Point-of-care ultrasonography may help diagnose abscesses and cellulitis, finds study Medha Baranwal4 Aug 2020 8:51 PM ISTUSA: Point-of-care ultrasonography has good diagnostic accuracy for the differentiation of abscesses from cellulitis, suggests a recent study in...
High dose Vitamin C linked to fast recovery in COVID-19 patient: Case Report Medha Baranwal4 Aug 2020 12:15 PM ISTUSA: A recent case study describes the first case of a COVID 19 patient with acute respiratory distress syndrome who recovered early following the...
Menopausal hormone therapy in women with hysterectomy lowers breast cancer incidence: JAMA Medha Baranwal30 July 2020 8:00 PM ISTUSA: The prior use of conjugated equine estrogen (CEE) alone in women having a previous hysterectomy, lowered the incidence and mortality of breast...
SGLT2 inhibitors triple DKA risk in type 2 diabetes patients, finds study Medha Baranwal30 July 2020 10:00 AM ISTCanada: The use of SGLT-2 inhibitors increases the risk for diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) threefold in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D), according to...
Risk of preterm birth higher in women having kidney dysfunction before pregnancy: CMAJ Medha Baranwal29 July 2020 8:39 PM ISTCanada: Women with kidney dysfunction before pregnancy are at increased risk of preterm birth, according to a recent study in the Canadian Medical...
Tattoo reaction as clue to the diagnosis of Neurosarcoidosis: Case Report Medha Baranwal29 July 2020 6:15 PM ISTAustralia: A recent case study describes the case of a 24-year-old man whose tattoo reaction provided a diagnostic clue in neurosarcoidosis. The case...
Circadian rhythm disruption increases risk of Parkinson's disease in elderly: JAMA Medha Baranwal29 July 2020 6:00 PM ISTSan Francisco: Disruption of circadian rhythmicity in older men may increase the risk of Parkinson's disease (PD), a recent study in the journal JAMA...
Fluocinolone acetonide implant effective in treating diabetic macular edema: BMJ Medha Baranwal29 July 2020 6:00 PM ISTUSA: The use of the 0.2 ug/day fluocinolone acetonide (FAc) implant is beneficial for the management of diabetic macular edema, a recent study in the...
Carbohydrate restriction may normalize blood sugar in prediabetics, finds study Medha Baranwal29 July 2020 12:30 PM ISTUSA: Continuous care intervention (CCI) emphasizing carbohydrate restriction may help in regression from prediabetes (preD) to normoglycemia (NG) or...
Tamoxifen improves survival in male breast cancer patients, finds study Medha Baranwal28 July 2020 8:45 PM ISTGermany: Tamoxifen treatment improves disease-free survival (DFS) in male breast cancer (MBC) patients, suggests a recent study in the British Journal...
Study sheds light on role of MRI in management of neuromuscular disorders Medha Baranwal28 July 2020 8:06 PM ISTDenmark: Muscle MRI may be an important biomarker to monitor change in disease severity and to diagnose neuromuscular diseases, suggests a recent...
DPP-4 inhibitors use not linked to pneumonia in diabetics, says study Medha Baranwal28 July 2020 8:03 PM ISTItaly: The use of dipeptidyl-peptidase 4 inhibitors (DPP-4i) in people with type 2 diabetes is safe with regard to pneumonia risk, a recent study...
