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...
Sotorasib achieved clinically meaningful activity in KRAS G12C-mutated advanced pancreatic cancer Isra Zaman23 Dec 2022 9:00 AM ISTThe KRAS protein is part of a normal signaling pathway regulating growth and proliferation of cells, but activating mutations in KRAS drives...
Rare case of Serpentine Supravenous Hyperpigmentation reported in NEJM Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli22 Dec 2022 8:00 PM ISTDr Nadine S. Maalouf and Dr Meggie Morand at Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada have reported a rare case of...
24-week regimen of bedaquiline, pretomanid, linezolid, and moxifloxacin bests standard-care treatment for rifampin-resistant tuberculosis Medha Baranwal22 Dec 2022 8:00 AM ISTStandard-care treatment was similarly efficacious when patients could receive it without adverse effects, according to findings from a two-stage,...
Topical gene therapy promising for complete wound healing in dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa patients: NEJM Medha Baranwal15 Dec 2022 8:00 PM ISTUSA: Dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa is a genetic skin disorder that causes the skin to be fragile and blister easily. Mutations in COL7A1 that...
Medical Bulletin 15/December/2022 Isra Zaman15 Dec 2022 1:45 PM ISTHere are the top medical news for the day:Type 2 diabetes may be reversed by Intermittent fasting Intermittent fasting diets have become popular in...
Ebola vaccines safety and immunogenicity trial shows potential Isra Zaman15 Dec 2022 9:15 AM ISTIn a context where many sub-Saharan African countries regularly face Ebola outbreaks, vaccines are seen as a central tool to fight the spread of the...
Medical Bulletin 12/December/2022 Isra Zaman12 Dec 2022 2:15 PM ISTHere are the top medical news for the day:Lasting improvements in urinary incontinence by weight-loss surgeryUrinary incontinence is a common...
