First Dose of Pfizer Vaccine Gives About 50% COVID Protection, Not 91% as claimed Hina Zahid16 Jan 2021 3:10 PM ISTAn article published by The Sun and another article in The Evening Standard reported that the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine gives "91 per cent...
Naltrexone and bupropion combo shows promise in methamphetamine use disorder: NEJM Hina Zahid14 Jan 2021 8:19 PM ISTResearchers have found in a double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase III clinical trial that combination of two medications, injectable naltrexone and...
Moderna COVID-19 vaccine trial show 94.1 percent efficacy: NEJM study Hina Zahid2 Jan 2021 8:24 AM ISTBOSTON - A peer-reviewed paper published in The New England Journal of Medicine provides data from the much-anticipated COVE study, which evaluated...
Higher red cell transfusion threshold doesn't improve survival in preterm infants:NEJM Hina Zahid31 Dec 2020 8:21 AM ISTVery low birthweight infants often need blood transfusions to survive.Limited data suggest that higher hemoglobin thresholds for red-cell transfusions...
Earlier COVID-19 infection appears to protect for at least 6 months: NEJM Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli29 Dec 2020 12:45 PM ISTThe relationship between the presence of antibodies to COVID-19 and the risk of subsequent reinfection remains unclear and doubts have been raised...
Dexamethasone lowers risk of neonatal death and stillbirth among preterm pregnancies;NEJM Dr Satabdi Saha24 Dec 2020 11:45 AM ISTPreterm birth is a leading cause of death and Infants born preterm are also at increased risk for a wide range of short-term and long-term...
Cryoballoon ablation bests antiarrhythmics as initial therapy in paroxysmal AF: NEJM Dr. Nandita Mohan18 Dec 2020 3:00 PM ISTResearchers have found in a new study that as initial therapy for paroxysmal Atrial fibrillation, cryoballoon ablation bested antiarrhythmics for...
Dexamethasone doesn't improve outcomes in chronic subdural haematoma, says NEJM study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli17 Dec 2020 10:30 AM ISTDexamethasone does not improve functional outcomes in patients with chronic subdural hematoma — but it could reduce the need for repeat surgeries,...
Paclitaxel-coated devices do not increase mortality in PAD patients: NEJM Medha Baranwal10 Dec 2020 11:30 AM ISTSweden: The mortality risk was found to be same among PAD patients who received the treatment of paclitaxel-coated versus uncoated endovascular...
Rare case of green urine reported in NEJM Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli3 Dec 2020 4:30 AM ISTDr Maja Boshkovska Spaseski and Dr Dejan Spaseski at Weiss Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL have reported a rare case of patient reportedly passing...
Mangalore doctors report rare case of Corneal Bee Sting in NEJM Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli29 Nov 2020 6:06 PM ISTDr Teena M. Mendonca and Dr Gladys R. Rodrigues at Kasturba Medical College Mangalore, Mangalore, India have reported a rare case of corneal bee sting...
Rilonacept resolves active pericarditis and prevents it's recurrence: NEJM Hina Zahid25 Nov 2020 9:19 PM ISTCleveland: Cleveland Clinic researchers leading a global clinical trial have found that rilonacept, an FDA approved drug for other inflammatory...
