Higher bicarbonate excretion in cystic fibrosis predicts better lung function and pancreatic sufficiency Aditi24 Nov 2022 8:00 PM ISTDenmark: A study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine has concluded that challenged urine bicarbonate excretion is a new, simple, and safe...
Total Ankle Replacement as good as Arthrodesis for patients with advanced Ankle Osteoarthritis Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli19 Nov 2022 10:15 AM ISTUCL researchers have found in TARVA randomised clinical trial that among patients with advanced ankle osteoarthritis who opt surgery equally good...
Subcutaneous ICD reduces lead-related complications without compromising effectiveness of ICD shocks Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli10 Nov 2022 7:30 PM ISTImplantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) improve survival in patients at risk for cardiac arrest, but are associated with intravascular...
Sigmoidoscopy screening improves Colorectal cancer incidence and mortality Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli7 Nov 2022 9:30 AM ISTNORWAY: Sigmoidoscopy screening reduces colorectal cancer (CRC) incidence and death significantly and sustainably over 15 years, according to a pooled...
Urine bicarbonate test offers new, safe quantification of CFTR function in cystic fibrosis patients Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli1 Nov 2022 9:30 AM ISTA study of 50 adult patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) has found that challenged urine bicarbonate excretion may offer a new, simple, and safe...
Ticagrelor-aspirin antiplatelet therapy more beneficial in persons with normal renal function Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli1 Nov 2022 2:45 AM ISTAn analysis of the CHANCE-2 trial has found that persons with normal renal function receive greater benefit from antiplatelet therapy with...
Apixaban associated with lower risk of GI bleeding compared to all DOACs Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli1 Nov 2022 2:45 AM ISTA multinational cohort study of persons with atrial fibrillation (AF) found that compared with all direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs), apixaban was...
Vitamin D deficiency associated with increased mortality, finds large study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli25 Oct 2022 7:15 AM ISTLow vitamin D status has been linked to increased mortality, but mortality in the context of vitamin D deficiency remains unclear. Randomized...
Stroke, systemic embolism risk halved in AF patients with VHD who took apixaban versus Rivaroxaban Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli20 Oct 2022 11:45 AM ISTAccording to researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania patients of Atrial fibrillation with VHD receiving...
SGLT2 inhibitors and GLP1 receptor antagonists effectively control blood sugar but are prohibitively expensive Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli13 Oct 2022 7:30 PM ISTSGLT2 and GLP1 have been found to reduce atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), microvascular disease, and mortality in addition to improving...
Colonoscopies in FIT-positive persons should aim for higher adenoma detection rate than primary colonoscopy Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli7 Oct 2022 8:00 PM ISTA cohort study of adults undergoing a colonoscopy after a positive fecal immunochemical testing (FIT) result suggest that endoscopists performing...
Medical Bulletin 4/October/2022 Isra Zaman4 Oct 2022 4:32 PM ISTHere are the top medical news for the day:Diagnosis of young onset dementia increases the risk of suicideResearchers from Queen Mary University of...
