Adenotonsillectomy has minimal benefit in pediatric OSA: JAMA Study Medha Baranwal10 Aug 2020 6:30 PM ISTSweden: Adenotonsillectomy (ATE) touted as the primary treatment for pediatric obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) was shown to be of minimal benefit in...
Plaster casts as effective as surgery in scaphoid waist fracture: Lancet study Hina Zahid9 Aug 2020 3:29 PM ISTResearchers at University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust have found that plaster casts are just as effective at healing scaphoid waist fractures in...
Scientists develop new one-step cheaper test for breast cancer Hina Zahid8 Aug 2020 10:06 AM ISTScientists have created a rapid and affordable test for breast cancer that is designed for use in developing regions, where patients often face...
Doxycycline in COVID-19: How a Veteran Antibiotic Stands Out?!! Prem Aggarwal7 Aug 2020 11:57 AM ISTDoxycycline in COVID-19: How a Veteran Antibiotic Stands Out?!!
Cholecystectomy better than nonoperative treatment of cholecystitis in pregnancy: Study Hina Zahid6 Aug 2020 4:56 PM ISTPHILADELPHIA -- Researchers have found in a new study that Cholecystectomy was better than nonoperative treatment of cholecystitis during...
New treatment helps reduce mortality from unruptured brain aneurysms Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli6 Aug 2020 2:15 PM ISTFAIRFAX - Mortality rates after treatment of unruptured intracranial aneurysms have substantially decreased in the past decade, according to new...
Screening rates for hyperparathyroidism low among Kidney Stone patients: JAMA Dr Satabdi Saha5 Aug 2020 3:00 PM ISTIn a recent study ,researchers have reported that only about 1 in 4 patients with kidney stones and hypercalcemia were screened for primary...
CABG bests PCI in CAD patients with diabetes, study finds Dr Satabdi Saha4 Aug 2020 9:45 PM ISTA recent study by Valentino Bianco (D.O.,M.P.H.) et.al. has revealed that in patients with coronary artery disease and having diabetes mellitus as...
Point-of-care ultrasonography may help diagnose abscesses and cellulitis, finds study Medha Baranwal4 Aug 2020 8:51 PM ISTUSA: Point-of-care ultrasonography has good diagnostic accuracy for the differentiation of abscesses from cellulitis, suggests a recent study in...
Weight loss Surgery Improves Chances for Heart Transplant in Obese patients Hina Zahid30 July 2020 8:31 PM ISTPPHILADELPHIA – Patients with obesity are at higher risk of developing heart failure. And yet, many obese patients face obstacles to getting heart...
Antibiotics alone good enough for uncomplicated appendicitis in children: JAMA Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli28 July 2020 11:20 AM ISTResearchers at Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium, led by Peter Minneci, MD, and Katherine Deans, MD have found that antibiotics alone successfully...
Vaginal tape surgery improves sexual function in women with stress incontinence: Study Medha Baranwal28 July 2020 10:03 AM ISTChina: Tension-free vaginal tape (TVT) surgery improves sexual function in women with stress urinary incontinence (SUI), suggests a recent study in...
