Pimavanserin linked to sustained benefit in dementia-related psychosis: NEJM Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli23 July 2021 8:45 AM ISTThe atypical antipsychotic pimavanserin reduced the risk of dementia-related psychosis relapse, finds phase III HARMONY trial published in New England...
Johnson & Johnson vaccine efficacious upto 8 months after COVID-19 vaccination: NEJM Dr Satabdi Saha16 July 2021 8:15 AM ISTIn a pre-print research paper, researchers have highlighted that Ad26.COV2.S ( Johnson & Johnson)vaccine elicited durable humoral and cellular...
Tirzepatide provides significant blood sugar and weight reduction in diabetics: SURPASS Trial Hina Zahid14 July 2021 11:45 AM ISTTirzepatide is delivering unprecedented results that could help millions of people with type 2 diabetes and their health care providers reach A1C and...
Vaccinated people have shorter, milder illness and lower viral loads: NEJM Dr. Nandita Mohan2 July 2021 9:45 AM ISTPeople who were vaccinated against COVID-19 by mRNA vaccines but became infected have a milder, shorter illness and lower viral RNA loads than...
Tofacitinib lowers risk of death or respiratory failure in COVID-19 pneumonia: NEJM Hina Zahid18 Jun 2021 11:49 AM ISTResearchers have found in a new study that among patients hospitalized with Covid-19 pneumonia, tofacitinib led to a lower risk of death or...
Corticosteroids may be an effective treatment for COVID-19 complications in children Hina Zahid18 Jun 2021 11:30 AM ISTThe multi-system inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C), is a condition after COVID-19 infection affecting 1 in 50,000 children with SARS-CoV-2...
Rare case of thyrotoxic Periodic Paralysis reported in NEJM Dr. Nandita Mohan17 Jun 2021 10:30 AM ISTResearchers, Michael Fralick and Shohinee Sarma from the University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada have recently documented an interesting case...
High doses of immunoglobulin may help combat COVID-19 vaccine-induced clots: NEJM Dr Kartikeya Kohli11 Jun 2021 10:30 AM ISTIt has been found that vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia (VITT) is a rare side effect of adenoviral vector vaccines against...
6 weeks antibiotic regime not as good as 12 weeks regime in prosthetic joint infections: NEJM Dr Satabdi Saha1 Jun 2021 9:00 AM ISTAmong patients with microbiologically confirmed prosthetic joint infections that were managed with standard surgical procedures, antibiotic therapy...
Pfizer Covid-19 Vaccine safe and effective in Adolescents: NEJM study dr anusha31 May 2021 1:25 PM ISTAdolescents play an important role in SARS-CoV-2 transmission, thus their vaccination may prevent disease and contribute to herd immunity. Researchers...
Tezepelumab safe drug for moderate to severe forms of asthma: NEJM Dr. Nandita Mohan25 May 2021 9:00 AM ISTAccording to recent research, it has been found out that an experimental injectable drug, Tezepelumab is more versatile when compared with the...
Preoperative dexamethasone does not increase risk of surgical wound infection Hina Zahid9 May 2021 11:15 PM ISTA large scale trial by Monash University has definitively found a drug commonly used during anaesthesia before surgery to prevent nausea and vomiting...
