History of long, irregular menstrual cycles tied to increased risk of diabetes: JAMA Medha Baranwal24 Feb 2021 11:45 AM ISTUSA: Women who had long and irregular menstrual cycles throughout life are at higher risk of type 2 diabetes (T2D), finds a recent study in the...
Vitamin D not effective for treating patients with moderate to severe COVID 19: JAMA Medha Baranwal19 Feb 2021 3:00 PM ISTBrazil: A single high dose of vitamin D3 does not significantly reduce hospital length of stay in patients hospitalized with COVID-19. suggests a...
Diastolic BP of less than 60 mm Hg harmful, finds JAMA Study Medha Baranwal18 Feb 2021 10:57 AM ISTChina: Lowering diastolic blood pressure (DBP) to less than 60 mm Hg is associated with an increased risk for cardiovascular (CV) events, finds a...
Open diverticulectomy superior to other surgery treatments for Zenker diverticulum: JAMA Medha Baranwal16 Feb 2021 3:45 AM ISTUSA: A recent review comparing 3 common techniques for Zenker diverticulum (ZD) treatment, found open, transcervical approach to be superior to...
Statins may prevent adhesion-related complications after intra-abdominal surgery: JAMA Medha Baranwal15 Feb 2021 2:15 AM ISTUSA: Statins may be an inexpensive, well-tolerated pharmacologic option for the prevention of postoperative adhesion-related complications (ARCs) in...
Early Intervention in Laryngeal Injury After Intubation reduces risk of tracheostomy,JAMA Dr Satabdi Saha9 Feb 2021 9:53 AM ISTA recently published study reports in JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg suggests that early intervention for patients with postintubation laryngeal...
Mobile Stroke Unites improve Outcomes in Patients of Acute Ischemic Stroke: JAMA Dr Kartikeya Kohli7 Feb 2021 7:00 PM ISTMobile stroke units are similar to ambulances but, are equipped with a portable computed tomography (CT) scanner and specially trained staff for the...
Povidone iodine nasal spray, mouthwash can limit coronavirus spread: JAMA Medha Baranwal5 Feb 2021 7:36 PM ISTFrance: Nasopharyngeal application of povidone iodine (PI) in the form of nasal spray, gargle, and mouthwash may reduce viral load in COVID-19...
Rapid rise in stimulants related deaths alarming and worrisome: JAMA Medha Baranwal2 Feb 2021 10:01 PM ISTUSA: The deaths associated with the use of stimulants (cocaine, methamphetamine, and amphetamine) are although lower than opioid-related...
Strokes after TIAs have declined over time, shows JAMA study Hina Zahid28 Jan 2021 7:00 PM ISTSAN ANTONIO and BOSTON - Study findings released Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) hold both good news and bad news...
Surgical treatment better than CPAP in Sleep Apnea: JAMA Medha Baranwal28 Jan 2021 10:03 AM ISTStanford, California: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) patients treated surgically had a lower rate of systemic complications compared with those treated...
Maternal opioid-related diagnoses and neonatal abstinence syndrome on the rise: JAMA Medha Baranwal20 Jan 2021 11:00 AM ISTUSA: The rates of neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) and maternal opioid-related diagnoses (MOD) has increased significantly from 2010 to 2017 in the...
