Simple Airway Device Slashes Hypoxemia Risk During Endoscopy: Study Shows Medha Baranwal22 Sept 2025 9:15 PM ISTChina: Using a simple nasopharyngeal airway before painless gastrointestinal endoscopy can dramatically cut the risk of dangerous oxygen drops in...
FDA Approves Guselkumab as First IL-23 Inhibitor with Both SC and IV Induction Options for UC and CD Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli21 Sept 2025 8:15 PM ISTThe FDA has approved a subcutaneous (SC) induction regimen of guselkumab (Tremfya) for adults with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis...
Achalasia diagnosis simplified to AI plus X-ray, suggests study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli19 Sept 2025 8:00 PM ISTAchalasia is a disease caused by impaired movement of the esophagus. Patients experience food getting stuck and regurgitated, as well as chest pain....
Meta-Analysis Finds Comparable Safety Profiles for JAK Inhibitors and TNF Antagonists in Immune Mediated Inflammatory Diseases Dr. Bhumika Maikhuri19 Sept 2025 1:45 PM ISTPatients taking Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitors for immune-mediated inflammatory diseases (IMIDs) face no greater risk of serious infections,...
FDA Approves Bumetanide Nasal Spray for Edema in Heart, Liver, and Kidney Disease Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli18 Sept 2025 8:30 PM ISTThe FDA has approved Enbumyst (bumetanide nasal spray) for treating edema linked to congestive heart failure, liver disease, and kidney disease,...
Normal BMI Doesn't Mean Low Risk: Study Links Diabetes to Fatty Liver in Lean Individuals Medha Baranwal18 Sept 2025 8:15 PM ISTUSA: A Mayo Clinic investigation has revealed that diabetes is the strongest predictor of non-alcoholic steatotic liver disease (SLD) in adults who...
Roche to acquire 89bio for up to USD 3.5 billion Ruchika Sharma18 Sept 2025 11:30 AM ISTBasel: Roche has announced that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement to acquire 89bio, Inc., a publicly listed clinical-stage...
PET/MRI Outperforms Standard Imaging in Rectal Cancer Staging, Study Shows Medha Baranwal17 Sept 2025 9:00 PM ISTPoland: A recent prospective study published in the International Journal of Colorectal Disease has revealed that using PET/MRI instead of...
Preoperative Carbohydrate Loading Benefits in Liver Resection: Study Dr. Shravani Dali17 Sept 2025 8:30 PM ISTFindings from a new retrospective analysis suggest that preoperative oral carbohydrate administration reduces insulin resistance and enhances recovery...
Single-Incision Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Safe, Feasible, and Comparable to CLC: Study Shows Medha Baranwal15 Sept 2025 9:15 PM ISTChina: A new study has revealed that single-incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy (SILC) using conventional instruments is safe and non-inferior to...
Peptic ulcer does not significantly increase CVD risk, finds study Jacinthlyn Sylvia15 Sept 2025 9:00 PM ISTA new study published in the journal of Frontiers in Medicine showed that peptic ulcers (PU) were 31% more likely to occur in older persons with...
Preemptive Genetic Testing Feasible for Reducing Chemotherapy Toxicity in GI Cancer, Finds Trial Medha Baranwal15 Sept 2025 8:00 PM ISTUSA: A prospective trial in gastrointestinal cancer patients found that preemptive DPYD/UGT1A1 genetic testing before chemotherapy was feasible,...
