Single troponin test enough to discharge suspected heart attack patients from ED: JAMA Medha Baranwal26 Feb 2021 8:25 PM ISTUSA: A single negative troponin test versus serial troponin testing appears safe in ruling out acute coronary syndrome (ACS) in patients presented to...
NMC releases guidelines for MD Laboratory Medicine Programme, Details Medical Dialogues Bureau19 Feb 2021 11:46 AM ISTNew Delhi: Introducing the details of the newly recognized course of MD (Laboratory Medicine), the National Medical Commission (NMC) has recently...
Prehospital lactate levels may help diagnose seizures in transient loss of consciousness: Study Medha Baranwal15 Feb 2021 8:30 AM ISTSweden: Measuring prehospital lactate levels in blood can help in seizure diagnosis in cases of transient loss of consciousness, according to a recent...
New test provides fast and accurate diagnosis of liposarcomas Hina Zahid7 Feb 2021 10:30 PM ISTPhiladelphia - Researchers have leveraged the latest advances in RNA technology and machine learning methods to develop a gene panel test that allows...
New test may accurately predict depression and bipolar disorder Hina Zahid25 Jan 2021 6:15 PM ISTUniversity of South Australia scientists have developed the world's first test to accurately predict mood disorders in people, based on the levels of...
Donor Kidney Biopsies not useful in Transplant Outcome Prediction; finds study Dr Satabdi Saha21 Jan 2021 8:30 AM ISTMany kidneys donated for transplant in the United States are discarded because of abnormal histology. Whether histology adds incremental value beyond...
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...
