CT safer option than invasive coronary angiography for patients with stable chest pain: NEJM Medha Baranwal5 March 2022 6:30 AM ISTGermany: Computed Tomography safer option than invasive coronary angiography for diagnosing coronary artery disease as frequency of major...
Acetazolamide may prevent mountain sickness in COPD patients and healthy adults: NEJM Medical Dialogues Editorial Team2 March 2022 9:00 AM ISTSwitzerland: Preventive acetazolamide medication decreased the incidence of adverse altitude effects needing intervention in chronic obstructive...
Novel Antiviral Shows Promising Results Against COVID -19 MD Bureau21 Feb 2022 9:00 AM ISTInfection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and illness with the associated coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19)...
Cemented hemiarthroplasty tied to better quality of life in elderly with intracapsular hip fracture: NEJM Medha Baranwal18 Feb 2022 9:00 AM ISTUK: Cemented hemiarthroplasty versus uncemented hemiarthroplasty in elderly patients with an intracapsular hip fracture is tied to modest but...
Prolonged use of Bed nets saves from Malaria, increases survival: NEJM Hina Zahid7 Feb 2022 9:00 AM ISTBed nets save lives in the long run, according to a 22-year study in Tanzania which, for the first time, indicates that children who sleep under them...
Spinal anesthesia no better than general anesthesia for hip fracture surgery in older adults: NEJM Medha Baranwal19 Jan 2022 9:00 AM ISTUSA: Spinal anesthesia is not superior to general anesthesia for hip fracture surgery in older adults, a recent study noted. This was with regards to...
One month of DAPT after PCI as good as standard therapy in those at high bleeding risk: MASTER DAPT trial Medha Baranwal14 Jan 2022 9:00 AM ISTDelhi: One month of dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) after the implantation of a drug-eluting coronary stent is noninferior to the continuation of...
Eltrombopag enhances hematologic response in patients with severe aplastic anemia: NEJM Medical Dialogues Editorial Team8 Jan 2022 11:45 AM ISTDelhi: Over the past three decades, efforts to improve the results of standard treatment for patients with Severe Aplastic Anemia have been largely...
Gene therapy effective in beta-thalassemia, reduces need for transfusion: NEJM Medha Baranwal1 Jan 2022 9:00 AM ISTUSA: A phase III study showed betibeglogene autotemcel (beti-cel) gene therapy to be safe and effective in patients with non-β0/β0 genotype...
Is mRNA vaccine effective against Omicron variant of COVID-19? Study sheds light Medha Baranwal31 Dec 2021 9:00 AM ISTUSA: Amid the recent scare of the B.1.1.529 (omicron), the new COVID-19 variant, there is a need to assess the effectiveness of the current COVID-19...
Remdesivir significantly cuts hospitalization, death risk in moderate to severe COVID-19 patients: Study Medha Baranwal27 Dec 2021 9:15 AM ISTUSA: Researchers have found in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial involving nonhospitalized patients with COVID-19 that a 3-day...
Tapinarof cream beneficial for plaque psoriasis patients Dr. Nandita Mohan15 Dec 2021 11:48 AM ISTFindings from two identical phase 3 trials showed the once-daily application of tapinarof 1% cream to be superior to vehicle control in reducing...
