Cancer increases risk of developing diabetes, finds study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli6 Jun 2022 9:15 AM ISTCancer is the leading cause of death in Denmark, which has a population of close to 6 million people. In 2019 alone, more than 45,000 incident cases...
App detecting jaundice in babies- A success Dr. Nandita Mohan6 Jun 2022 9:00 AM ISTAccording to a new study, a smartphone app that identifies severe jaundice in newborn babies by scanning their eyes could be a life-saver in areas...
Increased use of head CT in ED may tantamount to overuse Medha Baranwal5 Jun 2022 7:30 PM ISTUSA: There was no notable difference in rates of exam positivity between physicians and nurse practitioners (NP)/physician assistants (PAs), even...
Aromatherapy can reduce post-surgical opioid use by half, preliminary US study finds Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli4 Jun 2022 12:15 PM ISTAromatherapy reduces post-surgical opioid use by half in hip replacement patients anxious before their operation, according to a new preliminary study...
Chest CT may depict impact of COVID-19 vaccine on pneumonia in symptomatic patients Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli3 Jun 2022 7:30 PM ISTLeesburg, VA: According to ARRS' American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), evaluating chest CT findings offers an additional approach for demonstrating...
Radiomics features from multiparametric MRI exams can predict prostate cancer metastases: Study Medha Baranwal2 Jun 2022 8:00 PM ISTUSA: A recent study revealed that radiomics features extracted from multiparametric MRI exams can help to predict prostate cancer metastatic risk. The...
ASTRO issues clinical guideline on radiation therapy for brain metastases Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli2 Jun 2022 8:00 PM ISTA new clinical guideline from the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) provides guidance on the use of radiation therapy to treat patients...
Extended lung ultrasound protocol effective diagnostic tool in pulmonary consolidation Dr. Shravani Dali1 Jun 2022 7:45 PM ISTIn the hands of experienced physicians, the extended lung ultrasound protocol can be a powerful diagnostic tool to determine the presence of...
Methanol-induced parkinsonism and cerebral vasculopathy due to perfume inhalation Dr. Nandita Mohan31 May 2022 9:30 AM ISTThe most common cause of methanol poisoning is through ingestion of adulterated alcohol; however, other routes of poisoning may also occur including...
For liver disease in children, ultrasound correlates well with MRI: Study Medha Baranwal30 May 2022 7:45 PM ISTUSA: A recent study in the journal Radiology has found a moderate to high correlation between ultrasound shear-wave speed (SWS) and MR...
Women with big breasts have safer RT in prone position than supine position; JAMA Medical Dialogues Editorial Team30 May 2022 1:30 PM ISTA new study published in the Journal of American Medical Association suggests that treatment in the prone posture reduces desquamation in women...
Less skin toxicity in big-breasted women treated for breast cancer by radiotherapy in prone position Isra Zaman30 May 2022 9:30 AM ISTTreatment in the prone position decreases desquamation in women with large breast sizes receiving adjuvant radiotherapy, according to the recent...
