Weight loss with bariatric surgery cuts risk of developing cancer and death from cancer Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli6 Jun 2022 8:00 PM IST CLEVELAND: A Cleveland Clinic study shows that among adults with obesity, weight loss achieved with bariatric surgery was associated with a 32%...
App detecting jaundice in babies- A success Dr. Nandita Mohan6 Jun 2022 9:00 AM ISTAccording to a new study, a smartphone app that identifies severe jaundice in newborn babies by scanning their eyes could be a life-saver in areas...
Exercise amplifies immune attack on pancreatic cancer Dr. Nandita Mohan6 Jun 2022 9:00 AM ISTAerobics as an exercise always helps us reprogram our immune system and this has shown to even reduce pancreatic tumor growth thereby amplifying the...
Combo of lactulose and rifaximin with amino acids helps treat hepatic encephalopathy: Study Jacinthlyn Sylvia3 Jun 2022 7:30 AM ISTNew Delhi: A recent study showed that a mix of L-ornithine L-aspartate (LOLA) with lactulose and rifaximin was more powerful versus only lactulose and...
Massive fibroid in uterus, Woman treated with robotic minimally invasive surgery by KIMS doctors Medical Dialogues Bureau3 Jun 2022 6:00 AM ISTHyderabad: Doctors at KIMS performed robotic surgery on a woman with a massive fibroid. A 45-year-old woman from Hyderabad city has two living...
New antibiotic combination may help save lives of patients with cystic fibrosis Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli1 Jun 2022 7:45 PM ISTA new antibiotic combination developed by researchers at Aston University has formed part of a lifesaving treatment used in the USA. The antibiotic...
Risk factors for Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding Dr. Nandita Mohan1 Jun 2022 9:00 AM ISTIn this systematic review published JAMA Network Open, reports the risk scores for lower gastrointestinal bleeding, the Oakland score was the most...
Risankizumab safe and effective maintenance therapy for Crohn's Disease: Lancet Medical Dialogues Editorial Team1 Jun 2022 6:30 AM ISTBelgium: A new study conducted by Marc Ferrante and the team showed that subcutaneous risankizumab is a safe and effective treatment for maintaining...
For liver disease in children, ultrasound correlates well with MRI: Study Medha Baranwal30 May 2022 7:45 PM ISTUSA: A recent study in the journal Radiology has found a moderate to high correlation between ultrasound shear-wave speed (SWS) and MR...
H pylori infection may diminish immunotherapy response in Acute gastric cancer patients Dr. Shravani Dali30 May 2022 9:45 AM ISTPatients with advanced gastric cancer and active Helicobacter pylori (H pylori) infection may have a diminished response to anti-programmed cell...
HAIP floxuridine chemotherapy has similar survival vs surgery in multifocal iCCA: JAMA Medha Baranwal28 May 2022 8:45 AM ISTUSA: In patients with multifocal intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (iCCA), the researchers found similar overall survival (OS) with a hepatic arterial...
Alarming rise found in esophageal cancer and Barrett's esophagus in middle-aged adults Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli27 May 2022 7:45 PM ISTBethesda, MD: Adults aged 45 to 64 experienced a nearly doubled rate of esophageal cancer and a 50 percent increase in the precancerous condition...
