Cold Weather Linked to Increased Risk of Aortic Emergencies: Study Dr Riya Dave4 Feb 2026 9:15 PM ISTAccording to an observational study from Tokyo, incidence of acute aortic dissection rose on colder days, while aortic aneurysm rupture rates...
Paracetamol and ibuprofen safe in first year of life, reports research Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli4 Feb 2026 9:00 PM ISTA new landmark study supports the safety of the common painkillers paracetamol and ibuprofen in the first year of life, and finds no link to eczema or...
Hormone Therapy May Enhance Tirzepatide-Associated Weight Loss in Postmenopausal Women: The Lancet Dr Riya Dave4 Feb 2026 9:00 PM ISTResearchers have found in a retrospective cohort study that postmenopausal women with obesity treated with tirzepatide experienced greater weight loss...
Metformin shown to prevent Long COVID across risk groups in multiple randomized trials Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli4 Feb 2026 8:30 PM ISTMultiple randomized clinical trials and electronic health record studies now show that metformin, a widely used and well-established medication,...
Fluoxetine as Adjunct Therapy Improves Outcomes in Severe Sepsis, Suggests Study Medha Baranwal4 Feb 2026 8:30 PM ISTEgypt: Adjunctive fluoxetine use in patients with severe sepsis significantly reduced vasopressor duration and shortened ICU length of stay. It also...
Alcohol Use Linked to Higher Suicide Risk Among Sexual Minority Women: JAMA Dr Riya Dave4 Feb 2026 8:00 PM ISTA cross-sectional study published in JAMA Open Network has found that lesbian, gay, and bisexual women were more likely than heterosexual women to...
Tenecteplase Fails to Improve Vision in Acute Retinal Artery Occlusion: NEJM Dr Riya Dave4 Feb 2026 8:00 PM ISTCentral retinal artery occlusion (CRAO) is an ophthalmic emergency that usually leads to sudden and permanent blindness, and there has been no proven...
AI Matches Radiologists in Detecting TB From Photographed Chest X-Rays: Study Shows Medha Baranwal4 Feb 2026 8:00 PM ISTEthiopia: Researchers from Ethiopia have demonstrated that computer-aided analysis of photographed chest X-ray films can perform on par with trained...
SURPASS-2- Tirzepatide vs Semaglutide in Type 2 Diabetes Deeksha Bhandari4 Feb 2026 12:30 PM ISTKey Summary: In addition to meeting the primary objective of noninferiority to semaglutide in type 2 diabetes (T2D), tirzepatide, at a dose of...
Epigenetic Blood Markers May Predict Type 2 Diabetes Risk: Study Medha Baranwal4 Feb 2026 10:00 AM ISTGermany: Researchers have identified 1,557 blood-based epigenetic markers that can assess the risk of developing type 2 diabetes and its...
Combined Intravascular Imaging and Physiology Improves PCI Outcomes and Reduces Costs: Study Dr Riya Dave4 Feb 2026 10:00 AM ISTAnalysis of US Medicare data from 2016 to 2023 shows a gradual increase in the dual use of intravascular imaging (IVI) and invasive physiology (IP)...
Cagrilintide-Semaglutide combo Improves Weight Loss and Glycemic Control in T2DM, finds trial Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli3 Feb 2026 8:45 PM ISTTopline results from the REIMAGINE 2 trial involving 2,728 adults with type 2 diabetes inadequately controlled on metformin showed that combined...
