Unmarried status in Asian population tied to higher mortality risk: JAMA Dr. Hiral patel8 Jun 2022 1:45 PM GMTJAPAN: Among the Asian population, unmarried individuals are at higher risk of mortality than their married counterparts, reported a cohort study...
Life-saving interventions during pregnancy may reduce increasing deaths in kids below 2 years: JAMA Medha Baranwal23 May 2022 4:00 AM GMTUSA: For children younger than 2 years of age in low- and middle-income countries, the coverage of potentially life-saving interventions should be...
5-7 hours of sleep per day lowers mortality risk in patients with type 2 diabetes: Study Medha Baranwal18 May 2022 5:00 AM GMTTaiwan: A recent study in the journal Cardiovascular Diabetology has revealed a J-shaped association between increased all-cause and expanded CVD...
Bariatric Surgery reduces new onset HF, MI and mortality among elderly MD Bureau10 May 2022 6:00 AM GMTThe obesity epidemic worsens cardiovascular health and well-being. Concerning trends in obesity rates across racial/ethnic groups over the past 4...
Thoracic epidural analgesia reduces hospital stay in elderly undergoing open heart surgery Medha Baranwal5 May 2022 5:00 AM GMTTurkey: Thoracic epidural analgesia (TEA) reduces the length of time in ICU and hospital stays in elderly patients undergoing open-heart surgery,...
Mental illness associated with increased death from cardiovascular disease Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli25 April 2022 3:30 AM GMTCompared to the general population, people with severe mental illness, including schizophrenia, have higher levels of cardiovascular-related...
APACHE-II score most accurate in predicting mortality and ICU admission rate in COVID-19 Dr Monish Raut18 April 2022 3:30 AM GMTPast studies have sought to map the prognosis of severely sick COVID-19 patients using scores such as the sequential organ failure assessment (SOFA),...
Loss of smell associated with all cause mortality: JAMA Medical Dialogues Editorial Team13 April 2022 5:15 PM GMTSingapore: The findings of a new study published in the Journal of American Medical Association suggest that olfactory impairment is linked to...
Sotrovimab effectively cuts progression of COVID-19 in nonhospitalized, high-risk patients: JAMA Dr. Shravani Dali9 April 2022 6:15 AM GMTSotrovimab can be used as an effective treatment option for non-hospitalized, high-risk patients with mild to moderate COVID-19, according to a...
Cancer Survivors: Move more to delay post-cancer deaths, advises Study Isra Zaman30 March 2022 3:30 AM GMTThe type of leisure time the cancer survivors spend affects post-cancer survival, a January 2022 study finds. The study aimed to find all-cause,...
Number of steps in a day directly linked to lesser cardiovascular risks Dr. Nandita Mohan28 March 2022 12:45 PM GMTIn a recent cohort study of 2110 adults with a mean follow-up of 10.8 years, participants taking at least 7000 steps/d, compared with those taking...
Electronic Pneumonia Support Tool Might Reduce Mortality in ED Patients MD Bureau25 March 2022 3:45 AM GMTDespite an intense focus on healthcare safety in recent years, medical wards remain potentially perilous. Treating pneumonia in emergency departments...
