Breakthrough: Infertile cancer patient successfully delivers baby using her own frozen egg Medical Dialogues Bureau20 Feb 2020 12:00 PM GMTParis: Fertility preservation (FP) in young cancer patients is a major issue. Out of many techniques available, vitrification of fertilized or unfertil...
Increased testosterone raises type 2 diabetes risk in women Medha20 Feb 2020 11:30 AM GMTUK: A recent study has found link between high testosterone levels in women and increased risk of diabetes, cancer, and metabolic diseases. According...
FDA approves new weekly transdermal patch for contraception Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli20 Feb 2020 11:15 AM GMTThe Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new weekly transdermal patch for contraception. Twirla (levonorgestrel and Ethinyl estradiol)...
Bicarbonate pre hydration before contrast CT may not confer renal safety in CKD: JAMA Medha20 Feb 2020 11:00 AM GMTNetherlands: Withholding short bicarbonate prehydration in patients with stage 3 chronic kidney disease (CKD) undergoing contrast-enhanced computed...
Neurological disorders associated with 80% higher suicide rate: JAMA Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli20 Feb 2020 10:33 AM GMTDenmark: Neurological disorders confer increased suicide risk to the patients afflicted by them. Neurological disorders have been linked to suicide,...
Antioxidant in mushrooms may help relieve preeclampsia symptoms Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli20 Feb 2020 10:26 AM GMTDenmark: Preeclampsia is a multifactorial hypertensive disorder of pregnancy founded on abnormal placentation, and the resultant placental ischemic...
Vitamin C may shorten mechanical ventilation duration in critical care patients Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli20 Feb 2020 10:22 AM GMTHELSINKI: A recent meta-analysis indicated that vitamin C may shorten the length of ICU stay and the duration of mechanical ventilation. The...
Lower the Better, but Costlier: New LDL-C lowering guidelines may increase health costs Medha20 Feb 2020 6:30 AM GMTThere is no lower limit of LDL cholesterol that is known to be unsafe and hence the lower the LDL cholesterol the better were the key recommendations...
Macrolide antibiotics during pregnancy associated with birth defects Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli20 Feb 2020 3:00 AM GMTMacrolide antibiotics which include erythromycin, clarithromycin, and azithromycin are – widely used to treat common bacterial infections. They are...
Stent-related adverse events continue to accrue up to 5 years after PCI: JACC Medha19 Feb 2020 12:00 PM GMTDelhi: Stent-related adverse events continue to accrue at a rate of about 2% per year from 1 to 5 years after the percutaneous coronary intervention...
Bariatric surgery increases risk for colon cancer Medha19 Feb 2020 11:30 AM GMTDelhi: Patients who have had bariatric surgery may be at a higher risk for colon cancer, a recent study in the International Journal of Cancer has...
Sedation may not improve survival in ventilated ICU patients: NON-SEDA trial Medha19 Feb 2020 10:45 AM GMTDenmark: Mechanically ventilated patients in the ICU who received no sedation had similar 90-day mortality compared to the patients who were assigned...
