High LDL-cholesterol following heart attack lowers mortality: BMJ Medha Baranwal10 Feb 2020 4:30 PM ISTUSA: The presence of high LDL-cholesterol (hyperlipidemia) following a heart attack in hospitalized patients lowers mortality risk, a recent study...
Dyskalemia commonly encountered in ICU may increase risk for cardiac events Medha Baranwal10 Feb 2020 3:00 PM ISTFrance: Dyskalemia at admission to an intensive care unit (ICU) is common and is associated with increased mortality, according to a recent study...
GA during cesarean may increase likelihood of postpartum depression Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli4 Feb 2020 4:13 PM ISTPostpartum depression has increased seven-fold in the past 15 years in the US, and it now affects up to 1 in 7 women, yielding about 550,000 annual...
Babies spending more time in NICU at greater risk of mental problems later Hina Zahid3 Feb 2020 5:30 PM ISTHamilton, ON -McMaster University researchers conducted a study to investigate the mental health of children and adolescents admitted to neonatal...
Current evidence does not support ibuprofen use for PDA prevention: Cochrane Review Medha Baranwal2 Feb 2020 10:00 AM ISTDelhi: Ibuprofen can prevent patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) in preterm infants but does not confer any other short-term or long-term benefits, a...
Lancet studies outline significant findings on Coronavirus outbreak Medha Baranwal1 Feb 2020 6:39 PM ISTChina: Amid the rising fear of deadly coronavirus outbreak which is reported to not have entered India yet, but has at least 800 confirmed cases...
CDC confirms first case of person-to-person transmission of coronavirus in US Medha Baranwal31 Jan 2020 12:08 PM ISTUSA: The CDC has confirmed person-to-person transmission of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in the US, representing the first such case of the...
Higher testosterone levels among women may reduce asthma risk Hina Zahid28 Jan 2020 6:45 PM ISTWomen have a higher predilection for asthma than men. The researchers tried to explore the role of sex hormones to explain sex differences in asthma....
Compared to saline, use of balanced crystalloids reduces mortality in sepsis Medha Baranwal28 Jan 2020 2:54 PM ISTUSA: The use of balanced crystalloids (Ringer's solution) is associated with a lower 30-day in-hospital mortality compared with the use of saline,...
Compared to saline, use of balanced crystalloids reduces mortality in sepsis Medha Baranwal28 Jan 2020 2:52 PM ISTUSA: The use of balanced crystalloids (Ringer's solution) is associated with a lower 30-day in-hospital mortality compared with the use of saline,...
Portable device that detects Sepsis in minutes Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli25 Jan 2020 4:13 PM ISTEurope: Sepsis is associated with the body's inflammatory response to a bacterial infection and progresses extremely rapidly. It is one of the ten...
Giving opioids closer to sedation increases risk for adverse events in children Medha Baranwal24 Jan 2020 4:04 PM ISTCanada: Opioids, when administered prior to procedural sedation in children, increases the risk of adverse events -- oxygen desaturation and vomiting,...
