Periconception blood sugar control improves maternal and perinatal outcomes: JAMA Medha Baranwal28 Dec 2020 4:00 PM ISTCanada: Reduction in blood sugar levels improves outcomes for mother and child in women having diabetes before pregnancy, suggests a recent study in...
Shunting a more frequent treatment than ONSF for pseudotumor cerebri syndrome: JAMA Medha Baranwal27 Dec 2020 7:45 PM ISTUSA: Shunting is used more frequently than optic nerve sheath fenestration (ONSF) for treatment of pseudotumor cerebri syndrome (PTCS), suggests a...
No vertical transmission from women to newborns in third trimester: JAMA Hina Zahid24 Dec 2020 4:15 PM ISTNo vertical- mother to baby transmission of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, occurred in a study of 64 pregnant women with confirmed COVID,...
Corticosteroid plus exercise increases recovery in frozen shoulder patients: JAMA Medha Baranwal19 Dec 2020 6:15 AM ISTUK: The early use of IA corticosteroid accompanied by a home exercise maximizes recovery chances in patients with frozen shoulder of less than...
Depressive symptoms independently linked to CVD risk: JAMA Medha Baranwal17 Dec 2020 3:00 PM ISTUK: Depressive symptoms are associated with a modest increase in the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), suggests a recent study in the journal...
Surgical and drug treatment equally effective in proliferative diabetic retinopathy: JAMA Hina Zahid17 Dec 2020 10:30 AM ISTSurgical and injectable drug approaches are equally effective for treatment of bleeding inside the eye from proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR),...
COVID-19 infection not linked to adverse outcomes in pregnant women: JAMA Medha Baranwal17 Dec 2020 8:45 AM ISTDallas, Texas: A recent study has found that COVID-19 infection in pregnant women is not associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes. According to...
First 10 days after discharge risky for COVID-19 patients: JAMA study Hina Zahid15 Dec 2020 4:34 PM ISTIn the first months after their COVID-19 hospital stay, patients face a high risk of ongoing health problems, trips back to the hospital, and death, a...
Severe anemia treated without blood transfusions, JAMA case study Medha Baranwal13 Dec 2020 8:41 PM ISTUSA: A recent perspective article published in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine, describes the case of a 51-year-old female who was treated of...
Meningococcus B vaccine has 79 per cent efficacy in individuals under-18: JAMA Hina Zahid4 Dec 2020 2:00 PM ISTMeningococcus group B, the most prevalent strain of meningococcal infection, is prevented with 79 per cent effectiveness in children and young adults...
Management of Asthma in adolescents and adults: NAEPP 2020 guidelines Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli4 Dec 2020 7:21 AM ISTAsthma is a major public health problem worldwide and is associated with excess morbidity, mortality, and economic costs associated with lost...
Cannabidiol in cannabis does not impair driving, shows JAMA study Hina Zahid3 Dec 2020 1:30 PM ISTA landmark study on how cannabis affects driving ability has shown that cannabidiol (CBD), a cannabis component now widely used for medical purposes,...
