Woman dies during delivery at private UP hospital: Four doctors, hospital manager booked under IPC 304A Sanchari Chattopadhyay11 Feb 2021 11:15 AM ISTNoida: An FIR has been filed against four doctors and a manager of a private hospital under IPC Section 304A (causing death by negligence) after a...
Canagliflozin may Reduce Risk of Anemia in Diabetic Patients with CKD: Lancet Dr Kartikeya Kohli6 Feb 2021 11:30 AM ISTAnemia is a common accompaniment to diabetes, particularly in those with albuminuria or reduced renal function. In a study published in The LANCET...
Higher red cell transfusion threshold doesn't improve survival in preterm infants:NEJM Hina Zahid31 Dec 2020 8:21 AM ISTVery low birthweight infants often need blood transfusions to survive.Limited data suggest that higher hemoglobin thresholds for red-cell transfusions...
Treat anemia first, before using HbA1C for accurate estimation of blood sugar Medha Baranwal22 Dec 2020 6:00 PM ISTAnemia should be treated before using glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) as a diagnostic tool for diabetes, find researchers.India: In order to avoid...
Boost in weekly folic acid dose may reduce neural tube defect risk: BMJ MD Bureau9 Dec 2020 1:15 PM ISTWeekly Iron-Folic Acid (IFA) supplements of 2.8 mg folic acid increase RBC folate and reduce the risk of neural tube defect in women suggests a study...
Canagliflozin reduces anemia risk in patients with CKD and diabetes: Lancet Medha Baranwal30 Oct 2020 6:00 PM ISTAustralia: Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and type 2 diabetes who received SGLT2 inhibitor canagliflozin had a lower risk of...
Vadadustat safe and effective treatment for anemia in CKD: PRO2TECT studies Dr Kartikeya Kohli22 Sept 2020 9:45 AM ISTUSA: Vadadustat achieved the primary and key secondary efficacy endpoint in each of the two PRO2TECT studies -- that evaluated the safety and efficacy...
Roxadustat safe and effective for treatment of anemia in CKD patients, finds study Medha Baranwal28 July 2020 8:00 PM ISTDelhi: Roxadustat is equally effective as darbepoetin alfa (DA) for the treatment of anemia in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), according...
Renal Transplantation linked to improvement of anemia in CKD patients,finds study Dr Kartikeya Kohli30 March 2020 5:45 PM ISTAnemia is virtually universal at the time of kidney transplantation because chronic kidney disease (CKD) blunts erythropoietin production.Renal...
FDA approves new IV Triferic Formulation for anemia in hemodialysis patients Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli29 March 2020 11:00 PM ISTThe US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a New Drug Application (NDA) for Triferic AVANU, an intravenous formulation of an existing...
USFDA approves Monoferric injection for treatment of iron deficiency anemia Medha Baranwal31 Jan 2020 1:44 PM ISTUSA: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Pharmacosmos Therapeutics' Monoferric (ferric derisomaltose) injection 100 mg/mL....
Govt to launch intensive campaign on anemia awareness savita1 Nov 2017 2:37 PM ISTNew Delhi:Â Â The Union health ministry will launch an intensive awareness campaign on anemia, especially among the adolescent population of the...
