Early rhythm-control therapy improves cardiovascular outcomes in AF: NEJM Dr Satabdi Saha1 Oct 2020 2:00 PM ISTThe seemingly eternal debate between rhythm and rate control for atrial fibrillation (AF) matters only for patients with minimal or no symptoms....
Rare Case of calcified gallbladder reported in NEJM Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli1 Oct 2020 4:00 AM ISTDr Masaya Morimoto and Dr Nobuyoshi Mori at St. Luke's International Hospital, Tokyo, Japan have reported a rare case of calcified gallbladder that...
Clinical Trial shows promising results of COVID-19 vaccine in elderly Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli30 Sept 2020 4:00 PM ISTThere are increased incidences of illness and death from Covid-19 that have been associated with an older age.Therefore testing of vaccine candidates...
Too much black licorice candy cost man his life: NEJM case report Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli25 Sept 2020 5:34 PM ISTDr Elazer R. Edelman at Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and associates have reported a case of death of a man after eating bags...
PARPi olaparib increases survival rate of metastatic prostate cancer, finds study Hina Zahid25 Sept 2020 5:15 PM ISTResults from the PROfound phase III study, open up a much-needed new treatment avenue for the more precise and effective treatment of patients with...
Blood sugar control: Once weekly novel insulin shows promise in Diabetes Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli23 Sept 2020 5:00 PM ISTThe researchers have found in a randomized, double-blind phase 2 trial that once-weekly treatment with basal insulin icodec had blood sugar lowering...
Sotorasib safe with durable clinical benefit in lung cancer: NEJM study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli21 Sept 2020 9:22 PM ISTHOUSTON - Sotorasib has been found to be safe with durable clinical benefit in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) by researchers in an early trial.In...
Immunotherapy drug avelumab improves survival in advanced bladder cancer Dr Kartikeya Kohli21 Sept 2020 5:15 PM ISTAn immunotherapy drug called 'avelumab' has been shown to significantly improve survival in patients with the most common type of bladder cancer,...
Case of Capnocytophaga canimorsus Infection reported in NEJM Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli20 Sept 2020 12:05 PM ISTDr Robert D.H. Markewitz, at University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Lübeck, Germany and DrTobias Graf, at University Heart Center Lübeck,...
Nocturnal oxygen has no effect on survival of COPD patients: NEJM Medha Baranwal17 Sept 2020 3:45 AM ISTDelhi: Nocturnal oxygen neither has a positive or negative impact on survival or progression to long-term oxygen therapy in COPD patients,...
Case of Conjunctival Squamous-Cell Carcinoma reported in NEJM Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli7 Sept 2020 10:57 AM ISTDr Giulio Vicini and Dr Cinzia Mazzini, at Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Careggi, Florence, Italy have reported a case of Conjunctival...
New Artificial pancreas nicely controls blood sugar in kids with type 1 diabetes: NEJM Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli29 Aug 2020 9:45 PM ISTA glycemic target of a glycated hemoglobin level of less than 7% as recommended by the American Diabetes Association is attained by less than 20% of...
