Pre-operative MRI may identify additional breast cancer sites for better management Medha Baranwal30 Jun 2020 10:45 AM ISTUSA: Additional sites of cancer were identified by preoperative MRI in 11.2% of women with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), according to a recent...
Conscious sedation better than general anesthesia for TAVR Medha Baranwal26 Jun 2020 9:32 PM ISTUSA: The use of conscious sedation (CS) in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is associated with improved outcomes...
Researchers say genetics may determine wound infection and healing Hina Zahid24 Jun 2020 8:45 AM ISTThe clinical importance of microbiomes to the chronicity of wounds is widely appreciated, yet little is understood about patient-specific processes...
Study finds HCV-positive livers safe for transplantation Hina Zahid23 Jun 2020 6:30 AM ISTPatients who received a transplanted liver infected with hepatitis C and were later treated for the infection performed as well in recovery as...
Vitamin D does not prevent postoperative Crohn's Disease after ileocolonic resection Medha Baranwal17 Jun 2020 6:32 PM ISTNetherlands: Patients with Crohn's disease (CD) are generally known to be deficient in vitamin D and high-dose vitamin D is known to have...
Diabetes: Bariatric surgery bests medical treatment in improving kidney disease Medha Baranwal17 Jun 2020 6:00 PM ISTDelhi: Gastric bypass is more effective than the best medical treatment (BMT) in improving kidney disease in people with obesity and type 2 diabetes...
New bandages may boost healing of diabetic and chronic wounds Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli15 Jun 2020 8:03 PM ISTUniversity of Sheffield engineers have developed new dressings that could boost the healing process in patients with burns injuries or chronic...
Open surgery superior to minimally invasive surgery for early cervical cancer Hina Zahid14 Jun 2020 11:25 PM ISTNEW YORK, NY -- A study led by researchers at Columbia University Irving Medical Center confirms that minimally invasive surgery for early-stage...
Elastomeric masks- a more durable, less costly option for medical men Hina Zahid14 Jun 2020 2:31 PM ISTCHICAGO : A cost-effective strategy for health care systems to offset N95 mask shortages due to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is to...
Medical therapy as effective as endarterectomy for asymptomatic carotid stenosis Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli12 Jun 2020 6:00 PM ISTResearchers have found in a comparative effectiveness study that 5-year stroke risk did not differ significantly for patients who had carotid...
Preoperative Opioid, Sedative and Antidepressant Use linked to long-term complications Hina Zahid10 Jun 2020 6:00 PM ISTLEXINGTON, Ky. – A study led by University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center researchers showed that patients who already used opioids, sedatives or...
New Guidance for intravenous catheter selection in Pediatrics released Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli10 Jun 2020 10:00 AM ISTA new study published in journal Pediatrics has provided evidence-based criteria for intravenous catheter selection (from umbilical catheters to...
