COVID Vaccination reduces Infection severity and Hospitalization: Lancet MD Bureau5 May 2021 9:45 AM ISTSince the beginning of the pandemic and as of April 27, 2021, more than 141 million cases and 3 million deaths have been reported in more than 223...
Antihypertensives Prevent Serious CVD not only in those who have high BP: Lancet MD Bureau1 May 2021 9:00 AM ISTVarious professional society guidelines differ in their recommendations as to when blood pressure-lowering therapies should be initiated, with...
Malaria vaccine becomes first to achieve WHO-specified 75% efficacy goal: Lancet Hina Zahid24 April 2021 8:00 AM ISTResearchers from the University of Oxford and their partners have today reported findings from a Phase IIb trial of a candidate malaria vaccine,...
Levetiracetam not as effective as valproate in managing epilepsy:The Lancet Dr Satabdi Saha16 April 2021 6:00 AM ISTAccording to recent research findings, compared with valproate, levetiracetam was found to be neither clinically effective nor cost-effective for...
Progestogens could reduce risk of preterm birth for high-risk single baby pregnancies Hina Zahid2 April 2021 11:15 AM ISTTaking progestogens - steroid hormones - during pregnancy could reduce the risk of preterm birth in high-risk single baby pregnancies, research has...
Short Antibiotic Therapy good enough for Community-Acquired Pneumonia: Lancet MD Bureau31 March 2021 9:23 AM ISTDuration of antibiotic therapy is a key decision in the management of community-acquired pneumonia. In a recent study, researchers have found that...
COVID-19 reinfections rare, more common for those above age 65: Lancet Hina Zahid23 March 2021 5:45 AM ISTMost people who have had COVID-19 are protected from catching it again for at least six months, but elderly patients are more prone to reinfection,...
Semiglutide may lead to weight loss of 10kg with blood sugar control in diabetics: Lancet Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli4 March 2021 11:15 AM ISTResearchers have found in a new study that patients with type 2 diabetes that were treated with a weekly injection of the breakthrough drug...
Intravenous iron reduced rehospitalization risk in people with heart failure Hina Zahid22 Feb 2021 8:15 AM ISTDALLAS - Patients who were hospitalized with acute heart failure and had iron deficiency were less likely to return to the hospital if given...
Perioperative care may reduce death after surgery in Low middle income countries MD Bureau18 Feb 2021 7:00 PM ISTCancer prevalence and its associated mortality are increasing in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs). In a recent study, researchers have...
Cabozantinib most effective treatment for metastatic papillary kidney cancer Hina Zahid18 Feb 2021 7:45 AM ISTA SWOG Cancer Research Network trial that put three targeted drugs to the test, the small molecule inhibitor cabozantinib was found most effective in...
Gastrointestinal surgery can be a 'cure' for type 2 diabetes finds new long-term study Hina Zahid16 Feb 2021 6:46 PM ISTThe results of a randomised clinical trial with the longest follow up to date show that metabolic surgery is more effective than medications and...
