Angela Mohan's Profile
MD Pharmacology

Angela hails from Chennai and has done her MD in Pharmacology. She believes that the study of pharmacology is essential for the growth and completeness of a healthcare worker to achieve higher levels of professionalism and service. Her hobbies are writing, listening to music and painting.
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'Masked' Version of Interleukin Delivers Cancer Treatment Safely
Though a good cancer treatment, interleukin-12 causes many side effects. Now researchers developed new version that gets activated only after reaching tumor.

Ketamine Works Faster Compared to Other Antidepressants
Ketamine increases the activity of newborn neurons. This information may allow drug design that targets a group of cells.

Women are Less Informed on Anesthetic-Oral Contraceptive Interaction
Women undergoing operations are not being routinely informed that a common anesthetic may make their contraception less effective.

Newer Type 2 Diabetes Drugs Reduced Risk for Hospitalization
In a new study, researchers compared cardiovascular outcomes among adults with diabetes who initiated first-line treatment with either metformin or SGLT-2i.

Chest CT Of Pneumonia Patients Reveals Efficacy of COVID-19 Vaccine
Assessing chest CT findings offers an additional approach for demonstrating the efficacy of different COVID-19 vaccines.