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Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM)

In March, 2018, the Union health ministry has revised the guidelines for treating gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). Now the guidelines call for a universal screening for GDM in pregnant women. GDM is defined as Impaired Glucose Tolerance (IGT) with onset or first recognition during pregnancy. Universal screening will result in far-reaching implications for maternal and ..

Topics: Diabetes • Endocrine system • GDM • Gestational diabetes • Medicine • Metformin • Organ systems • Pregnancy • RTT • Screening • Women's health

SOHUM

The Union Ministry of Science and Technology has launched SOHUM, an indigenously developed low-cost hearing screening device for newborns. The innovative medical device has been developed by the School of International Biodesign (SIB) startup Sohum Innovation Labs India Pvt Ltd under Department of Biotechnology (DBT) supported (SIB) The Sohum aims to make this battery-operated non-invasive screening device available ..

Topics: Audiology • Clinical medicine • Evoked potential • Health • Hearing • Hearing loss • Medical tests • Medicine • Otorhinolaryngology • RTT • Screening