Combo of Needle-free jet injection of metronidazole and blue light therapy can safely treat facial acne Medha Baranwal22 Dec 2022 9:00 AM ISTChina: Acne vulgaris, a chronic inflammatory skin disease, is one of the most common dermatological conditions observed in the clinic. Some topical...
24-week regimen of bedaquiline, pretomanid, linezolid, and moxifloxacin bests standard-care treatment for rifampin-resistant tuberculosis Medha Baranwal22 Dec 2022 8:00 AM ISTStandard-care treatment was similarly efficacious when patients could receive it without adverse effects, according to findings from a two-stage,...
Dapagliflozin reduces hospitalization risk in CKD patients regardless of diabetes status Medha Baranwal22 Dec 2022 7:15 AM ISTIsrael: SGLT2 inhibitor dapagliflozin may reduce the hospitalization risk due to any cause in patients with CKD (chronic kidney disease) irrespective...
PET/CT imaging reveals risk of major adverse cardiovascular events in pneumonia patients: Study Medha Baranwal21 Dec 2022 8:00 PM ISTCanada: FDG-PET/CT scans have revealed that vascular inflammation may trigger high rates of adverse events and heart attacks in pneumonia patients,...
Structural valve deterioration tied to worse outcomes; favorable for TAVI versus surgery patients: JAMA Medha Baranwal21 Dec 2022 10:15 AM ISTFive-year structural valve deterioration is associated with worse clinical outcomes, favoured patients with a self-expanding TAVR placed instead of...
Is early intervention beneficial for patients with non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndrome? Medha Baranwal20 Dec 2022 8:00 PM ISTSweden: Recent data from the nationwide SWEDEHEART registry suggests against an early invasive strategy in non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndrome...
Whole-body SPECT/CT with CZT system significantly cuts scan time for metastases detection in prostate cancer Medha Baranwal20 Dec 2022 8:00 PM ISTFinland: A recent study has found that faster acquisition techniques could cut whole-body SPECT/CT bone scan times by half to detect metastatic tumors...
Gestational glucose intolerance tied to risk of future diabetes, study reveals Medha Baranwal20 Dec 2022 8:00 PM ISTUSA: A recent study published in Diabetes Care has identified gestational glucose intolerance (GGI) as a risk factor for future diabetes. Gestational...
ADA suggests more aggressive lipid, BP and weight targets for diabetes patients in new guideline Medha Baranwal20 Dec 2022 12:15 PM ISTUSA: The American Diabetes Association (ADA), in a document published as a supplement in Diabetes Care, has suggested new, more aggressive...
Bivalent mRNA booster vaccine reduces risk of severe COVID-19 by more than half: CDC Medha Baranwal20 Dec 2022 9:45 AM ISTUSA: Updated bivalent (two-strain) mRNA booster shots reduce the risk of contracting severe COVID-19 by up to 57%, a recent study in Morbidity and...
Presence of ARAs no contraindication to reinfusion of rituximab in pemphigus patients: JAMA Medha Baranwal19 Dec 2022 8:00 PM ISTFrance: Antirituximab antibodies (ARAs) are frequently detected in pemphigus patients treated with rituximab (RTX) and do not influence patients'...
Canalith repositioning maneuvers prefered treatment for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo Medha Baranwal19 Dec 2022 8:00 PM ISTCanada: Canalith repositioning maneuvers (CRMs), not vestibular suppressants, should be the primary treatment for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo...
