Doctors And Insurers Differ Over How Fever Admissions Should Be Assessed A debate has emerged between hospitals and the insurance industry over guidance concerning hospital admissions for patients with fever and infectious diseases. The General Insurance Council issued an advisory intended to encourage appropriate hospitalisation and reduce potentially unnecessary admissions. Hospital associations, however, have raised […]

Supporting The Next Generation Of Doctors Financial barriers can make medical education difficult even for academically strong students. With the cost and duration of medical education, scholarships can play an important role in helping deserving students complete their training. The Max Healthcare Foundation has expanded its Max Medical Scholarship Programme to support up to 250 […]

Rare Inherited Mutation Linked to Much Higher Lung Cancer Risk Lung cancer is commonly associated with smoking, but a significant number of people who have never smoked also develop the disease. A new study has identified a rare inherited mutation in the EGFR gene that appears to substantially increase lung cancer risk, including among people […]

Vaccination Begins At The Epicentre Of A Major Outbreak The Democratic Republic of Congo has begun vaccinating frontline healthcare workers against Ebola in Bunia, the centre of the current outbreak in Ituri province. The campaign is prioritising healthcare workers and others directly involved in the Ebola response because of their high level of exposure while […]

A Hidden Risk for Cardiovascular Health Heart disease does not always begin with obvious symptoms. A large new study involving nearly 480,000 adults in the UK has found that chronic inflammation may be associated with structural changes in the heart years before major cardiovascular problems become apparent. Researchers from the MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences […]

A New Concern for Heart Health A new study published in the European Heart Journal has found that greater exposure to light during nighttime is associated with potentially harmful changes in heart structure and function. Researchers found that people exposed to higher levels of nighttime light had signs of cardiac remodelling, including changes in the […]

A Promising Depression Drug Misses Its Main Goal An experimental depression drug being developed by Contineum Therapeutics in collaboration with Johnson & Johnson has failed to meet the primary efficacy goal of a Phase 2 clinical trial in adults with major depressive disorder. The drug, known as JNJ 5120 or PIPE 307, was being investigated […]

WHO Pushes for Faster TB Detection and Stronger Prevention Tuberculosis remains one of the biggest infectious disease challenges facing South Asia. Although TB is both preventable and curable, millions of people continue to develop the disease every year, while many cases are still detected too late. The WHO South East Asia Region has now committed […]