61 thousand patients were examined in Peshawar Institute of Cardiology

61 thousand patients were examined in Peshawar Institute of Cardiology

Peshawar Institute of Cardiology, file photo The annual performance report of Peshawar Institute of Cardiology has come out. According to spokesperson PIC Rafat Anjum, more than 61,000 heart patients, including 9,000 children, were examined in the OPD this year, while 13,000 heart patients were brought to the emergency department. Rifat Anjum said that more than…

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Arthritis drug may prevent diabetes progression, study finds

Arthritis drug may prevent diabetes progression, study finds

Melbourne: A drug commonly used to treat rheumatoid arthritis may prevent progression of the disease in patients newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, scientists say. In a first-of-its-kind randomized trial in Australia, researchers have found that the arthritis drug beristanib can preserve the body’s production of insulin and reduce the amount of insulin needed to…

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