Frailty increases post-heart transplantation death, hospitalization risk: Study Medha Baranwal10 Dec 2020 10:30 AM ISTAustralia: Frailty increases death and prolonged hospitalization risk in patients undergoing heart transplantation (HTx), suggests a recent study in...
MRI screening beneficial for women with personal breast cancer history: Study Medha Baranwal10 Dec 2020 10:30 AM ISTDelhi: Routine MRI screening is beneficial for women having a personal history of breast cancer, reveals two studies presented at the virtual RSNA...
Blood sugar control may prevent loss of muscle mass in diabetics: Study Medha Baranwal9 Dec 2020 12:00 PM ISTJapan: The use of insulin and correction of poor blood sugar control significantly increased gait speed or skeletal muscle mass in Japanese patients...
Diabetes patients at 21 percent higher risk for CVD: Circulation Medha Baranwal7 Dec 2020 5:30 PM ISTUK: Type 2 diabetes patients with optimally controlled risk factors are at 21% higher risk of developing cardiovascular disease (CVD) compared to...
Delayed decompression increases death risk in patients with obstructing stones: Study Medha Baranwal7 Dec 2020 5:02 PM ISTNew York: A delay in decompression increases mortality risk (by 29%) in patients with urinary tract infection and obstructing upper urinary tract...
TAVR should not be witheld in patients of AS with cardiac amyloidosis: JACC Medha Baranwal7 Dec 2020 5:00 PM ISTAustria: TAVR (transcatheter aortic valve replacement) should not be withheld in AS-CA patients despite the worse clinical presentation, suggests a...
Anticholinergic may agents increase dementia risk: Study Medha Baranwal7 Dec 2020 4:59 PM ISTUSA: The use of anticholinergic agents for >3 months increases dementia risk by about 46% compared to nonuse, suggests a recent study in the...
Type 1 diabetes can present in infants as young as 6 months: Study Medha Baranwal7 Dec 2020 10:30 AM ISTUK: Type 1 diabetes (T1D) can present before the age of 6 months, finds a recent study in the journal Diabetologia. The findings highlight the...
Abicipar holds potential as long acting treatment in neovascular AMD: Study Medha Baranwal7 Dec 2020 9:15 AM ISTUSA: Abicipar was shown to have a longer duration of effect in patients with treatment-naive neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD),...
4D MRI, future of fetal imaging? Study throws light Medha Baranwal5 Dec 2020 1:45 PM ISTUK: A new imaging method developed by researchers from King's College London could help clinicians give better information about fetal heart. In...
High blood sugar level increases death risk even in non-diabetics: Study Medha Baranwal5 Dec 2020 11:45 AM ISTTel Aviv, Israel: High blood sugar levels (hyperglycemia) increases mortality risk, the risk being highest for those without diabetes and with...
Experimental drug may reverse age related cognitive decline in elderly: Study Medha Baranwal4 Dec 2020 8:19 PM ISTUSA: A few doses of an experimental drug (called ISRIB) was shown to reverse age-related decline in mental flexibility and memory in mice, according...
