Methylprednisolone halves risk of kidney failure among patients of IgA nephropathy: JAMA Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli18 May 2022 7:30 PM ISTAmong patients with IgA nephropathy at high risk of progression, treatment with oral methylprednisolone for 6 to 9 months, compared with placebo,...
Use of lactated Ringer solution results in reduced risk of major adverse kidney events: JAMA Dr. Shravani Dali17 May 2022 10:53 PM ISTPreferential use of balanced crystalloids such as lactated Ringer vs saline solution reduces the risk for major adverse kidney events (MAKEs),...
Robotic surgery for radical cystectomy effective and improves patient recovery time Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli17 May 2022 8:15 PM ISTRobot-assisted surgery used to perform bladder cancer removal and reconstruction enables patients to recover far more quickly and spend significantly...
Computed tomography-urography with CMP can exclude bladder cancer: BMC Urology Medha Baranwal17 May 2022 9:00 AM ISTSweden: Computed tomography-urography (CTU) with cortico-medullary phase (CMP) can rule out urinary bladder cancer (UBC) with high accuracy, says a...
Immunotherapy after bladder cancer surgery shows excellent cancer-free survival rates Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli16 May 2022 7:45 PM ISTNew York: Immunotherapy after surgery helped reduce cancer recurrence in patients with urothelial cancer of the bladder or other sites in the urinary...
Reloxaliase reduces urinary oxalate excretion in patients with enteric hyperoxaluria: URIROX-1 trial Medha Baranwal16 May 2022 10:45 AM ISTUSA: A recent study in NEJM Evidence showed that in patients with enteric hyperoxaluria, treatment with reloxaliase for 4 weeks reduced the excretion...
Tubeless mini PCNL in kidney stone treatment ensures feasible stone-free rate, study shows Medha Baranwal14 May 2022 12:30 PM ISTTaiwan: A totally tubeless single tract mini-percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) for treating large bursena>2 cm and/or complex renal stones...
Aromatase inhibitors safe and effective for treating male infertility, says study Medha Baranwal13 May 2022 9:00 AM ISTChina: Aromatase inhibitors (AIs) may be effective for the treatment of male infertility, according to a recent study in the journal Andrology. AIs...
'Smart' diaper may facilitate bedside urine testing Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli11 May 2022 7:30 PM ISTUrine can reveal a lot about a person's health. But physicians don't currently have a convenient or fast way of tracking the concentration of...
Cryopreserved testis tissue viable even after 20 years: PLOS Biology study Isra Zaman11 May 2022 11:30 AM ISTMale testis tissue that is cryopreserved can be reimplanted after more than 20 years and will go on to make viable sperm, according to a new...
Ibuprofen administration with RAS inhibitors and diuretics linked to AKI Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli11 May 2022 11:15 AM ISTAnyone who is taking a diuretic and a renin-angiotensin system (RSA) inhibitor for high blood pressure should be cautious about also taking ibuprofen,...
COVID-19 alters levels of fertility-related proteins in men, study suggests Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli9 May 2022 8:00 PM ISTAlthough SARS-CoV-2 mainly affects the respiratory system, the virus-and the body's response to it-also damages other tissues. Recent evidence...
