Early specialist palliative care fails to improve QoL in patients undergoing abdominal surgery for cancer: JAMA Medha Baranwal15 May 2023 8:00 PM ISTUSA: A randomized clinical trial involving 235 adults undergoing abdominal surgeries for cancer showed no evidence that a specialist palliative care...
Probiotics beneficial for newborns with very low birth weight but fail to prevent sepsis, mortality: JAMA Medha Baranwal15 May 2023 10:00 AM ISTUSA: A study of 307,000 neonates with very low birth weights showed a slow increase in adopting routine probiotics from 2012 to 2019 in neonatal ICUs,...
COVID-19-like symptoms and not COVID19 infection tied to long-term depression, anxiety: JAMA Medha Baranwal14 May 2023 8:00 PM ISTFrance: A cohort study of more than 45,000 individuals from the general population has suggested that SARS-CoV-2 infection is not a risk factor for...
Skin biopsy helpful in patients with suspected meningococcal Purpura Fulminans Medha Baranwal13 May 2023 5:45 AM ISTFrance: Skin biopsy with conventional culture and meningococcal PCR should be systematically considered in case of suspected meningococcal PF (Purpura...
New PET radiotracer shows potential for cancer imaging, study shows Medha Baranwal12 May 2023 8:00 PM ISTChina: A new PET radiotracer binds to two established diagnostic targets in cancer patients that may have advantages over current approaches owing to...
Once-weekly insulin icodec better than once-daily insulin glargine for patients with type 2 diabetes: ONWARDS 4 trial Medha Baranwal12 May 2023 12:00 PM ISTBelgium: Once-weekly insulin icodec performed equally well as once-daily insulin glargine U100 for glycemic control, required fewer basal insulin...
Angiograms using video-based deep neural networks may predict LVEF: JAMA Medha Baranwal12 May 2023 11:00 AM ISTUSA: Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) can be estimated from commonly obtained coronary angiograms using video-based deep neural networks...
Vitamin D supplementation improves treatment response in children with chronic immune thrombocytopenia Medha Baranwal12 May 2023 10:00 AM ISTEgypt: A recent study published in Annals of Hematology has suggested vitamin D supplementation as a new therapeutic option for children with chronic...
Long-term voclosporin use benefits patients with lupus nephritis: Renal Biopsy Data from AURORA trial Medha Baranwal11 May 2023 8:00 PM ISTCanada: A data analysis obtained from follow-up kidney biopsies of AURORA 2 participants have shed further light on the long-term effects of...
Fruits, vegetables, and whole grains good for diabetes management, recommend EASD Medha Baranwal11 May 2023 8:00 PM ISTDelhi: The European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) has released evidence-based recommendations for the dietary management of diabetes....
Treatment of gestational diabetes early in second trimester improves neonatal outcomes: NEJM Medha Baranwal11 May 2023 11:30 AM ISTAustralia: Treating gestational diabetes immediately before 20 weeks' gestation improved neonatal outcomes, TOBOGM randomized trial has...
Empagliflozin reduces heart failure events across spectrum of CKD: Analysis of EMPEROR trials Medha Baranwal11 May 2023 10:45 AM ISTUSA: Empagliflozin (Jardiance) consistently reduced heart failure (HF) events across the spectrum of chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to...
