#PadmaShri awardee, surgical oncologist Dr.Ravi Kannan, to deliver 14th Dr Ida S. Scudder Humanitarian Oration; Dr Kannan, currently Director, Cachar Cancer Hospital & Research Centre, also awarded Ramon Magsaysay Award in 2023 for transforming #cancer treatment in Assam, with people-centered care blending

The evidence for Gut-Joint axis grows stronger as mentioned in this review. Very interesting view on how gut selective biologicals like Vedolizumab may actually worsen joint symptoms? nature nature.com/articles/s4158…

An elegant GWAS study demonstrated that obese people with good cardiometabolic health might have protective genes... a new score, the GRSuncoupling, was proposed based on this UKBiobank study. Nature Medicine nature.com/articles/s4159…

Article in today’s Times of India. A new study reveals that elevated blood pressure in children as early as 7 years can significantly increase the risk of heart and kidney problems by midlife. Unhealthy food habits, lack of exercise, screen addiction, and stress are major

Chronic large bowel type watery diarrhoea, normal mucosa. Take two bottle biopsies from right and left colon?

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Huntington's disease has been successfully treated for the first time, doctors tell BBC bbc.in/46jnMiX

🚨 The first disease-modifying therapy for Huntington's disease was just announced this morning. 75% reduction in symptoms over 36 months. This isn't hype. It's field-changing. And it uses RNA. Here's what you need to know about $QURE AMT-130 🧵

In India, there are none of these. The biggest issue is frivolous excuses to reject claims driven by people whose livelihoods depend on making profits for their insurance companies. There is an incredible amount of power asymmetry between rich insurance companies & poor patients

"AI isn't replacing radiologists" good article Expectation: rapid progress in image recognition AI will delete radiology jobs (e.g. as famously predicted by Geoff Hinton now almost a decade ago). Reality: radiology is doing great and is growing. There are a lot of imo naive

Beyond myths. Beyond legends. A new chapter begins. #LokahChapter2 Starring Tovino Thomas. Written & Directed by Dominic Arun. Produced by Wayfarer Films. youtu.be/bt_DuCh78Xk #Lokah #TheyLiveAmongUs Wayfarer Films Dulquer Salmaan Tovino Thomas Dominic Arun Nimish Ravi

Thinking machines proving you can be worth $10B with your one product being great content.

New Eczematous Eruption in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease Who Stop Janus Kinase Inhibitors Yanofsky, et al. 📕 doi.org/10.14309/ajg.0… Russell Yanofsky Newsha Nikzad David Choi, PharmD David T. Rubin, MD Millie Long Jasmohan Bajaj

Very cool! An excellent option for local models in resource limited setting.

#BREAKING Rajasthan Cough Syrup Tragedy 2 children (ages 2 & 5) dead, 10 others ill after consuming govt-supplied cough syrup made by Kayson Pharma A doctor who drank the syrup to prove safety fainted, found unconscious 8 hrs later, an ambulance driver also fell ill 22

The 2024 #NobelPrize laureates in chemistry Demis Hassabis and John Jumper successfully utilised artificial intelligence to predict the structure of almost all known proteins. What groundbreaking discoveries will be recognised with a Nobel Prize this year? The announcements will

Published today in Science Magazine: a landmark study led by Microsoft scientists with partners, showing how AI-powered protein design could be misused—and presenting first-of-its-kind red teaming & mitigations to strengthen biosecurity in the age of AI.

Murugadoss wanted to do a Ghajini in 2025 with Madharaasi. Ghajini felt more grounded back then, but this one felt too over the top.