TyG-waist to height ratio strong predictor of metabolic syndrome, reveals study Medha Baranwal19 March 2022 10:00 AM ISTChina: The product of triglycerides and glucose index (TyG) and waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) was shown to be a strong and independent predictor for...
Home-based flu tests as accurate as rapid diagnostic testing in clinical settings Hina Zahid19 March 2022 9:00 AM ISTHome-based, self-administered tests for influenza are comparable in accuracy to rapid diagnostic tests in clinical settings, according to a recently...
High serum caspase-8 concentration predicts death risk in spontaneous intracerebral haemorrhage Medha Baranwal18 March 2022 9:00 AM ISTSpain: A recent study in the journal Anaesthesia Critical Care & Pain Medicine has revealed an associaiton between high serum caspase-8...
Skin autofluorescence predicts micro and macrovascular complications in diabetes: Study Medha Baranwal14 March 2022 9:45 AM ISTIran: Results from a meta-analysis revealed that increased skin autofluorescence levels are associated with glycated hemoglobin, diabetic peripheral...
Arterial punctures safe for arterial blood gas analyses, study reveals Medha Baranwal14 March 2022 9:15 AM ISTDenmark: Arterial punctures (APs) are safe procedures for arterial blood gas (ABG) analyses, reveals a recent study in the journal ERJ Open Research....
Ichthyosis Scoring System powerful tool to measure global ichthyosis severity: JAMA Medical Dialogues Editorial Team9 March 2022 9:00 AM ISTUSA: In a new study conducted by Qisi Sun and team, it was found that the Ichthyosis Scoring System (ISS) is a trustworthy technique for measuring...
Circulating monocytes and serum albumin significantly associated with albuminuria in DKD: Study Medha Baranwal2 March 2022 9:15 AM ISTUSA: In diabetic kidney disease (DKD), circulating monocytes and serum albumin are associated significantly with albuminuria, reveals a recent study....
NT-proBNP may identify chronic hypertension patients at high delivery risk from preeclampsia: Study Medha Baranwal1 March 2022 9:30 AM ISTUSA: A detectable NT-proBNP may be helpful to identify patients with chronic hypertension (cHTN) at high delivery risk within 2 weeks from...
Rapid antigen tests for COVID-19 screening in children do not meet WHO, FDA standards: BMJ Medha Baranwal1 March 2022 9:00 AM ISTUK: Rapid antigen tests (also called lateral flow tests) are used widely for screening COVID-19 in children. A recent meta-analysis published in the...
High ratio of fasting blood sugar to HDL-C tied to CV adverse events, death in ACS patients: Study Medha Baranwal26 Feb 2022 9:00 AM ISTChina: A recent study reveals that a higher ratio of fasting blood glucose to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (FG/HDL-C) is tied to a higher risk...
Flushing with Pre-filled saline syringes reduces catheter failure rate, reports Study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli25 Feb 2022 5:01 PM ISTHospital-acquired infections or healthcare-acquired infections (HAIs) are a growing problem in India. HAIs are a significant challenge to patient...
Circulating fibrocyte levels positively correlate with infarct size in STEMI patients: Study Medha Baranwal22 Feb 2022 9:45 AM ISTUSA: A recent study reveals that measuring circulating fibrocyte levels 6 months after STEMI is positively associated with 6-month infarct size...
