Using viruses to outsmart antibiotic-resistant bacteria
Phage therapy – the treatment of bacterial infections with viruses that attack those bacteria – was used in the...
Salt substitution for hypertension helps lower cardiovascular risks
A study published on Sept 16, 2021, in the New England Journal of Medicine suggests that offering a salt...
Abnormal Tau Protein- A hallmark indicator of Alzheimer’s disease
Alzheimer’s disease is a neurological disorder in which the brain shrinks and the brain cells involved in the memory...
What foods really fight cancer?
“Health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or...
Recent developments in therapy for HER2+ and HER2- Non-small cell lung cancer
Lung cancer kills more people worldwide than breast, prostate, colorectal, and brain cancers combined.1 Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)...
Ovarian Cancer: The new normal- Standards of care before, during and after the pandemic – Part 1
COVID-19 is a severe acute respiratory syndrome that has blighted the world over the last year. The World Health...
Current and future paradigms in the management of Esophageal Cancer
In data released by GLOBOCAN 2020, stomach Cancer is the 5th biggest cancer in the world, with esophageal Cancer...
SGLT2 inhibitors and GLP1 agonists in Diabetes Type 2
Over the last few years, there have been significant breakthroughs in the management of Type 2 diabetes (T2D). Sodium–glucose...
FDA Approves Pradaxa (Dabigatran Etexilate), the First Oral Anticoagulant for Children
The Food and Drug Administration approves Boehringer Ingelheim’s Pradaxa (dabigatran etexilate) oral pellets to treat venous thromboembolism (VTE) in children aged 3...
Cytokine-blocking monoclonal antibody helps prevent asthma exacerbations
A recent clinical trial showed a 56% reduction in yearly asthma exacerbations when patients with severe asthma were treated...