Vitamin D fails to improve mental health in early psychosis: DFEND trial Medha Baranwal31 Dec 2021 9:15 AM ISTUK: Results from a recent study suggest that vitamin D does not improve 6-month mental or physical health outcomes in patients with early psychosis....
Medical Bulletin 30/December/2021 Dr. Nandita Mohan30 Dec 2021 6:12 PM ISTHere are top Medical stories of the dayOmega-3 fish oil supplements do not help prevent depressionResults from the largest clinical trial of its kind...
Novel Scoring System to Identify Which Patients Benefit From PFO Device Closure MD Bureau30 Dec 2021 9:15 AM ISTPatent foramen ovale (PFO) - associated strokes comprise approximately 10% of ischemic strokes in adults aged 18 to 60 years. In a recent study,...
Milder opioids preferable for subacute pain after surgery in fracture cases: JAMA Medical Dialogues Editorial Team27 Dec 2021 9:00 AM ISTAustralia: In a new study, it was shown that treating pain with powerful opioid medication sub acutely was not preferable to treating pain with milder...
Metabolic syndrome in hospitalized COVID-19 patients tied to mortality, ARDS: JAMA Medha Baranwal24 Dec 2021 9:15 AM ISTUSA: Findings from a recent study indicate that in patients hospitalized with COVID-19, metabolic syndrome is tied to an increased risk of acute...
Omega-3 fish oil supplements do not help prevent depression: JAMA Hina Zahid22 Dec 2021 9:00 PM ISTBOSTON - Results from the largest clinical trial of its kind do not support the use of fish oil supplements—a source of omega-3 fatty acid—to help...
IV alteplase use fails to improve functional outcomes in patients with ICH and IVH: JAMA Medha Baranwal20 Dec 2021 9:00 AM ISTUSA: Intraventricular alteplase use is associated with a small reduction in the parenchymal intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) volume in patients with...
Catheter ablation no better than drug therapy for treating AF: The CABANA trial MD Editorial Team18 Dec 2021 9:00 AM ISTAtrial fibrillation (AF) is strongly associated with many Cardiovascular diseases, such as Heart failure, Coronary Artery Disease (CAD), Valvular...
No significant benefit of surfactant over sham therapy in preterm infants with RDS: JAMA Dr. Shravani Dali17 Dec 2021 9:00 AM ISTThere is no significant benefit of surfactant over sham therapy in preterm infants suffering from Respiratory distress syndrome, according to a recent...
Bilateral oophorectomy before menopause affects cognitive ability: JAMA MD Editorial Team3 Dec 2021 9:00 AM ISTRochester, MN: A case-control study by Walter A. Rocca, MD, MPH, and team revealed that women who underwent bilateral oophorectomy before menopause...
Sacubitril/valsartan decreases plasma NT-proBNP in HF patients with preserved ejection fraction: JAMA Medha Baranwal3 Dec 2021 9:00 AM ISTGermany: Sacubitril/valsartan significantly decreased plasma NT-proBNP levels at 12 weeks compared with standard medical therapies in patients with...
Central catheters safer than PICCs for short-term venous access: JAMA Medha Baranwal3 Dec 2021 9:00 AM ISTUSA: Midline catheters versus peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) for short-term indications are associated with a lower risk of occlusion...
