Colistin monotherapy more effective than combinations for treating drug resistant infections: NEJM Jacinthlyn Sylvia14 Dec 2022 2:30 PM GMTTo treat pneumonia or bloodstream infections (BSI) brought on by extensively drug-resistant (XDR) Acinetobacter baumannii, XDR Pseudomonas aeruginosa,...
Medical Bulletin 28/October/2022 Isra Zaman28 Oct 2022 11:30 AM GMTHere are the top medical news for the day:Specific alterations in the BRAF gene found that may affect treatment and survival response in adult brain...
Crossword puzzles slow memory loss better than computer video games Isra Zaman28 Oct 2022 4:15 AM GMTA new study by researchers from Columbia University and Duke University published in the journal NEJM Evidence shows that doing crossword puzzles...
Sacral neuromodulation effective for treating neurogenic lower urinary tract dysfunction: NEJM Medha Baranwal30 Sep 2022 3:45 AM GMTSwitzerland: In the short-term, sacral neuromodulation (SNM) was shown to be effective in correcting refractory NLUTD (neurogenic lower urinary tract...
AstraZeneca Ultomiris approved in Europe for treatment of adults with generalised myasthenia gravis Ruchika Sharma25 Sep 2022 6:30 AM GMTUltomiris (ravulizumab), the first and only long-acting C5 complement inhibitor, offers immediate, complete and sustained complement inhibition.
Durvalumab plus Gemcitabine and Cisplatin in Advanced Biliary Tract Cancer: study Dr. Shravani Dali7 July 2022 2:30 PM GMTDurvalumab plus Gemcitabine and Cisplatin in Advanced Biliary Tract Cancer, according to a recent study published in the NEJM Evidence Patients...
PSA prostate cancer screening found more beneficial than previous estimates, especially for blacks Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli13 Jun 2022 2:30 PM GMTNew research led by investigators from Weill Cornell Medicine, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, University Hospitals Cleveland and Case Western Reserve...
Ravulizumab effective treatment option for Generalized Myasthenia Gravis Dr. Shravani Dali3 Jun 2022 4:00 PM GMTRavulizumab demonstrated rapid and sustained improvements in both patient- and clinician-reported outcomes in Generalized myasthenia gravis (gMG),...
Azithromycin use during RSV not useful in preventing recurrent wheezing, may cause harm: NEJM Hina Zahid2 March 2022 3:45 AM GMTThe antibiotic azithromycin has anti-inflammatory properties that can be beneficial in some chronic lung diseases, such as cystic fibrosis. With that...
Sublingual therapy may prevent recurrence of UTIs in women Dr. Shravani Dali12 Feb 2022 4:30 AM GMTSublingual therapy may prevent recurrence of urinary tract infection (UTI) in women, according to a recent study published in the NEJM Evidence ...
