Not just coughing, M. tuberculosis may be transmitted via simple breathing as well: Study Dr. Hiral patel21 Jun 2022 9:45 AM ISTSouth Africa: A South African study reported that tidal breathing (TiBr) accounts for an estimated 93% of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) produced...
Females more likely to suffer with Long COVID-19 than males Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli21 Jun 2022 9:30 AM ISTLong COVID is a syndrome in which complications persist more than four weeks after the initial infection of COVID-19, sometimes for many...
Prolonged orthostatic hypotension tied to mortality risk in elderly outpatients: Study Medha Baranwal21 Jun 2022 9:30 AM ISTNetherlands: In geriatric outpatients delayed/prolonged orthostatic hypotension (DPOH) and magnitude of both systolic and diastolic orthostatic...
Did Youth Cannabis Use Increase after a Minimum Legal Age limit? Dr. Nandita Mohan21 Jun 2022 9:15 AM ISTA recent study in JAMA Network reports a cross-sectional study with difference-in- analysis of 1005 youths aged 15 to 20 years, although youth...
Meta-analysis details different obstructive sleep apnea treatments for lowering BP Medha Baranwal21 Jun 2022 7:15 AM ISTChina: In patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs)/angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) and...
Therapeutic hyperthermia improves survival in critically ill patients with sepsis, study suggests Medha Baranwal20 Jun 2022 8:00 PM ISTUSA: Findings from a pilot randomized trial published in Critical Care Medicine revealed that therapeutic hyperthermia is associated with lower...
Treating menopause as hormone deficiency requiring treatment unhelpful for some Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli20 Jun 2022 8:00 PM ISTTreating menopause as a hormone deficiency requiring treatment is inaccurate and fuels negative expectations which might be harmful to women, argue...
Levofloxacin safe and effective therapy for bladder cancer patients treated with BCG therapy: Study Medha Baranwal20 Jun 2022 8:00 PM ISTJapan: The administration of prophylactic levofloxacin may reduce the severity of adverse outcomes in non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC)...
Parathyroidectomy associated with reduced risk of hip fracture and CVS events: JAMA Dr. Shravani Dali20 Jun 2022 7:30 PM ISTParathyroidectomy is associated with a reduced risk of fracture including hip fracture, cardiovascular events and death according to a recent study...
Long COVID risk less after Omicron infection compared to infection by Delta varient: LANCET Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli20 Jun 2022 11:15 AM ISTThe Omicron variant is less likely to cause long COVID than the Delta variant, new research has found. Analysis by researchers from King's College...
Forever chemicals are linked to hypertension in middle aged women Isra Zaman20 Jun 2022 11:00 AM ISTMiddle-aged women with higher blood concentrations of common synthetic chemicals called per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), also called...
The efficacy and safety of Uterine transplantation Roshni Dhar20 Jun 2022 10:30 AM ISTThe study, published in the journal Fertility and Sterility, covers the transplantation of uteri from living donors. After seven of the study's nine...
