Health Bulletin 28/ March/ 2024 Roshni Dhar28 March 2024 5:16 PM ISTHere are the top health news for the day:Delhi Govt mandates CCTV recording of viva exams to safeguard female medicosPrioritising the safety of female...
Adding ribociclib to hormone therapy reduces the risk of breast cancer recurrence: NEJM Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli26 March 2024 11:15 PM ISTA new treatment approach that combines a targeted therapy drug with hormone therapy significantly increased the amount of time a person with stage 2...
Prenatal exposure to antiseizure medication topiramate may not increase risk of autism spectrum disorder among kids: NEJM Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli22 March 2024 12:45 AM ISTTopiramate is an antiseizure medication prescribed to treat epilepsy as well as migraines and bipolar disorder.Researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan...
Experimental gene therapy for giant axonal neuropathy promising in clinical trial: NEJM Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli21 March 2024 8:45 PM ISTAn investigational gene therapy for a rare neurodegenerative disease that begins in early childhood, known as giant axonal neuropathy (GAN), was well...
CRT Defibrillator bests IC Defibrillator for increasing survival in HF patients with wide QRS complex: NEJM Medha Baranwal15 March 2024 10:15 PM ISTUSA: Long-term results of the RAFT trial showed survival benefits associated with receipt of cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator (CRT-D)...
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...
