AstraZeneca’s experimental drug baxdrostat cut systolic BP by nearly 10 mmHg in a late-stage trial, offering hope to patients at a high risk of heart attacks, among others.
If included in National List of Essential Medicines (NLEM), the fixed-dose combinations (FDCs) to rein in hypertension can be made available free of cost to patients through government hospitals.
Fewer than 10 percent of people with hypertension had their blood sugar under control & fewer than 66 percent of diabetics had metabolic disorder under control in 2019-21.
Non-communicable diseases account for over 60% deaths in India, with cardiovascular diseases being the leading cause. The trend is attributed to excessive salt consumption.
Survey also found a shortage of 82.2% physicians and 83.2% surgeons at community health centre-level facilities, considered crucial for providing secondary-level healthcare services.
According to medical experts, the new guidance is a transformative step toward reducing hypertension & cardiovascular disease globally, including India.
Analysis by researchers associated with institutions including Mumbai's Indian Institute of Population Sciences & Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh.
Amlodipine & perindopril, amlodipine & indapamide, and perindopril & indapamide achieved blood pressure control in 70 percent of patients to less than 140/90 mm Hg in six months.
Key feature of guidelines is emphasis on using multiple methods to measure hypertension, including home BP monitoring. For the first time, yoga is recommended as an adjunct therapy
In tactical terms, the shirtless protest was worse than a self-goal. Suddenly, the fiascos of the AI Summit were forgotten, and the Youth Congress’s disruption became the issue.
IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.
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