Immediate angiography after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest without ST-segment elevation of no benefit: NEJM Medha Baranwal26 Oct 2021 9:00 AM ISTUSA: Early angiography shows no benefit over a delayed or selective strategy with regards to the 30-day risk of death from any cause in patients with...
Semaglutide once weekly can help weight loss in obese individuals Dr. Nandita Mohan19 Oct 2021 3:15 PM ISTOnce-weekly semaglutide (2.4 mg) in adjunct with diet and exercise, is effective for weight loss in non-diabetic obese or overweight adults, finds a...
Ozanimod, effective induction and maintenance therapy for ulcerative colitis: NEJM MD Editorial Team2 Oct 2021 9:00 AM ISTUSA: A recent study in the New England Journal of Medicine reported ozanimod to be more effective than placebo for the treatment of patients with...
COVID-19 vaccine does not raise miscarriage risk, show findings from a trio of new US studies Medha Baranwal15 Sept 2021 9:00 AM ISTCOVID-19 vaccine does not increase the risk of miscarriage in pregnant women, 3 studies show. USA: According to results from three US...
Patients treated by mobile stroke units had better outcomes, finds NEJM study Hina Zahid13 Sept 2021 9:00 AM ISTIschemic stroke patients treated on a mobile stroke unit (MSU) received anti-clot medication faster and ended up with less disability at 90 days,...
Iron supplements of no benefit to infants for their development, NEJM study Medha Baranwal10 Sept 2021 10:30 AM ISTAustralia: Three months of daily supplementation with iron syrup or multiple micronutrient powders did not affect child development or other...
Case of Circinate Syphilitic Lesions reported in NEJM Hina Zahid9 Sept 2021 8:00 PM ISTDr Suruthi Purushothaman and Dr Bhargavi Mayakuntla at Rangaraya Medical College, Kakinada, India have reported a rare case of Circinate syphilitic...
Mycophenolate mofetil addition to steroids prevents relapse in ITP : NEJM Medha Baranwal4 Sept 2021 10:00 AM ISTUK: Mycophenolate mofetil addition to a glucocorticoid for first-line treatment of immune thrombocytopenia results in a lower risk of refractory or...
Lower BP targets show major benefits in elderly- reaffirms STEP trial from China Medha Baranwal4 Sept 2021 9:00 AM ISTChina: Lowering systolic blood pressure targets down to the 110 to less than 130 mm Hg range substantially reduced cardiovascular adverse events in...
Malaria vaccine and antimalarial drugs combo may reduce malaria deaths in kids by 73%: Study Hina Zahid2 Sept 2021 9:42 PM ISTThis new combination approach has the potential to prevent malaria in large parts of Africa where malaria cases remain high and where malaria is...
Switching to a Low-sodium salt substitute reduces risk of heart attack stroke: NEJM Hina Zahid31 Aug 2021 5:52 AM ISTSophia Antipolis, France - Switching to a reduced-sodium, added-potassium 'salt substitute' significantly reduces risk of stroke, heart...
Anticoagulation with heparin increases survival in moderately-ill COVID-19 patients: NEJM Medha Baranwal26 Aug 2021 9:15 AM ISTTreating moderately ill hospitalized COVID-19 patients with therapeutic-dose anticoagulation with heparin increased the probability of survival.USA:...
