Investigational drug Litifilimab effective against cutaneous lupus erythematosus: LILAC trial Medha Baranwal4 Aug 2022 10:15 AM ISTUSA: Treatment with litifilimab reduced skin disease activity over a period of 16 weeks in patients with cutaneous lupus erythematosus, according to...
Vitamin D supplements fail to lower risk of fractures in midlife and among elderly: NEJM Medha Baranwal28 July 2022 11:00 AM ISTUSA: Vitamin D supplements are being widely used for bone health in general population but there is an inconsistent data on whether they prevent...
Brentuximab vedotin may improve overall survival in patients with Hodgkin Lymphoma Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli18 July 2022 7:30 PM IST A study led by researchers from Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center has found that the addition of brentuximab vedotin to standard chemotherapy...
A type of 'step therapy' is an effective strategy for diabetic eye disease Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli17 July 2022 7:30 PM ISTClinical trial results from the DRCR Retina Network suggest that a specific step strategy, in which patients with diabetic macular edema start with a...
'Step therapy' an effective strategy for diabetic eye disease Isra Zaman15 July 2022 9:00 AM ISTClinical trial results from the DRCR Retina Network suggest that a specific step strategy, in which patients with diabetic macular edema start with...
Erythropoietin not beneficial for hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy in newborns: NEJM Jacinthlyn Sylvia15 July 2022 4:00 AM ISTUSA: In a new study conducted by Yvonne W. Wu and colleagues it has been found that, erythropoietin administration did not reduce the risk of...
In people with HIV, treating precancerous anal lesions cuts risk of anal cancer by more than half Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli11 July 2022 7:00 PM ISTA large clinical trial of people living with HIV has found that treating anal precancerous growths known as high-grade squamous intraepithelial...
New blood test may identify which colon cancer patients need chemotherapy Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli28 Jun 2022 5:30 AM ISTAustralian-US researchers have developed a new blood test that could revolutionise how chemotherapy is used for colon cancer, by identifying the...
Researchers identify new tool that eliminates race as determining factor for diagnosing Kidney failure Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli16 Jun 2022 9:00 AM ISTSince 2009, the most commonly used blood test to evaluate kidney function has used equations that include race as a determining factor. The equations...
Three-drug therapy with autologous stem cell transplant improves survival in multiple myeloma: NEJM Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli15 Jun 2022 8:00 PM ISTResearchers have found in a new study appearing in New England journal of Medicine that among adults with multiple myeloma, RVD plus ASCT was...
Ibrutinib with Chemoimmunotherapy Improved Progression-Free Survival of Newly Diagnosed Mantle Cell Lymphoma Patients Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli10 Jun 2022 7:15 PM ISTCombination chemoimmunotherapy with the Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitor ibrutinib demonstrated improved progression-free survival over...
Novavax COVID shot gets USFDA Advisory Committee recommendation for emergency use nod for 18 years and older Ruchika Sharma8 Jun 2022 12:14 PM ISTNVX-CoV2373 is a protein-based vaccine engineered from the genetic sequence of the first strain of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 disease.
