Oral Iptacopan monotherapy improves outcomes in patients with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria: NEJM Medha Baranwal15 March 2024 9:15 PM ISTFrance: A recent study has shown improved clinical and hematologic outcomes with iptacopan treatment in anti-C5-treated patients with persistent...
Rusfertide effective for controlling RBCs overproduction in polycythemia vera: NEJM Medha Baranwal14 March 2024 9:00 PM ISTUSA: A recent multi-centre clinical trial published in the New England Journal of Medicine has shed light on the efficacy and safety of rusfertide, a...
Microplastics and nanoplastics in plaque lining major blood vessel tied to heart attack, stroke, and early death: NEJM Medha Baranwal8 March 2024 8:00 AM ISTItaly: A recent study has found a higher risk of a composite of stroke, myocardial infarction, or death from any cause at 34 months of follow-up among...
Study finds cognitive deficits even in fully recovered survivors of mild COVID Medha Baranwal5 March 2024 3:15 AM ISTUK: A recent study published in the New England Journal of Medicine revealed similar small deficits in memory, thinking, or concentrating ("brain...
Simple hysterectomy non-inferior to radical hysterectomy for pelvic recurrence in women with low-risk cervical cancer: NEJM Medha Baranwal29 Feb 2024 6:45 PM ISTCanada: A recent study published in the New England Journal of Medicine compared simple versus radical hysterectomy in women with low-risk cervical...
Benralizumab as effective as mepolizumab for inducing remission in patients with eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis: NEJM Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli26 Feb 2024 7:15 PM ISTResearchers have shown that the drug benralizumab is as effective and safe as mepolizumab for inducing remission in patients with eosinophilic...
International Study Finds Thrombectomy Highly Effective Long-Term Treatment for Large Strokes Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli23 Feb 2024 8:00 PM ISTIn a major, international study, named SELECT2, a University Hospitals (UH) research team found that patients with large strokes had a dramatically...
Single oral dose of azithromycin during labor may significantly lower risk of maternal sepsis Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli15 Feb 2024 9:30 AM ISTResearchers have found in a new study that giving an oral dose of azithromycin to pregnant people who deliver vaginally is a cost-saving treatment for...
Diabetes patients taking SGLT2 inhibitors may exhibit false positive urine ethanol tests: NEJM Medha Baranwal9 Feb 2024 11:15 AM ISTUSA: A recent article published in the New England Journal of Medicine described a patient with diabetes who was taking empagliflozin, an SGLT2...
Treatment with NALL improves neurologic status among patients with Niemann-Pick disease type C Aditi5 Feb 2024 7:00 AM ISTNiemann-Pick disease type C is a rare lysosomal storage disorder. It causes progressive systemic, psychiatric and neurologic symptoms and neurologic...
Medical Bulletin 02/February/2024 Anshika Mishra2 Feb 2024 3:00 PM ISTHere are the top medical news of the day:Knowing about rapid weight loss in older women, what does the heart sayUnexplained rapid weight loss in older...
Choice of skin disinfectant by surgeons impacts infection risk, says a Canadian-American study Anshika Mishra2 Feb 2024 9:15 AM ISTDoes the type of solution used by surgeons to disinfect skin before surgery impact the risk of surgical site infection? According to new research from...
