Sacubitril/valsartan vs Enalapril in acute heart failure Dr. Nandita Mohan17 Aug 2022 9:15 AM ISTA recent study compared the safety and efficacy of valsartan/sacubitril (angiotensin receptor neprilysin inhibitor [ARNI]) against enalapril...
Preadmission insulin-treated diabetes patients more likely to die in ICUs: Study Medha Baranwal14 Aug 2022 8:00 PM ISTChina: Among type 2 diabetes (T2DM) patients in ICU, preadmission insulin treatment is associated with a longer length of ICU stay and an increased...
Rise in pregnancy-related complications during COVID 19 pandemic Isra Zaman13 Aug 2022 10:00 AM ISTIn a paper published in JAMA Network Open, physician-scientists assessed how pregnancy-related complications and obstetric outcomes changed during...
Children hospitalized with COVID 19 or MIS C who have lingering complications Isra Zaman13 Aug 2022 9:15 AM IST As part of the national Overcoming COVID-19 study, investigators led by Adrienne Randolph, of Boston Children's surveyed family caregivers of...
CGM improves glycemic control in critically ill patients in ICU on intravenous insulin Jacinthlyn Sylvia10 Aug 2022 10:15 AM ISTUSA: A new study published in the Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology shows that continuous glucose monitoring improved glycemic control in...
Artificial intelligence tools to speed critical information on drug overdose deaths Dr. Nandita Mohan9 Aug 2022 9:15 AM ISTAccording to a new UCLA research, an automated process based on computer algorithms that can read text from medical examiners' death certificates can...
Analysis of APACHE II Score to Decide Step Down of Patients from Intensive Care Unit Dr. Nandita Mohan6 Aug 2022 9:00 AM ISTAcute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II (APACHE II) scoring classifies diseases according to their severity. It is a widely used intensive...
One week of antibiotic course good enough against enterococcus-related bacteremia: Study Dr. Hiral patel5 Aug 2022 7:15 PM ISTItaly: A new study found that early removal of the central Line and a 7-day course of antibiotics was effective and safe treatment strategy in...
People with opioid use disorder are not receiving life-saving medication Isra Zaman5 Aug 2022 9:30 AM ISTWhile the opioid overdose and death epidemic continues to worsen across the United States, medications such as methadone, buprenorphine, and...
Coming wave of opioid overdoses Isra Zaman30 July 2022 9:30 AM ISTOver the past 21 years of opioid overdose deaths-from prescription drugs to heroin to synthetic and semisynthetic opioids such as fentanyl-geography...
Do loop diuretics reduce mortality in ICU patients with fluid overload? Dr. Hiral patel22 July 2022 8:00 PM ISTDenmark: A new study showed very low certainty of the evidence, concerning the effect of loop diuretics on mortality and serious adverse events in...
Women at higher risk of recurrence and mortality after abdominal aortic aneurysm surgery Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli22 July 2022 7:45 PM ISTWomen are more likely to die within five years of having elective surgery to repair a weakening in the wall of the aorta or need repeat surgery,...
