Management of prediabetes to prevent diabetes among Indians: Expert consensus Medha Baranwal28 Dec 2022 8:00 PM ISTDelhi: A recent article featured in the JAPI (Journal of the Association of Physicians of India) has reported an expert group consensus statement on...
What ADA/EASD consensus guideline has to say about metformin for hyperglycemia management in type 2 diabetes Medha Baranwal28 Dec 2022 8:00 PM ISTUSA: Metformin has high effectiveness in lowering HbA1c, minimal risk of hypoglycemia when used as monotherapy, good safety profile, low cost, and...
Women more prone to episodes of hypo and hyperglycemia during and after pregnancy after RYGB surgery Medha Baranwal28 Dec 2022 9:45 AM ISTDenmark: Pregnant women with a history of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) surgery are more exposed to hyper- and hypoglycemia than their peers without...
Topical hydroquinone and hexylresorcinol equally effective for reducing skin pigmentation Medha Baranwal28 Dec 2022 9:30 AM ISTUSA: For reducing the appearance of facial and hand pigment, hexylresorcinol 1% is well-tolerated and comparable to hydroquinone 2%, a recent study in...
Can CT effectively diagnose interstitial lung disease? Study sheds light Medha Baranwal27 Dec 2022 8:00 PM ISTBelgium: More research needs to be done to effectively evaluate lung abnormalities that could indicate interstitial lung disease, according to a study...
Does early closed-loop therapy preserve pancreas function in youth with type 1 diabetes? Medha Baranwal27 Dec 2022 11:15 AM ISTUK: Intensive glucose control for 24 months in adolescents with new-onset type 1 diabetes did not avert the decline in endogenous insulin secretion,...
Pharmacoinvasive PCI may be prefered over late primary PCI when delays anticipated in STEMI patients Medha Baranwal27 Dec 2022 10:15 AM ISTAustralia: When delays to PCI are anticipated, a recent study in European Heart Journal has suggested pharmacoinvasive PCI (PI-PCI) as a preferred...
Prevention of alcohol withdrawal syndrome in surgical ICU: AAST releases consensus Medha Baranwal27 Dec 2022 9:45 AM ISTUSA: The American Association for the Surgery of Trauma (AAST) Critical Care Committee has released a clinical consensus document on preventing...
Topical spironolactone effective for acne treatment with fewer adverse effects Medha Baranwal27 Dec 2022 9:30 AM ISTDelhi: Topical spironolactone therapy is effective for acne treatment; however, there is a need for more trials with larger sample sizes and a...
Are repeated bronchoscopies with tissue sampling safe for patients with pulmonary lesions? Medha Baranwal27 Dec 2022 9:30 AM ISTChina: Re-bronchoscopy with tissue sampling infers the same bleeding risk (including severe bleeding) in patients with pulmonary lesions as...
Novel AI model enhances diagnosis of plaque erosion in patients with acute coronary syndromes Medha Baranwal26 Dec 2022 8:00 PM ISTSouth Korea: A newly developed "transformer"-based DL (deep learning) model may help cardiologists accurately diagnose plaque erosion in patients with...
Amiodarone therapy tied to increased all-cause mortality in ICD recipients: Study Medha Baranwal26 Dec 2022 8:00 PM ISTGermany: The combined therapy with beta-blockers plus amiodarone has no unfavourable effect on the success of defibrillation testing compared to...
