New Delhi, May 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) More than exposure to sun, family history or inherited genes play a larger role in the risk of developing melanoma — skin cancer — than previously thought, finds a study…
Mumbai, May 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) Drugmaker Cipla on Wednesday announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) has granted it final approval for the Lanreotide injection, used for the treatment of acromegaly and gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine…
New Delhi, May 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) While fish oil supplements, rich in omega-3 fatty acids, are known to be good for heart health, a new study on Wednesday showed that regular consumption may raise the risk…
New Delhi, May 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) Using breast cancer cells’ weakness against themselves, UK scientists linked a tumour-selective antibody and developed a cell-killing drug that can destroy hard-to-treat tumours. The findings, published on Wednesday in the…
Damascus, May 22 (IANS/DPA) Syria’s first lady, Asma al-Assad, has been diagnosed with leukaemia, the Syrian presidency said. “After the appearance of several clinical symptoms and signs, followed by a series of medical examinations and…
Madrid, May 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) International tourist arrivals surged to 97 per cent of pre-pandemic levels in the first quarter of 2024, with projections indicating that numbers are expected to exceed those of 2019 over the…
London, May 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) The UK will make further interim compensation payments to the victims of the contaminated blood scandal, which has resulted in more than 3,000 deaths and tens of thousands of infections with…
Yangon, May 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) A total of 45 people, including 11 children, have been hospitalised for food poisoning in southern Myanmar’s Ayeyarwady region, a local rescue organisation official told the media. The victims from Labutta…
Jaipur, May 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) In view of cases of heat stroke rising in the state, the Rajasthan Medical and Health Department on Tuesday cancelled the leave of all medical personnel and asked them to stay…
New Delhi, May 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) As air pollution remains a crucial global challenge, with severe health implications for millions of people globally, a new study by a researcher from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)…
London, May 21 (IANS/DPA) The person who died in turbulence on board a plane that encountered severe turbulence over South-East Asia was a 73-year-old man from Britain who probably had a heart attack, the BBC…
New Delhi, May 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) Amid the global furore over the alleged presence of a “cancer-causing substance” in certain spices from India, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has cleared more than…
New Delhi, May 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) A 42-year-old man from Bengaluru has successfully achieved “durable remission” from a relapsed cancer via CAR T-cell therapy, said doctors on Tuesday hailing it as a revolutionary cancer treatment. The…
Chennai, May 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a significant medical feat, a team of neurosurgeons here removed a deeply seated insular brain tumour of a 44-year-old woman through a transformative and novel eyebrow keyhole approach. “This unprecedented…
New Delhi, May 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) French drugmaker Sanofi on Tuesday announced that it has partnered with artificial intelligence (AI) company OpenAI and tech-driven pharmaceutical firm Formation Bio to build AI-powered software to boost drug development…
Bengaluru, May 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) Biocon Biologics said on Tuesday that the US Food and Drug Administration (US FDA) has approved the company’s first-to-file application for Yesafili, a biosimilar drug for treating eye ailments. The company…
New Delhi, May 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) An increase in nightmares and hallucinations– or ‘daymares’ — may signal the onset of autoimmune disease such as lupus, according to an international research team on Tuesday. Lupus is an…
London, May 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) The UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak apologised for the infected blood scandal on behalf of successive governments and declared it was a “day of national shame”. Addressing the House of Commons…
London, May 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) A contaminated blood scandal in the UK, which has caused more than 3,000 deaths, “could largely, though not entirely, have been avoided,” according to the inquiry report on the scandal. The…
New Delhi, May 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) Tesla CEO Elon Musk-run brain-computer interface company Neuralink has reportedly received a nod from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to implant its brain chip in a second person….