Benzodiazepines addition to antidepressants increases death risk in depression: Study Dr. Nandita Mohan22 Dec 2020 8:15 PM ISTResearchers have found in a new research that addition of benzodiazepines to antidepressants monotherapy to treat depression was associated with a...
High and low LDL-C levels increase death risk in general population: BMJ Medha Baranwal17 Dec 2020 3:45 PM ISTCopenhagen, Denmark: Both low and high levels of LDL-C increases the risk for all-cause mortality, suggests a recent study in the journal BMJ. People...
RBC transfusion after TAVR increases death risk: Circulation Medha Baranwal15 Dec 2020 10:47 AM ISTItaly: RBC transfusion after TAVR is associated with increased mortality and acute kidney injury (AKI), according to a recent study in the journal...
Delayed decompression increases death risk in patients with obstructing stones: Study Medha Baranwal7 Dec 2020 5:02 PM ISTNew York: A delay in decompression increases mortality risk (by 29%) in patients with urinary tract infection and obstructing upper urinary tract...
Sarcopenia increases death risk in patients undergoing TAVI, finds study Medha Baranwal6 Nov 2020 7:32 AM ISTKorea: Sarcopenia as measured by skeletal muscle index (SMI) significantly increases 1-year mortality risk in patients who underwent transcatheter...
Prehospital tranexamic acid may not lower hemorrhage risk in trauma patients: JAMA Medha Baranwal6 Oct 2020 8:56 PM ISTUSA: The administration of tranexamic acid before hospitalization in injured patients at hemorrhage risk although is safe but it did not significantly...
Early initiation of norepinephrine in septic shock reduces mortality, claims study Dr Satabdi Saha18 Sept 2020 6:15 PM ISTAccording to the reports of a recently published paper in Critical Care, early initiation of nor epinephrine for patients with septic shock was...
Consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages heightens death risk: Circulation Medha Baranwal25 Aug 2020 10:52 AM ISTUSA: Consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) is associated with higher all-cause mortality, largely through increased CVD mortality, a...
Higher bisphenol A exposure significantly ups death risk, finds JAMA study Medha Baranwal24 Aug 2020 10:00 AM ISTUSA: Higher exposure to bisphenol A (BPA) may heighten the risk of all-cause mortality, according to a recent study in JAMA Network Open. BPA is an...
Intravascular ultrasound Guided PCI may lower risk of death, heart attack: JACC Medha Baranwal21 Aug 2020 11:30 AM ISTUSA: Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) guidance although used infrequently in PCI procedure but when used it lowers long-term mortality, repeat...
Less REM sleep increases death risk: JAMA Neurology Medha Baranwal21 July 2020 6:00 PM ISTUSA: Middle-aged and older adults with less rapid eye movement (REM) sleep are more likely to die, suggests a recent study in the...
More clues to utility of Metformin in treatment of Covid 19 infection Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli19 July 2020 10:57 AM ISTResearchers have found that the common diabetes drug metformin could be the answer to treating COVID-19.These findings are significant and are being...
