Liposomal Amphotericin B Has Comparable Outcomes With Triazoles in Invasive Aspergillosis, Finds Study Medha Baranwal19 Feb 2026 8:45 PM ISTItaly: Current guidelines recommend triazoles as first-line therapy for most patients with invasive aspergillosis, while liposomal amphotericin B...
Gender Bias in Ischemic Heart Disease Mortality: More in Women —Asian Study, More in Pakistan, Least in Bhutan, JACC Asia, February 2026 Aashi verma19 Feb 2026 8:30 PM ISTIschemic Heart Disease (IHD) mortality remains alarmingly high across South Asia, yet women in Pakistan face the highest annual death risk of 4.4%...
Antimicrobial Resistance in India Drives 13.1 Percent Mortality and Doubles Treatment Costs, Review Finds Aashi verma19 Feb 2026 8:00 PM ISTIndia: A recent narrative review published in Frontiers in Antibiotics on January 28, 2026, reports that antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in India is...
Dexamethasone Adds No Verbal Memory Benefit in Herpes Simplex Virus Encephalitis: The Lancet Medha Baranwal18 Feb 2026 8:30 PM ISTUK: In a phase III trial involving patients with herpes simplex virus encephalitis, adding dexamethasone to acyclovir did not improve verbal memory...
Cardiac Support Now Leads ECMO Use Worldwide, Global Analysis Finds Aashi verma18 Feb 2026 9:00 AM ISTChina: A new global analysis signals a dramatic escalation in the use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) for circulatory failure,...
Fall prevention programs in emergency departments may help older adults after discharge: Study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli16 Feb 2026 10:15 PM ISTFalls are one of the most common reasons older adults are treated in the emergency department, and many patients are discharged home the same day....
Dialysis with Higher Dialysate Magnesium Concentration May Reduce Muscle Cramps, Increase Hemodialysis Adherence: Study Medha Baranwal12 Feb 2026 9:15 PM ISTUSA: Muscle cramps are common in stable end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients on hemodialysis and often lead to poor treatment adherence....
Early TB treatment reduced deaths from sepsis among people with HIV: Lancet Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli12 Feb 2026 8:15 PM ISTSepsis is a leading global cause of hospital deaths, occurring when the body’s response to infection damages tissue and causes organs to fail. Africa...
FMT Plus Immunotherapy Delivers 80 Percent Response Rate in Advanced NSCLC: Phase 2 Trial Aashi verma12 Feb 2026 8:30 AM ISTCanada: A recent phase 2 trial involving treatment-naive patients found that combining fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) with immune checkpoint...
Low Vitamin B1 Levels Linked to Inflammation and Sepsis Risk: Frontiers Jacinthlyn Sylvia11 Feb 2026 9:00 PM ISTA new study published in the journal of Frontiers in Nutrition showed that in sepsis patients, vitamin B1 (VB1) levels are inversely correlated with...
Renowned Critical Care Expert Dr Atul P Kulkarni Passes Away Dr. Bhumika Maikhuri11 Feb 2026 11:30 AM ISTThe medical community is mourning the loss of Dr Atul P. Kulkarni (MD, FISCCM, PGDHHM, FICCM), a highly respected name in critical care medicine, who...
All Clinical Signs in WHO IMCI Predictive of Sepsis and Mortality in Young Infants: JAMA Dr Riya Dave10 Feb 2026 8:30 PM ISTResearchers have found in a new systematic review and meta-analysis that all seven clinical signs in the WHO IMCI possible serious bacterial infection...
