Two-thirds of brain metastases give off fluorescence following administration of 5-aminolevulinic acid (5-ALA), which could potentially assist surgeons in identifying such tumours.
Doctors at Aster Medcity gave a new lease of life to a 56-year-old woman patient by successfully removing blocks in her carotid artery, after completely the stopping blood supply to the brain.
Binita Ashar, MD, of the FDA’s Centre for Devices and Radiological Health issued a statement on known risk of lymphoma from breast implants.
Compartment resection in oral cancers, which involves the removal of a whole compartment of the oral cavity to prevent the cancer from recurring, continues to divide the surgeon community, going by discussions this year’s at Cancon, held in Bengaluru on 23-24 June.
Sukoon Healthcare, a super speciality hospital focused on mental health, has launched an online counselling service not just for patients but any citizen who is feeling anxious, depressed or helpless at home during the COVID-19 lockdown crisis.
Iobenguane I 131 (Azedra) injection for the treatment of patients with pheochromocytoma or paraganglioma has been approved for sale in US.
The proposal for conducting clinical trials for convalescent plasma therapy for COVID-19 put forward by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) received the green signal from the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI).
