Use of chest and abdominopelvic CT on the rise among trauma-related ED visits Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli25 Aug 2022 7:15 AM ISTThe evolving utilization of CT for trauma evaluation may be impacted by injury severity. But recent increase in utilization of CT in patients...
Bariatric Surgery Linked to Doubling Chance of Marriage or Divorce Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli24 Aug 2022 9:30 AM ISTCompared to the general U.S. population, adults who are not married and get weight-loss surgery are more than twice as likely to get married within...
Statins use improves survival in patients after liver transplantation, finds Study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli24 Aug 2022 8:30 AM ISTSWITZERLAND: Use of Statins has shown positive effects on chronic liver disorders in recent investigations, in pre-clinical models as well as in...
Among diabetics, Carbohydrate loading < 300 mL 2 h before anesthesia doesn't increase aspiration risk Medha Baranwal20 Aug 2022 11:15 AM ISTIn patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D), preoperative carbohydrate loading < 300 mL 2 h before anesthesia indication did not affect the gastric...
Ceftolozane/tazobactam with metronidazole effective against complicated intra-abdominal infections Jacinthlyn Sylvia19 Aug 2022 8:00 PM ISTUSA: A new study published in the International Journal of Infectious Diseases showed that, in Chinese patients with complicated intra-abdominal...
Repeat hepatic resection and ablation tied to similar overall survival in recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma: Study Dr. Hiral patel18 Aug 2022 8:00 PM ISTChina: A new study comparing repeat hepatic resection (rHR) and ablation based on the radio- or microwaves found that both the procedures resulted in...
Seladelpar effectively reduces alkaline phosphatase levels in patients with primary biliary cholangitis Dr. Shravani Dali17 Aug 2022 8:00 PM ISTSeladelpar showed dose-dependent efficacy in the reduction of alkaline phosphatase levels in patients with primary biliary cholangitis according to a...
How oral drugs absorption by stomach is affected by body posture Isra Zaman12 Aug 2022 10:00 AM ISTResearchers from Johns Hopkins University and Johns Hopkins School of Medicine employed a biomimetic in-silico simulator based on the realistic...
Sugar-sweetened beverages contribute to increased risk of IBD: Study Jacinthlyn Sylvia10 Aug 2022 8:00 PM ISTChina: In a new study conducted by Tian Fu and colleagues, the findings suggest that drinking sugar-sweetened beverages increases the risk of...
Intake of fish oil supplements may prevent inflammatory bowel disease, study suggests Medha Baranwal9 Aug 2022 8:00 PM ISTChina: People who frequently take fish oil supplements may be at lower risk for inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs) and its subtype ulcerative colitis...
Nivolumab combo with chemotherapy or ipilimumab prolongs survival in Advanced esophageal carcinoma Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli8 Aug 2022 8:00 PM ISTNivolumab has recently been approved both in combination with fluoropyrimidine-and platinum-based combination chemotherapy and in combination with...
Weight loss: Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty effective option for obese patients: Lancet Dr. Hiral patel8 Aug 2022 7:30 PM ISTUSA: A new study in The Lancet found that endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty (ESG) is a safe intervention leading to significant weight loss and...
