Menthol cigarettes increase smoking frequency, nicotine dependence among youth: JAMA Dr. Shravani Dali8 July 2022 7:30 PM ISTMenthol may make cigarette smoke less aversive and could lead youth to smoke more frequently suggests a recent study published in the JAMA Network...
Smoking cessation reduces dementia risk in patients with newly diagnosed AF: JAMA Dr. Hiral patel5 July 2022 9:15 AM ISTSouth Korea: A cohort study conducted by researchers in South Korea showed that smoking cessation after AF diagnosis was associated with a lower risk...
Pre-pregnancy maternal obesity linked to severe morbidity and mortality: JAMA Study Jacinthlyn Sylvia4 July 2022 9:15 AM ISTColumbus: A new study in JAMA Network Open found that maternal pre-pregnancy obesity was related to an increased risk of severe maternal morbidity...
Chest CT not reliable for distinguishing malignant tumors from benign pulmonary anomalies in kids: JAMA Dr. Hiral patel3 July 2022 7:30 PM ISTUSA: Chest computed tomography (CT) may not be accurate and reliable in distinguishing pleuropulmonary blastomas (PPBs) from benign congenital lung...
Varenicline for Smoking Cessation in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes effective Isra Zaman2 July 2022 9:15 AM ISTEvidence of effective smoking cessation interventions in patients with diabetes is limited. The unique behavioral and metabolic characteristics of...
Electronic noses effectively detect cancer with high accuracy using exhaled breath: JAMA Dr. Hiral patel30 Jun 2022 9:54 PM ISTNetherlands: Electronic noses (e-noses) have a relatively high diagnostic accuracy in the detection of cancer in exhaled breath, suggests a systematic...
Endogenous cortisol levels increase during acute illness in children and adolescents: JAMA Medha Baranwal30 Jun 2022 9:00 AM ISTUK: Circulating cortisol levels were found to be higher during acute illnesses in children and adolescents without glucocorticoid (GC) deficiency...
Mental health of parents important during the perinatal period Dr. Nandita Mohan28 Jun 2022 10:00 AM ISTPerinatal mood disorders such as postnatal depression and perinatal anxiety, may affect both mothers and fathers simultaneously.as per a new...
Dexmedetomidine decreases delayed graft failure after kidney transplant from cardiac death donor: JAMA Jacinthlyn Sylvia26 Jun 2022 8:00 PM ISTChina: A new study conducted by Xi-sheng Shan following a donor after cardiac death (DCD) kidney transplant, 24-hour perioperative dexmedetomidine...
Uric acid-lowering therapy fails to prevent incident CKD among patients with increased blood uric acid levels: JAMA Jacinthlyn Sylvia24 Jun 2022 8:45 PM ISTUSA: A new study conducted by Waleed Hassan and the team showed that uric acid-lowering medication was not related to improved renal outcomes in...
Endoscopic vein harvesting not cost-effective for CABG compared to open vein harvesting: JAMA Dr. Hiral patel24 Jun 2022 8:00 PM ISTUSA: The secondary analysis of cost outcomes from the REGROUP clinical trial showed that the use of endoscopic vein harvesting (EVH) was not...
Primary hyperparathyroidism linked to bone fracture, stroke, and heart attack Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli23 Jun 2022 7:30 PM ISTPrevious studies have linked primary hyperparathyroidism to osteoporosis and cardiovascular disease. However, since these studies have been few and...
