Use of hydrogel spacers before radiation therapy for prostate cancer reduces rectal toxicity: Study Medha Baranwal14 July 2022 7:45 PM ISTAustralia: Hydrogel spacers may potentially reduce rectal toxicity after radiation therapy in men with prostate cancer and is a low-morbidity method,...
Frequent consumption of nuts lowers risk of chronic kidney disease and death: Study Dr. Hiral patel14 July 2022 9:45 AM ISTChina: Researchers have found in a new study that nuts consumption is associated with a significantly lower prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD)...
Repeat CT imaging can be safely omitted in uncomplicated blunt renal injuries: Study Medha Baranwal13 July 2022 8:15 PM ISTAustria: For patients with low- and high-grade blunt renal injury, routine CT imaging 48 h after trauma can be safely excluded as long as they remain...
Sacral neuromodulation effective against neurogenic lower urinary tract dysfunction: NEJM Jacinthlyn Sylvia12 July 2022 8:00 PM ISTSacral neuromodulation (SNM) significantly treated refractory neurogenic lower urinary tract dysfunction (NLUTD) in well-selected neurologic patients...
Higher physical activity may lower risk of heart disease in adults with chronic kidney disease Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli11 July 2022 7:15 PM ISTIn this long-term study of 3,926 adults with chronic kidney disease (CKD), researchers found that individuals with higher levels of physical activity...
Delayed antibiotics prescription in uncomplicated UTI tied to poorer outcomes in females: Study Dr. Hiral patel10 July 2022 8:00 PM ISTGermany: When compared to immediate antibiotics, non-antibiotic strategies helped to reduce overall antibiotic use but resulted in poorer clinical...
Chronic kidney disease and glaucoma have bidirectional association: Study Dr. Hiral patel9 July 2022 9:45 AM ISTSingapore: A bidirectional association has been found between chronic kidney disease (CKD) and glaucoma in a new study conducted at the National...
Should clinicians reconsider standard therapy for gout? Isra Zaman9 July 2022 9:30 AM ISTGout occurs when urate crystals accumulate in the joints, and xanthine oxidase inhibitors such as febuxostat are a mainstay of therapy to help...
Oral phenazopyridine non-inferior to intravesical lidocaine for pain control in overactive bladder: Study Medha Baranwal7 July 2022 8:00 PM ISTUSA: Oral phenazopyridine is non-inferior to intravesical lidocaine for procedural pain control in women receiving intradetrusor onabotulinumtoxinA...
Serial microalbuminuria analysis in sepsis patients helps identify those requiring early treatment Jacinthlyn Sylvia7 July 2022 8:00 PM ISTJaipur, Rajasthan: A new study published in the Journal of the Association of Physicians of India suggests that serial bedside urine...
Polycythemia during testosterone therapy linked to CV events, VTE in men: Study Dr. Hiral patel7 July 2022 10:00 AM ISTUSA: Development of polycythemia in men on testosterone therapy (TT) increased the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) and venous...
Atezolizumab to help survival in bladder cancer patients with ctDNA positivity Isra Zaman7 July 2022 9:45 AM ISTResearchers treated a group of post-surgery bladder cancer patients with the immunotherapy drug atezolizumab and have found that patients whose...
