News

*India*

Government plans to offer support for treatment of rare diseases

https://health.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/policy/government-plans-to-offer-support-for-treatment-of-rare-diseases/105049724

FUJIFILM India launches breast cancer screening and awareness campaign

https://health.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/medical-devices/fujifilm-india-launches-breast-cancer-screening-and-awareness-campaign/105031501

ICMR delivers medicines via drone in Himachal’s Lahaul & Spiti district

https://www.financialexpress.com/healthcare/healthtech/icmr-delivers-medicines-via-drone-in-himachals-lahaul-spiti-district/3279114/

*Research*

A new way to stimulate nerve cells in the spinal cord has helped improve balance and walking in one individual with Parkinson’s

https://www.parkinsons.org.uk/news/successful-spinal-stimulation-implant-offers-new-hope

Marijuana increases risk of heart attack, heart failure and stroke: Report by AHA

https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIR.0000000000000883

*Pharma*

Lupin receives tentative approval from FDA for Canagliflozin, Metformin Hydrochloride Extended Release Tablets 

https://health.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/pharma/pharma-industry/lupin-receives-tentative-approval-from-fda-for-canagliflozin-metformin-hydrochloride-extended-release-tablets/105043154

Glenmark launches triple drug formulation for type 2 diabetes patients in India

https://www.financialexpress.com/healthcare/pharma-healthcare/glenmark-launches-triple-drug-formulation-for-type-2-diabetes-patients-in-india/3276130/

*Policies*

Britain's health service rolls out breast cancer prevention pill

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/nov/07/drug-that-can-halve-breast-cancer-risk-offered-to-289000-women-in-england

*Market*

Sugar.fit secures $11 million in Series A funding; To focus on expansion and R&D for diabetes management

https://www.financialexpress.com/healthcare/healthtech/sugar-fit-secures-11-million-in-series-a-funding-to-focus-on-expansion-and-rd-for-diabetes-management/3292452/

*AI & ML*

Nanowire Neural Network Learns Just Like the Human Brain

https://www.technologynetworks.com/informatics/news/nanowire-neural-network-learns-just-like-the-human-brain-380521

Preclinical efficacy of a cell division protein candidate gonococcal vaccine identified by artificial intelligence

https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mbio.02500-23

A Cancer Survival Calculator Is Being Developed Using Artificial Intelligence

https://www.facs.org/for-medical-professionals/conferences-and-meetings/clinical-congress-2023/media/kit/a-cancer-survival-calculator-is-being-developed-using-artificial-intelligence/