Ozempic weight loss: Jabs could slow ageing, researchers say

Ozempic weight loss: Jabs could slow ageing, researchers say

A drug used to treat Type 2 diabetes and obesity could also slow down the process of ageing, researchers believe. Semaglutide, better known as Ozempic, “has far-reaching benefits beyond what we initially imagined,” Prof Harlan Krumholz, from the Yale School of Medicine, said following the publication of several new studies. They found that the drug … Read more

Lecanemab: First drug to slow Alzheimer’s too costly for NHS

Lecanemab: First drug to slow Alzheimer’s too costly for NHS

Getty Images The first drug to slow the progression of early stage Alzheimer’s won’t be available on the NHS in England because health assessment body NICE says the benefits “are too small to justify the costs”. Lecanemab has been licensed by the UK medicines regulator, the MHRA, which means it can be prescribed privately. In … Read more

Petitions committee unhappy over slow progress of works at Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Layout

Petitions committee unhappy over slow progress of works at Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Layout

The Karnataka Legislative Assembly Petition Committee has expressed strong displeasure with the Bengaluru Development Authority (BDA) over the slow progress of works and lack of basic amenities at Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Layout. During a hearing on Thursday, June 27, the committee addressed three key petitions related to the layout. These petitions included concerns over the BDA’s … Read more

Telangana continues to register slow pace of growth in revenue receipts at the end of January  

Telangana continues to register slow pace of growth in revenue receipts at the end of January  

A logo of RBI. Telangana State continues to depend on the financial accommodation instruments provided by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for meeting its immediate financial commitments like the ongoing and recently launched spree of welfare schemes. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters The Telangana State continues to depend on the financial accommodation instruments provided … Read more

Telangana continues slow pace of growth in revenue receipts for July 

Telangana continues slow pace of growth in revenue receipts for July 

The slow pace of growth of revenue receipts continued for the fourth month in a row in the current financial year with Telangana’s total revenue receipts standing at ₹46,845.54 crore at the end of July. This is 21.63% of the ₹2.16 lakh crore revenue receipts projected in the budget estimates for the current fiscal. Of … Read more