Preoperative Cefazolin use safe for patients with penicillin allergy labels Medha Baranwal11 April 2022 12:15 PM ISTSeattle, WA: The use of cefazolin before surgery in patients with a penicillin allergy label (PAL) did not lead to allergic symptoms related to the...
Multifaceted BP management strategy fails to prevent CV events after noncardiac surgery: POISE-3 trial Medha Baranwal11 April 2022 9:45 AM ISTUSA: A multifaceted strategy for BP management during noncardiac surgery -- one for hypotension avoidance and the other for hypertension avoidance --...
Healthy plant-based foods may prevent development of type 2 diabetes Dr Kartikeya Kohli11 April 2022 9:45 AM ISTIn all 90% of diabetes cases are the type 2 form and global prevalence of the disease in adults has more than tripled in less than two decades....
Salt substitute acts better in stroke prevention: Circulation Medical Dialogues Editorial Team11 April 2022 9:00 AM ISTAustralia: Replacing conventional salt with salt substitute was a cost-effective strategy for stroke prevention and quality of life improvement among...
Low-dose rivaroxaban could prevent LVT formation in anterior STEMI patients after PCI: JACC Medha Baranwal11 April 2022 9:00 AM ISTChina: Results from a recent study support the short-duration addition of low-dose rivaroxaban to DAPT for preventing left ventricular thrombus (LVT)...
AGS releases statement on immunization in older adults Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli9 April 2022 10:30 AM ISTNew York, NY: Today, the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) recommended that older people follow the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recommendations...
Regular use of erectile dysfunction medicines tied to ocular adverse events: JAMA Medical Dialogues Editorial Team9 April 2022 10:15 AM ISTCanada: Regular phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors (PDE5Is) users may be at a higher risk of developing retinal vascular occlusion (RVO), serous...
Fourth dose of Pfizer vaccine may provide additional protection to elderly against severe disease: NEJM Medical Dialogues Editorial Team8 April 2022 10:00 AM ISTIsrael: A new study conducted by Yinon M. Bar-On and the team found that after the fourth dose of BNT162b2 vaccination, rates of confirmed SARS-CoV-2...
Valproate has highest diabetes risk among anticonvulsant mood stabilizers: JAMA Medical Dialogues Editorial Team8 April 2022 9:45 AM ISTUSA: Valproate is linked to the highest risk of acquiring type 2 diabetes (T2D) in adults, according to recent cohort research published in the...
Pre-existing Frailty Linked with Worse Clinical Outcome in Older Adults with Acute MI MD Bureau8 April 2022 9:00 AM ISTPhysical frailty is a commonly encountered geriatric syndrome among older adults without coronary heart disease (CHD). A recent study suggests that...
High risk of serious blood clots until six months post covid-19 infection: BMJ Isra Zaman7 April 2022 10:30 PM ISTThere could be a high possibility of occurrence of deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, and bleeding event for up to 3 months, 6 months, and 2...
Oral tebipenem pivoxil hydrobromide noninferior to IV ertapenem for complicated UTI: NEJM Medha Baranwal7 April 2022 10:30 AM ISTUSA: Oral tebipenem pivoxil hydrobromide is noninferior and has a similar safety profile to intravenous ertapenem in the treatment of complicated...
