Late surgical repair for preterm babies born with inguinal hernia better than early repair: JAMA Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli29 March 2024 7:00 AM ISTDelaying surgical inguinal hernia repair in preterm infants until after discharge from the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) appears to reduce the...
Adenotonsillectomy beneficial for children with mild sleep apnea: JAMA Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli11 Dec 2023 9:30 AM ISTUSA: Adenotonsillectomy, compared with watchful waiting fails to significantly improve executive function or attention at 12 months in children with...
New recommendations for screening and treatment of postpartum depression Medha Baranwal6 Dec 2023 7:30 PM ISTUSA: A recent article published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) has provided insights into new screening recommendations and...
Issues with Weight loss? GLP1 agonists like Semaglutide, Liraglutide may increase risk of pancreatitis, gastroparesis and bowel obstruction Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli6 Oct 2023 10:30 AM ISTUS: Researchers at University of British Columbia have found in a new study that that use of glucagon-like peptide-1 agonists for weight loss compared...
COVID-19 infection increases risk of type 1 diabetes among young children with high genetic risk: JAMA Medha Baranwal11 Sept 2023 11:30 AM ISTGermany: A longitudinal cohort study of 885 infants with an increased genetic risk of type 1 diabetes revealed a temporal association between...
Oral Muvalaplin effectively lowers lipoprotein (a) with no serious adverse effects, shows Initial phase 1 trial Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli6 Sept 2023 11:00 AM ISTAustralia: Daily administration of Muvalaplin, a selective small molecule inhibitor of Lp(a) formation, for 14 days lowered Lipoprotein(a) levels up...
Atorvastatin use ok in patients with lymphoma at high risk of cardiac dysfunction due to anthracycline: JAMA Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli17 Aug 2023 10:45 AM ISTUSA: Findings from a recent double-blind clinical trial published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) may support atorvastatin...
Exercising only on weekends yields similar CV benefits as with exercising entire week: JAMA Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli24 July 2023 10:45 AM ISTUSA: In a recent study published in JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association), the researchers found that engaging in increased physical...
Eli Lilly presents results from Phase 3 trial of Donanemab at Alzheimer's Association Conference Ruchika Sharma19 July 2023 12:39 PM ISTIndianapolis: Eli Lilly and Company has presented full results from the Phase 3 TRAILBLAZER-ALZ 2 study showing that donanemab significantly...
Whole genome sequencing better than standard targeted test for diagnosing suspected genetic disorder in infants: JAMA Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli15 July 2023 10:00 AM ISTUSA: A recent study has revealed a higher molecular diagnostic yield for genomic sequencing compared to a targeted neonatal gene-sequencing test in...
Is Minithoracotomy a better alternative than conventional Sternotomy for mitral valve repair? Chumbeni26 Jun 2023 11:30 AM ISTUK: Minithoracotomy was shown to be non-superior to sternotomy in the recovery of physical function at 12 weeks for degenerative mitral regurgitation...
USPSTF recommends anxiety, and depression screening in most adults Medha Baranwal22 Jun 2023 10:15 AM ISTUSA: In its two final recommendations statements, the USPSTF (US Preventive Services Task Force) has recommended screening for depression and anxiety...
