High coffee consumption may increase risk of glaucoma more than three-fold, finds study Dr Kartikeya Kohli8 Jun 2021 11:45 AM ISTResearchers at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and associates have found in a new international, multi-center study that consumption of large...
First treatment for hypoplasminogenemia receives FDA approval Hina Zahid8 Jun 2021 10:40 AM ISTUSA: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Ryplazim (plasminogen, human-tmvh) for the treatment of patients with plasminogen deficiency type...
Alzheimer's drug Aduhelm receives FDA's accelerated approval Hina Zahid8 Jun 2021 10:32 AM ISTUSA: Aduhelm (aducanumab) has received the US FDA's accelerated approval for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease. Aduhelm was approved using...
Bariatric surgery linked with lower BMD and osteoporosis postoperatively: Study Dr Satabdi Saha8 Jun 2021 9:30 AM ISTRecent research has highlighted that despite similar lifestyle, Bariatric surgery, Roux-en-Y gastric bypass was followed by a lower bone mineral...
Sotagliflozin beneficial for diabetes patients with recent worsening heart failure: NEJM Hina Zahid8 Jun 2021 9:30 AM ISTUSA: Sotagliflozin therapy initiated before or shortly after discharge in patients with diabetes and recent worsening heart failure (HF) significantly...
Intermittent intensive insulin therapy may not help preserve beta-cell function in diabetes: Study Medha Baranwal8 Jun 2021 9:15 AM ISTCanada: Intermittent intensive insulin therapy (IIT) is not feasible as a long-term strategy for preserving the function of beta-cell in early type 2...
Pain medication use may increase falls risk in patients with cognitive impairment: Study Medha Baranwal8 Jun 2021 9:00 AM ISTThese results support that the risk of falls associated with pain medication is elevated among those with higher levels of cognitive impairment.USA:...
Finerenone can lower AFib risk in patients with diabetes, CKD: Study Hina Zahid8 Jun 2021 9:00 AM ISTGreece: Finerenone may reduce the risk of new-onset atrial fibrillation (AFib) in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) and chronic kidney disease...
Higher vitamin D levels beneficial for breast cancer patients: Study Medha Baranwal7 Jun 2021 11:30 AM ISTHaving clinically sufficient vitamin D levels at the time of breast cancer diagnosis is associated with better outcomes. USA: Higher vitamin D...
Zapping nerves with ultrasound lowers drug-resistant blood pressure: Lancet Hina Zahid7 Jun 2021 9:15 AM ISTThe study, titled "Ultrasound renal denervation for hypertension resistant to triple medication pill (RADIANCE-HTN TRIO): a randomised, multicentre,...
Early postoperative radiation therapy reduces mortality in high risk prostate cancer patients: Study Hina Zahid7 Jun 2021 9:00 AM IST"Men at the highest risk for dying from prostate cancer may lose the chance for cure if we wait for the PSA to become measurable before delivering...
HbA1c measurement can even stratify CVD risk in patients without diabetes: Study Medha Baranwal7 Jun 2021 7:45 AM ISTSpain: Routine HbA1c (glycated hemoglobin) use can help in identifying asymptomatic people at higher risk of subclinical atherosclerosis (SA) besides...
