New class of drug leads to 30% reduced risk of death for bladder cancer patients Hina Zahid15 Feb 2021 10:41 AM ISTA new type of drug that helps target chemotherapy directly to cancer cells has been found to significantly increase survival of patients with the most...
Post discharge Malaria Chemoprevention reduces mortality in kids with severe Anemia: NEJM Dr. Nandita Mohan9 Feb 2021 2:30 PM ISTIt has been observed that in areas with intense malaria transmission, 3 months of postdischarge malaria chemoprevention with monthly...
Dexmedetomidine and propofol equally safe, effective as ICU sedatives: Study Hina Zahid3 Feb 2021 3:45 PM ISTSedative medications used in intensive care are associated with increased delirium, which is in turn connected with higher medical costs and greater...
Hormonal IUDs non inferior to copper IUDs for emergency Contraception: Study Hina Zahid28 Jan 2021 7:44 PM ISTResearchers and clinicians have long known that copper intrauterine devices (IUDs) work extremely well for emergency contraception. But few bothered...
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,...
