Women who have been stalked may have higher risk of heart disease, stroke, reports study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli14 Aug 2025 8:45 AM ISTWomen who reported having been stalked or obtained a restraining order were each more likely to experience a heart attack and/or stroke in later years...
JAMA Study Questions Routine Prophylactic Antibiotics use for Upper-GI Bleeding in Cirrhosis Dr Riya Dave14 Aug 2025 8:00 AM ISTNew research in JAMA Internal Medicine has challenged the current guideline recommending 5-7 days of preventive antibiotics for cirrhotic patients...
FDA Grants Priority Review to Gepotidacin for Gonorrhea Treatment Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli14 Aug 2025 8:00 AM ISTThe FDA has accepted GSK's application for priority review of gepotidacin, a first-in-class antibiotic for uncomplicated gonorrhea. Already approved...
Under-the-skin electrode allows for real-world epilepsy tracking, reveals research Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli13 Aug 2025 9:00 PM ISTNew research from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King's College London in partnership with the Mayo Clinic and...
Laser therapy enhances treatment of fungus resistant to conventional medication, reports research Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli13 Aug 2025 9:00 PM ISTResearchers at the Optics and Photonics Research Center (CePOF) have succeeded in increasing the susceptibility of the fungus Candida albicans to drug...
Why folic acid isn't enough: New clues to spina bifida risk Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli13 Aug 2025 9:00 PM ISTSpina bifida is a serious congenital condition caused by abnormal neural tube development during early pregnancy. While folic acid supplementation has...
When should preventive mastectomy be offered for women at higher risk of breast cancer? Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli13 Aug 2025 8:45 PM ISTMore women at higher risk of breast cancer should be offered a mastectomy, according to researchers at Queen Mary and London School of Hygiene and...
FDA Approves Genio System for Moderate to Severe OSA Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli13 Aug 2025 8:45 PM ISTThe FDA has approved the Genio system for treating patients with moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) with an apnea-hypopnea index (AHI)...
Gene-based blood test for melanoma may predict recurrence, reveals research Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli13 Aug 2025 8:00 PM ISTMonitoring blood levels of DNA fragments shed by dying tumor cells may accurately predict skin cancer recurrence, a new study shows. Led by...
Is the 'love hormone,' oxytocin, also the 'friendship hormone'? Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli13 Aug 2025 9:00 AM ISTA new UC Berkeley study shows that the so-called love hormone, oxytocin, is also critical for the formation of friendships. Oxytocin is released in...
No Clear Winner: Three Dual-Drug Hypertension Therapies Work Equally Well in Indian Adults, TOPSPIN Trial Finds Medha Baranwal13 Aug 2025 8:15 AM ISTIndia: A large multicentre clinical trial conducted in India has found that three commonly prescribed dual-drug regimens for high blood pressure are...
Severe Gum Disease Strongly Linked to Chronic Illnesses, Large U.S. Study Finds Medha Baranwal12 Aug 2025 9:45 PM ISTUSA: A recent large-scale investigation published in the Journal of Periodontology by Muhammad H. A. Saleh and Hamoun Sabri from the University of...
