a mutated gene leads to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) -- a progressive neurodegenerative that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. It has been known that mutations in the gene NEK1 have been linked to as much...
Only 7% of new docs aware of advances in anti-smoking strategies: Study
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Only 7% of new docs aware of advances in anti-smoking strategies: Study

New Delhi, Dec 11: A mere 7 per cent of doctors are aware of recent advances in anti-smoking strategies, posing a significant challenge to the nation's efforts in combating tobacco addiction, according to a new study on Monday. The study by Indian Medical Academy for Preventive Health (IMAPH) --...
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