SPARC investigational drug shows promise in phase 3 trial for treating inflammation, pain related to ocular surgery Ruchika Sharma15 Oct 2020 12:30 PM ISTThe objective of the trial was to assess the efficacy and safety of SDN-037 in clearing the inflammation and pain, the company added.
Bariatric surgery may cut pancreatic cancer risk in obese diabetic patients Hina Zahid13 Oct 2020 1:00 PM ISTWeight loss surgery significantly cuts the risk of developing pancreatic cancer in people who are obese with diabetes, a new 20-year analysis has...
PET-based optical imaging detects cancer cells after radical prostatectomy Hina Zahid13 Oct 2020 8:30 AM ISTReston, VA--A new intraoperative imaging technique, Cerenkov luminescence imaging (CLI), can accurately assess surgical margins during radical...
Cerebral protection system reduces stroke risk in patients undergoing TAVR: JACC Medha Baranwal11 Oct 2020 9:15 PM ISTUSA: The use of the Sentinel cerebral protection system (CPS) in patients undergoing TAVR lowers the risk of in-hospital mortality and ischemic...
Image guided biopsy can detect residual breast cancer after chemotherapy: JAMA Medha Baranwal11 Oct 2020 5:15 PM ISTDelhi: Image-guided vacuum-assisted biopsy (VAB) can predict the presence of residual cancer when performed after treatment of breast cancer patients...
Textured breast implants for reconstruction may increase breast cancer recurrence: JAMA Medha Baranwal9 Oct 2020 5:45 PM ISTSeoul, South Korea: The use of texture implants versus smooth implants after mastectomy for breast reconstruction appears to be associated with breast...
Golden hour in trauma patients: Delayed treatment linked to disability and death Hina Zahid8 Oct 2020 5:15 PM ISTExploring the golden hour:
Does general anesthesia increase dementia risk? Hina Zahid8 Oct 2020 4:45 PM ISTThere are concerns that exposure to general anesthesia during surgery may contribute to an increased risk of Alzheimer's disease. To investigate,...
Robotic urological surgery during COVID-19 pandemic: challenges and solutions Hina Zahid7 Oct 2020 6:00 PM ISTRobotic surgery plays a major role in modern management of prostate cancer, bladder cancer, and other conditions treated by urologists. But it also...
Prehospital tranexamic acid may not lower hemorrhage risk in trauma patients: JAMA Medha Baranwal6 Oct 2020 8:56 PM ISTUSA: The administration of tranexamic acid before hospitalization in injured patients at hemorrhage risk although is safe but it did not significantly...
Cannabis use tied to increased pain and more anesthesia need during surgery Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli6 Oct 2020 6:15 PM ISTCHICAGO - Not only might cannabis users require more anesthesia during surgery than non-users, they may have increased pain afterwards and use higher...
Antibiotics instead of surgery better choice only for some in Appendicitis: NEJM study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli6 Oct 2020 10:00 AM ISTResearchers with The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) have found in a first-of-its-kind clinical trial that antibiotics...
