90% reduction in COVID-19 deaths after booster dose: Hong Kong study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli4 Feb 2023 11:30 AM ISTA booster (third) dose of a SARS-CoV-2 vaccine was associated with a 90% reduction in death in people with multiple health conditions compared to 2...
COPD patients have decreased survival in the year after major surgery: CMAJ Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli19 Jan 2023 10:15 AM ISTCanada: A recent study in Canadian Medical Association Journal has revealed that chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients who undergo...
Medical Bulletin 20/December/2022 Isra Zaman20 Dec 2022 1:15 PM ISTHere are the top medical news for the day:Study finds metformin use to significantly reduce risk of joint replacement in people with type 2 diabetesA...
Metformin use significantly reduces risk of joint replacement in diabetes patients Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli20 Dec 2022 11:00 AM ISTGlobally the number of total knee replacement (TKR) and total hip replacement (THR) surgeries is on the rise. One of the main reasons for the same...
Study finds metformin use to significantly reduce risk of joint replacement in people with type 2 diabetes Isra Zaman20 Dec 2022 10:15 AM ISTA team of researchers from China, Taiwan and Australia aimed to determine whether metformin use was associated with a lower risk of TKR or THR as...
Medical Bulletin 1/December/2022 Dr. Nandita Mohan1 Dec 2022 1:00 PM ISTHere are the top medical news for the day:Virtual overdose monitoring may help reduce opioid deathsSince 1999, more than 932,000 people have died from...
Virtual overdose monitoring may help reduce opioid deaths Dr. Nandita Mohan1 Dec 2022 9:00 AM ISTSince 1999, more than 932,000 people have died from a drug overdose. In 2020, 91,799 drug overdose deaths occurred. The rate of overdose deaths has...
Easy-to-use online tool may predict complications in patients undergoing hysterectomy Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli6 Oct 2022 8:00 PM ISTHysterectomy is one of the most common gynecological operation that requires surgeons to counsel women about their operative risks. Researchers have...
Enquiry to detect depression in pregnancy and after birth Dr. Nandita Mohan26 July 2022 9:45 AM ISTDepression in pregnant and postpartum people is a serious problem. Rather than using a screening tool with a cut-off score to detect depression in...
Transgender, sexual minority teens at high risk of suicidal thoughts Dr. Nandita Mohan8 Jun 2022 10:00 AM ISTSuicide is the second leading cause of death in adolescents and young adults aged 15-24 years. Sexual minority youth those attracted to the same...
Children older than 5 at higher risk of COVID-19-related multisystem inflammatory syndrome Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli12 April 2022 8:45 AM ISTThe international study included 232 children younger than 18 admitted to 1 of 15 centres-13 in Canada, 1 in Costa Rica and 1 in Iran-for suspected...
Recent cannabis use doubles heart attack risk in younger adults: Study Medical Dialogues Bureau9 Sept 2021 9:00 AM ISTAdults younger than 45 years who reported recently using cannabis were 2 times more likely to have had a heart attack or myocardial infarction, and...
