Improving human quality of life with drug treatments is a complicated issue. Drug certification, including drug safety and reliability, entails a long series of tests and government approvals before the drug is available for anyone to use. Testing drugs is challenged by ethical and biological concerns. Testing new drugs on humans is usually part of …
A visit to the Thiruvananthapuram Medical College Hospital for nagging back pain on Saturday turned into 59-year-old Ravindran Nair’s worst nightmare – stuck in a lift for 42 hours with no light, food and water, unsure if someone even knew he was inside. “It was like seeing death in front of you. You just start …
A 12-year-old girl undergoing treatment at Sassoon General Hospital succumbed to an ailment on Sunday. The deceased was reportedly suffering from suspected dengue shock syndrome symptoms, the officials said. She complained of fever for the past week, with disorientation, hypotension, loose motions and nausea amongst others. (HT PHOTO) {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} As per …
G Kumar’s vaping addiction peaked in college at the University of Colorado, when flavored, disposable vapes were taking off. “I’d go through, let’s say, 1,200 puffs in a week,” Kumar said. Vaping became a crutch for them. Like losing a cellphone, losing a vape pen would set off a mad scramble. “It needs to be …
The man had undergone abdominal surgery before the incident occurred. In a shocking incident, a US man’s colon was put back into his body after it fell out after a “forceful” sneeze, as per a report in the New York Post. The 63-year-old from Florida was having breakfast with his wife at a restaurant when …
Although My Hero Academia’s mangaka Kohei Horikoshi has confirmed that the beloved superhero adventure has yet to wrap up its final chapters, the upcoming edition’s spoilers have already affected the fandom. Chapter 424 will swoop in on Monday, June 3, at 12 am JST, as it swoops in with the aftermath of the Final War …
An Indian climber, rescued from Mount Everest, has died in a hospital, a Nepali tourism official said on Tuesday. This raises the season’s death toll on the world’s highest mountain to eight. Banshi Lal, 46, was plucked from the mountain last week and taken to a hospital in Nepal’s capital Kathmandu. “He died at the …
In a recent study published in the International Journal of Impotence Research, researchers analyze nationwide inpatient data provided by the Federal Bureau of Statistics of Germany to evaluate the in-hospital outcomes and overall trends in cases of high- and low-flow priapism. These data were used to better understand potential treatment and management measures for both conditions. …
Shah Rukh Khan was admitted to a hospital in Ahmedabad after suffering from a heat stroke. He was discharged on Thursday after receiving treatment. Now, reality TV judge Malaika Arora has reacted to the actor’s health scare. During an interview with Instant Bollywood, when asked to share tips to avoid heatstroke, Malaika asked people to …
A recent New England Journal of Medicine study assesses whether early blood-pressure control within ambulances leads to favorable clinical outcomes among patients with undifferentiated acute stroke. Study: Intensive Ambulance-Delivered Blood-Pressure Reduction in Hyperacute Stroke. Image Credit: Jaromir Chalabala / Shutterstock.com Treating stroke Intensive treatment to lower blood pressure levels is often clinically beneficial in patients with acute …