Newborn screening, early treatment cut Sickle Cell Anaemia Mortality below 5 per cent: ICMR study

New Delhi: Post-birth diagnosis resulting in early treatment can substantially improve the quality of life and reduce mortality in patients with sickle cell disease to less than five per cent…

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Sanofi Sarclisa recommended for EU approval by CHMP for transplant-eligible newly diagnosed multiple myeloma

Paris: Sanofi has announced that the European Medicines Agency's Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has adopted a positive opinion recommending the approval of Sarclisa in combination with bortezomib,…

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Patient contracts Hepatitis B after Blood Transfusion: Hospital slapped Rs 6.35 Lakh Compensation for Medical Negligence

Coimbatore: The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (DCDRC) in Coimbatore recently directed a private hospital to pay Rs 6.35 lakh to a patient who contracted Hepatitis B after undergoing a blood…

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