Colonoscopic Rubber Band Ligation Effective in Treating Hemorrhoids, suggests study Jacinthlyn Sylvia17 March 2025 8:30 PM ISTLower gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding is a notable health concern in Nepal, contributing to significant morbidity and mortality rates. A recent study...
Tranexamic acid may help control GI bleeding, prevent rebleeding in cirrhosis patients: Study Dr. Shravani Dali28 Sept 2024 5:30 AM ISTTranexamic acid may help control GI bleeding, and prevent rebleeding in cirrhosis patients suggests a study published in the Hepatology.Patients with...
ACG and SAR release consensus recommendations on the role of imaging for GI bleeding Medha Baranwal20 March 2024 3:30 AM ISTUSA: The American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) and the Society of Abdominal Radiology (SAR) have released consensus recommendations on the role...
Add on Statins may prevent GI bleeding among patients on blood thinners Dr.Niharika Harsha B3 Nov 2023 4:00 AM ISTA groundbreaking study revealed the protective effects of statins for Gastrointestinal bleeding (GIB). They found that patients who are on both...
Upper GI endoscopy for dyspepsia may detect organic lesions in sizable number of patients Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli15 Nov 2022 8:00 PM ISTSHIMLA: With upper GI endoscopy, the examination of alarm characteristics in dyspepsia patients younger than 60 years of age reveals organic lesions...
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...
Prolonged aspirin use increases GI bleeding risk significantly in elderly: ASPREE trial Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli12 Aug 2020 11:19 AM ISTA new study analysing data from the landmark ASPREE trial has found that prolonged daily aspirin use increases the risk of gastrointestinal (GI)...
Youth whose HIV positive blood was transfused to pregnant woman dies at TN hospital Medical Dialogues Bureau31 Dec 2018 9:15 AM ISTThe youth, not knowing that he was HIV positive, had donated blood on November 30. He found out only after he underwent a medical check-up days later...
