Fluorescent guide can help detect tumours left behind following breast cancer surgery: NEJM Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli16 May 2023 8:00 PM ISTUSA: The use of pFGS (pegulicianine in fluorescence-guided surgery) in breast cancer surgery met prespecified thresholds for removal of residual...
Osmotic demyelination syndrome a rare complication of hyponatremia Dr. Mahalakshmi Sivashankaran6 May 2023 8:15 AM ISTCanada: A new study published in NEJM: Evidence has found that rapid correction of serum sodium is a common occurrence in patients with hyponatremia,...
Intraperitoneal carboplatin could be used as first-line treatment in ovarian cancer Aditi28 April 2023 9:30 AM ISTJapan: An ORIGINAL ARTICLE entitled "Intraperitoneal Carboplatin for Ovarian Cancer - A Phase 2/3 Trial" written by Nagao et al. has mentioned the...
High dose steroids Linked to Increased Covid-19 Mortality in Non-Oxygenated Hospitalized Patients: NEJM Dr. Mahalakshmi Sivashankaran25 April 2023 11:30 AM ISTItaly: A new study published in NEJM Evidence has found that the use of glucocorticoids in hospitalized patients with COVID-19 who are not receiving...
Colistin monotherapy more effective than combinations for treating drug resistant infections: NEJM Jacinthlyn Sylvia14 Dec 2022 8:00 PM ISTTo treat pneumonia or bloodstream infections (BSI) brought on by extensively drug-resistant (XDR) Acinetobacter baumannii, XDR Pseudomonas aeruginosa,...
Medical Bulletin 28/October/2022 Isra Zaman28 Oct 2022 5:00 PM ISTHere are the top medical news for the day:Specific alterations in the BRAF gene found that may affect treatment and survival response in adult brain...
Crossword puzzles slow memory loss better than computer video games Isra Zaman28 Oct 2022 9:45 AM ISTA new study by researchers from Columbia University and Duke University published in the journal NEJM Evidence shows that doing crossword puzzles...
Sacral neuromodulation effective for treating neurogenic lower urinary tract dysfunction: NEJM Medha Baranwal30 Sept 2022 9:15 AM ISTSwitzerland: In the short-term, sacral neuromodulation (SNM) was shown to be effective in correcting refractory NLUTD (neurogenic lower urinary tract...
AstraZeneca Ultomiris approved in Europe for treatment of adults with generalised myasthenia gravis Ruchika Sharma25 Sept 2022 12:00 PM ISTUltomiris (ravulizumab), the first and only long-acting C5 complement inhibitor, offers immediate, complete and sustained complement inhibition.
Durvalumab plus Gemcitabine and Cisplatin in Advanced Biliary Tract Cancer: study Dr. Shravani Dali7 July 2022 8:00 PM ISTDurvalumab plus Gemcitabine and Cisplatin in Advanced Biliary Tract Cancer, according to a recent study published in the NEJM Evidence Patients...
PSA prostate cancer screening found more beneficial than previous estimates, especially for blacks Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli13 Jun 2022 8:00 PM ISTNew research led by investigators from Weill Cornell Medicine, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, University Hospitals Cleveland and Case Western Reserve...
Ravulizumab effective treatment option for Generalized Myasthenia Gravis Dr. Shravani Dali3 Jun 2022 9:30 PM ISTRavulizumab demonstrated rapid and sustained improvements in both patient- and clinician-reported outcomes in Generalized myasthenia gravis (gMG),...
