Extracorporeal CPR improves survival rate in refractory cardiac arrest: NEJM Jacinthlyn Sylvia27 Jan 2023 8:15 PM ISTA new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine suggests that extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and traditional CPR both...
Thromboprophylaxis with aspirin non-inferior to heparin after fracture: NEJM Medha Baranwal18 Jan 2023 11:30 AM ISTUSA: Thromboprophylaxis with aspirin is non-inferior to low-molecular-weight heparin in patients with extremity fractures that had been treated...
Expectant management non-inferior to early ibuprofen in premature infants with PDA Aditi10 Jan 2023 8:00 PM ISTAmsterdam: A study has concluded that the expectant management for patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) was non-inferior to early ibuprofen treatment...
Medical Bulletin 7/January/2022 Isra Zaman7 Jan 2023 5:47 PM ISTHere are the top medical news for the day:Transplanted hair follicles mend scars: StudyScar tissue in the skin lacks hair, sweat glands, blood vessels...
Study finds vaccine and prior SARS-CoV-2 infection to confer long-lasting protection against omicron BA.5 Isra Zaman7 Jan 2023 9:30 AM ISTA new study led by Luis Graca, group leader at the Instituto de Medicina Molecular Joao Lobo Antunes (iMM, Lisbon) and full professor at the Medical...
Ebola vaccine regimens safe, immunogenic in adults and children Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli2 Jan 2023 10:00 AM ISTTwo randomized, placebo-controlled trials evaluating three Ebola vaccine administration strategies in adults and children found that all the regimens...
Targeted therapy for children with high-risk Hodgkin lymphoma reduces relapse rates, shows trial Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli2 Jan 2023 9:45 AM ISTA targeted therapy for children with high-risk Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) was shown to significantly reduce relapse rates when tested in a large...
FDA approves injectable semaglutide for people with obesity ages 12 and more Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli1 Jan 2023 8:00 PM ISTThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new indication for Wegovy (semaglutide) injection 2.4 mg, making it the first-and-only...
Does early closed-loop therapy preserve pancreas function in youth with type 1 diabetes? Medha Baranwal27 Dec 2022 11:15 AM ISTUK: Intensive glucose control for 24 months in adolescents with new-onset type 1 diabetes did not avert the decline in endogenous insulin secretion,...
Medical Bulletin 23/December/2022 Isra Zaman23 Dec 2022 2:30 PM ISTHere are the top medical news for the day:Sotorasib achieved clinically meaningful activity in KRAS G12C-mutated advanced pancreatic cancerThe KRAS...
Chlorthalidone versus hydrochlorothiazide for hypertension - which is better for preventing CV events? Medha Baranwal23 Dec 2022 12:00 PM ISTUSA: Chlorthalidone and hydrochlorothiazide are thiazide diuretics used for treatment of hypertension. In a pragmatic trial, it was shown that...
Breakthrough for Artemis-SCID patients in the form of Infant gene therapy Isra Zaman23 Dec 2022 9:15 AM ISTGene correction has been used before in patients with other genetic forms of SCID, but its use in Artemis-SCID is significant because these patients...
