Rapid blood test identifies COVID-19 patients at high risk of severe disease Hina Zahid21 Jan 2021 7:15 AM ISTOne of the most vexing aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic is doctors' inability to predict which newly hospitalized patients will go on to develop...
Simple, cheap test can help save lives from colorectal cancer Hina Zahid20 Jan 2021 9:15 AM ISTNew research has demonstrated that a simple, cheap test can help identify who is at risk of developing colorectal cancer, aiding early diagnosis and...
Orthostatic headache absence may not rule out Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension: JAMA Medha Baranwal8 Jan 2021 3:52 PM ISTUK: A diagnosis of spontaneous intracranial hypotension (SIH) should not be excluded based on the absence of orthostatic headache, suggests a recent...
Loss of visual function may precede retinal layer thinning in glaucoma: Study Medha Baranwal5 Jan 2021 6:00 PM ISTUSA: True functional change precedes thinning of retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) in glaucoma, suggests a recent study in the journal Investigative...
New COVID-19 test gives positive result in just a few minutes Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli5 Jan 2021 4:14 PM ISTA new COVID-19 test that reduces testing time from 30 minutes to less than five and delivers accurate results has been developed by researchers at the...
Treat anemia first, before using HbA1C for accurate estimation of blood sugar Medha Baranwal22 Dec 2020 6:00 PM ISTAnemia should be treated before using glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) as a diagnostic tool for diabetes, find researchers.India: In order to avoid...
FDA approves first OTC rapid at-home COVID-19 diagnostic test Hina Zahid17 Dec 2020 10:29 AM ISTThe Food and Drug Administration has issued an emergency-use authorization (EUA) for the first COVID-19 diagnostic test that can be completed at home...
Earwax test could help identify early diabetes: Study Medha Baranwal15 Dec 2020 6:26 PM ISTUK: Diabetes can now be identified early with the help of ear wax test - that measures glucose levels in one's ear wax, reveals a recent study in the...
Sense Glucose Earring could revolutionise blood sugar management in T1 Diabetes Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli11 Dec 2020 10:30 PM ISTThe Sense Glucose Earring is a non-invasive blood sugar monitor that could revolutionise how patients manage type 1 diabetes. The novel and discreet...
New lab-on-a-chip, cheaper, faster, on the spot diagnostics developed Hina Zahid3 Dec 2020 1:12 PM ISTThe chip, developed at Imperial College London and known as TriSilix, is a 'micro laboratory' which performs a miniature version of the polymerase...
Older men are undertreated, underdiagnosed for osteoporosis, finds study Medha Baranwal1 Dec 2020 12:45 PM ISTUSA: Older males who experience fracture are highly undertreated and underdiagnosed of osteoporosis, suggests a recent study. The findings from the...
Abnormal red reflex indicates ocular disease in infants: JAMA Medha Baranwal18 Nov 2020 11:45 PM ISTDenmark: A normal red reflex does not exclude ocular disease but an abnormal red reflex most likely reflects an underlying ocular pathology while...
