Popular CT scans could account for 5% of all cancer cases a year, suggests research Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli15 April 2025 8:45 PM ISTRadiation from imaging could lead to lung, breast and other future cancers, with 10-fold increased risk for babies CT scans may account for 5% of...
No Clear Link Between Smoking Cessation Drugs during pregnancy and Birth Defects: JAMA Dr Riya Dave14 April 2025 9:45 PM ISTResearchers have discovered in a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine that exposure to typical smoking cessation drugs in early pregnancy is not...
Awake Prone Positioning Improves Survival and Reduces Intubation in COVID-19 Patients: JAMA Dr Riya Dave21 March 2025 8:15 PM ISTResearchers have found in a new study that awake prone positioning (APP) improves substantially survival without intubation and decreases mortality in...
Medical Bulletin 26/ February/ 2025 Dr. Bhumika Maikhuri26 Feb 2025 3:00 PM ISTHere are the top medical news for the day:Telemedicine Revolution: Cutting Unnecessary Health Tests, Study FindsLow-value care—medical tests and...
Telemedicine Revolution: Cutting Unnecessary Health Tests, Study Finds Dr. Bhumika Maikhuri26 Feb 2025 8:00 AM ISTLow-value care medical tests and procedures that provide little to no benefit to patients contribute to excess medical spending and both direct and...
Midline catheters safer for shorter infusion durations compared to peripherally inserted central catheters: JAMA Jacinthlyn Sylvia21 Feb 2025 8:30 PM ISTA recent large-scale retrospective study published in the Journal of American Medical Association found the comparative safety of midline catheters...
Older Adult Prostate Cancer Patients Increasingly Being Overtreated: Study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli19 Feb 2025 8:30 PM ISTIncreasing percentages of some older U.S. men with intermediate-risk and high-risk prostate cancers are undergoing treatments that carry risks of side...
SGLT2 Inhibitors and GLP-1 Receptor Agonists Linked to Fewer COPD Exacerbations in diabetes patients with COPD: JAMA Dr Riya Dave17 Feb 2025 8:45 AM ISTResearchers had found in a new study that sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT-2is) and glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists...
Pain Coping Skills manage pain and Improve Quality of Life for Hemodialysis Patients: JAMA Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli2 Feb 2025 8:30 PM ISTPeople undergoing hemodialysis for kidney failure often experience chronic pain related to their condition. However, managing this pain with opioid...
Comparative Effectiveness of SGLT-2 Inhibitors: Low-Dose Dapagliflozin Falls Short in Heart Failure Prevention, Study Medha Baranwal24 Jan 2025 9:00 AM ISTUSA: A recent study published in JAMA Internal Medicine has evaluated the comparative effectiveness of individual sodium-glucose cotransporter 2...
Doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis effective strategy for reducing incidence of STIs, reveals research Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli9 Jan 2025 9:00 AM ISTResearchers have found in a new new study that Doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis was effective strategy for reducing incidence of STIs The rates...
Antidiabetic Drugs Linked to Reduced Asthma Attacks: Study Highlights Synergistic Benefits of Metformin and GLP-1RA Medha Baranwal22 Nov 2024 9:00 AM ISTUK: A recent cohort study published in JAMA Internal Medicine has revealed that antidiabetic medications, specifically metformin and glucagon-like...
