Plasma Exchange: A new ray of hope for failing liver - A Sir Ganga Ram Hospital Case Report Isra Zaman20 Dec 2022 11:34 AM ISTA 52-year-old male patient was admitted to Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi with symptoms of jaundice since 2 weeks followed by altered...
Metformin use significantly reduces risk of joint replacement in diabetes patients Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli20 Dec 2022 11:00 AM ISTGlobally the number of total knee replacement (TKR) and total hip replacement (THR) surgeries is on the rise. One of the main reasons for the same...
Study finds metformin use to significantly reduce risk of joint replacement in people with type 2 diabetes Isra Zaman20 Dec 2022 10:15 AM ISTA team of researchers from China, Taiwan and Australia aimed to determine whether metformin use was associated with a lower risk of TKR or THR as...
FDA approval to targeted imaging agent pafolacianine for use in lung cancer surgery Isra Zaman20 Dec 2022 10:00 AM ISTMore than 130,000 Americans die of lung cancer each year, making lung cancer the leading cause of cancer mortality in the country. Lung cancer...
Bivalent mRNA booster vaccine reduces risk of severe COVID-19 by more than half: CDC Medha Baranwal20 Dec 2022 9:45 AM ISTUSA: Updated bivalent (two-strain) mRNA booster shots reduce the risk of contracting severe COVID-19 by up to 57%, a recent study in Morbidity and...
FDA approves "glowing tumor" imaging agent Cytalux to aid lung cancer surgery Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli20 Dec 2022 9:00 AM ISTThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the targeted imaging agent Cytalux (pafolacianine) for use in lung cancer surgery. This...
European Commission approves Qdenga as second dengue virus vaccine Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli20 Dec 2022 7:45 AM ISTGlobally incidence of infection of dengue virus has increased 8-fold in the past 20 years and has become endemic in most tropical European Overseas...
Presence of ARAs no contraindication to reinfusion of rituximab in pemphigus patients: JAMA Medha Baranwal19 Dec 2022 8:00 PM ISTFrance: Antirituximab antibodies (ARAs) are frequently detected in pemphigus patients treated with rituximab (RTX) and do not influence patients'...
Canalith repositioning maneuvers prefered treatment for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo Medha Baranwal19 Dec 2022 8:00 PM ISTCanada: Canalith repositioning maneuvers (CRMs), not vestibular suppressants, should be the primary treatment for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo...
Azithromycin no better than placebo among patients of LRTI with low procalcitonin levels: Lancet Dr.Niharika Harsha B19 Dec 2022 8:00 PM ISTA recent trial found that in adults with lower respiratory tract infections and lower procalcitonin concentration, the placebo was not non-inferior to...
Linaclotide reduces response time for patients of irritable bowel syndrome with constipation: Study Medha Baranwal19 Dec 2022 8:00 PM ISTUSA: Time to response to irritable bowel syndrome with constipation (IBS-C) symptoms after linaclotide use differed for individual symptoms;...
Degree of pyuria alone doesn't predict UTI Medha Baranwal19 Dec 2022 8:00 PM ISTUSA: Pyuria alone is not adequate for predicting bacteriuria or urinary tract infection (UTI), research published in the American Journal of Medicine...
