Overemphasis on Weight Loss May Harm Patients: BMJ Study Finds Dr. Bhumika Maikhuri28 Jun 2025 8:30 AM ISTFocusing too heavily on weight loss for individuals with a high body mass index (BMI) may do more harm than good, according to experts writing in The...
Focusing on weight loss alone for obesity may do more harm than good, suggests study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli26 Jun 2025 10:30 PM ISTFocusing solely on achieving weight loss for people with a high body mass index (BMI) may do more harm than good, argue experts in The BMJ today. Dr...
Intermittent fasting comparable to traditional diets for weight loss, suggests research Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli25 Jun 2025 8:00 AM ISTIntermittent fasting diets appear to have similar benefits to traditional calorie-restricted diets for weight loss, suggests an analysis of trial...
Intermittent Fasting versus Calorie-Restricted Diets for Weight Loss: What Works Better? Study Finds Dr. Bhumika Maikhuri21 Jun 2025 8:00 AM ISTIntermittent fasting diets appear to offer similar benefits to traditional calorie-restricted diets for weight loss and improving cardiometabolic...
Prolonged use of desogestrel pill linked to small increased brain tumour risk: Study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli12 Jun 2025 5:00 AM ISTTaking the progestogen-only contraceptive pill desogestrel continuously for more than five years is associated with a small increased risk of...
Clinical Trial Shows Diabetes Drug May Help Treat Liver Inflammation Dr. Bhumika Maikhuri10 Jun 2025 8:15 AM ISTA new study found that dapagliflozin, a sodium glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT-2) inhibitor, improved key liver conditions associated with metabolic...
P2Y12 drugs may be better than aspirin to prevent heart attack and stroke in patients with CAD, reveals research Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli5 Jun 2025 8:45 AM ISTGiving a P2Y12 inhibitor anti-clotting drug to patients with coronary artery disease is associated with lower rates of cardiovascular death, heart...
Diabetes drug shows benefits for patients with liver disease: Study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli5 Jun 2025 5:30 AM ISTThe sodium glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT-2) inhibitor drug dapagliflozin, widely used to treat type 2 diabetes, also shows improvements for patients...
Gabapentinoids unlikely to be directly linked to self-harm risk: BMJ Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli7 May 2025 4:00 AM ISTTreatment with gabapentinoids - drugs such as gabapentin and pregabalin - is not directly associated with an increased risk of self-harm, finds a UK...
No-touch vein harvesting has meaningful benefits for heart bypass patients, suggests study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli2 May 2025 8:45 AM IST'No-touch' vein harvesting significantly reduces the risk of graft failure up to three years after coronary artery bypass surgery compared with...
Guided Tissue Oxygenation Monitoring Shows No Postoperative Benefit in Off-Pump CABG: Bottomline-CS Trial Medha Baranwal21 April 2025 8:30 PM ISTChina: A recent single-centre, assessor-blind, randomised controlled trial has raised questions about the routine use of advanced tissue oxygenation...
Ultrasound during surgery to unblock arteries safe and effective way to lower stroke risk: Study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli8 April 2025 8:15 PM ISTUsing ultrasound during surgery to unblock carotid arteries is a safe and effective way to significantly reduce the risk of stroke and death, finds a...
