FDA approves first pill for faecal transplants to prevent recurrent Clostridioides difficile Infection Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli29 April 2023 11:00 AM ISTUSA: Vowst (fecal microbiota spores, live-brpk), the first-ever oral live microbiota, has received the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval...
Conference coverage Dr. Nandita Mohan29 April 2023 10:45 AM ISTRecently 33rd European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, which took place in Copenhagen, Denmark between15 - 18 April...
Females born by cesarean delivery may be at greater risk of early-onset colorectal cancer: JAMA Medha Baranwal29 April 2023 10:00 AM ISTUSA: A Swedish nationwide case-control study revealed no association between birth by caesarean delivery and the overall incidence of early-onset...
Wet-suction technique in EUS-FNB yields higher tissue core rate than slow-pull method Dr. Mahalakshmi Sivashankaran27 April 2023 8:00 PM ISTItaly: Researchers have found in a new research that wet-suction technique in endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle biopsy (EUS-FNB) using...
Japanese food inhibits development of liver fibrosis: Study Isra Zaman27 April 2023 9:30 AM ISTThere is a scoring system named "the 12-component modified Japanese Diet Index (mJDI12)," which focuses on the intake of the Japanese diet pattern. It...
Tirzepatide use linked to GI adverse events in dose dependant manner Medha Baranwal26 April 2023 11:00 AM ISTUSA: A systematic review published in the Journal of the Endocrine Society details the incidence rate of each adverse event at three tirzepatide doses...
Hypothermic oxygenated perfusion for human liver grafts before transplantation tied to less complications Jacinthlyn Sylvia26 April 2023 10:30 AM ISTA new study published in the Journal of Hepatology suggests that similar numbers of patients with at least one ≥ III complication were seen in...
Broad-spectrum antibiotic prophylaxis ok for reducing surgical site infection after pancreatic surgery Medha Baranwal24 April 2023 9:30 AM ISTUSA: The findings from a phase 3 trial featured in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) support using piperacillin-tazobactam as...
Does intraoperative fluid balance affect development of postoperative pancreatic fistula? Medha Baranwal21 April 2023 9:30 AM ISTChina: The controversy around perioperative fluid management during major abdominal surgery has been ongoing. Postoperative pancreatic fistula is a...
Etrasimod effective induction and maintenance therapy for moderate to severe active ulcerative colitis Aditi19 April 2023 8:00 PM ISTUSA: A study published in The Lancet has concluded for patients which a history of moderate to severe active ulcerative colitis, Etrasimod is proven...
Sarcopenia in IBD patients associated with worse outcomes Aditi19 April 2023 9:30 AM ISTUSA: A review article published in Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics entitled "Putting some muscle into sarcopenia-the pathogenesis,...
Prehabilitation before colorectal cancer surgery boosts postop recovery: JAMA Medha Baranwal19 April 2023 9:15 AM ISTNetherlands: Findings from the PREHAB trial revealed the benefit of a multimodal prehabilitation program before the colorectal cancer surgery, as...
