Medical Bulletin 02/ December/ 2024 Dr. Bhumika Maikhuri2 Dec 2024 3:00 PM ISTHere are the top medical news for the day:Why Do Some Cancer Patients Have Increased Susceptibility to Common Infections?A multinational collaboration...
Clinical Trial Shows Twice Yearly Injection to be 96 Percent Effective in HIV Prevention Dr. Bhumika Maikhuri2 Dec 2024 8:30 AM ISTResults from a recent Gilead-funded clinical trial (Purpose-2) led by physicians at Emory University and Grady Health System indicate that a...
Breakthrough in Cardiac Care: Leadless Pacemaker-ICD System Exceeds Safety and Performance Goals, Study Reveals Medha Baranwal26 Nov 2024 9:00 AM ISTNetherlands: A recent prospective study demonstrated that the use of a leadless pacemaker capable of wireless communication with a subcutaneous...
Outcomes of 7 days and 14 days antibiotic therapy for bloodstream infection comparable: NEJM Jacinthlyn Sylvia26 Nov 2024 8:30 AM ISTA new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine showed that antibiotic therapy for 7 days was not inferior to treatment for 14 days among...
Promising Results for Late-Liver-Stage Attenuated Malaria Parasite Vaccine in Early Trial Medha Baranwal23 Nov 2024 8:45 AM ISTNetherlands: A recent trial investigating the safety and efficacy of a late-liver-stage attenuated malaria parasite vaccine has shown promising...
Combination of surgery and embolization for treatment of subdural hematomas reduces recurrence: NEJM Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli22 Nov 2024 9:00 PM ISTA dramatic, threefold reduction in repeat operations in patients surgically treated for chronic subdural hematoma was achieved when the artery...
Tirzepatide Demonstrates Long-Term Weight Reduction and Diabetes Risk Reduction in Obesity and Prediabetes: NEJM Medha Baranwal15 Nov 2024 9:00 AM ISTUSA: In recent years, medical advancements have provided new hope for the management of obesity and the prevention of type 2 diabetes, with...
Transcatheter tricuspid valve replacement effective in patients with severe tricuspid regurgitation: Study Jacinthlyn Sylvia12 Nov 2024 9:00 AM ISTA new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine showed that improvements in symptoms and quality of life were the main reasons why...
Injectable semaglutide may reduce body weight and knee osteoarthritis-associated pain: NEJM Jacinthlyn Sylvia8 Nov 2024 9:15 PM ISTA new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine showed that once-weekly injectable semaglutide led to considerably higher reductions in...
Weight loss surgery shows sustained remission of diabetes and obesity-related conditions after a decade in adolescence: Study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli4 Nov 2024 9:00 AM ISTTen years after undergoing bariatric surgery as teens, over half of study participants demonstrated not only sustained weight loss, but also...
Study finds early TAVR can be beneficial for patients with asymptomatic severe aortic stenosis Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli4 Nov 2024 9:00 AM ISTThe first powered randomized trial examining early intervention with transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) in patients with asymptomatic,...
Kidney transplantation between donors and recipients with HIV safe, suggests NEJM study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli18 Oct 2024 8:15 PM ISTKidney transplantation from deceased donors with HIV (HIV D+) to recipients with HIV (HIV R+) was safe and comparable to kidney transplantation from...
