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First: PGIMER neurosurgeons develop endoscopic classification of Dandy-Walker Syndrome in small children
Sep 21, 2019Neurosciences
New Delhi: Team of neurosurgeons from the department of Neurosurgery at the Post Graduate Institute ...Read more »

Dapagliflozin is new treatment for heart failure, finds NEJM study
Sep 20, 2019Cardiac Sciences Diabetes and Endo
Heart failure occurs when the heart is no longer able to efficiently pump blood in the body as it ...Read more »

Add on semaglutide leads to better blood sugar control compared to canagliflozin in diabetes: Lancet
Sep 20, 2019Diabetes and Endo
In cases where blood sugar and glycated hemoglobin is not controlled properly with Metformin alo...Read more »

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Type 2 diabetes: New oral drug on the horizon!
Sep 21, 2019Diabetes and Endo Medicine
Imeglimin could be a new treatment option for patients with type 2 diabetes either as mono-or add-on...Read more »

Vitamin D and exercise combo enhances performance of elderly women and makes them physically independent
Sep 21, 2019Medicine
Brazil: Exercise is a highly effective tool in elderly to slow down muscle wasting and loss of funct...Read more »

Are Sunscreens necessary evil- protecting skin cancer at cost of developing Vitamin D deficiency
Sep 21, 2019Dermatology Medicine
Are sunscreens necessary evil- protecting skin cancer at the cost of causing Vitamin D deficiency is...Read more »

FDA approves first ever oral Semaglutide for blood sugar control in type 2 diabetes
Sep 21, 2019Diabetes and Endo
Food and Drug Administration has approved first GLP-1 oral drug Semaglutide for blood sugar con...Read more »

Diabetes drug: Thiazolidines increase fracture risk in elderly diabetics
Sep 20, 2019Diabetes and Endo Medicine Orthopaedics
Japan: The use of diabetes drugs belonging to thiazolidines (TZD) group increase the risk of fractur...Read more »

Gluten intake during early childhood linked to increased risk of Type 1 diabetes
Sep 20, 2019Diabetes and Endo Paediatrics
Child's intake of gluten during early childhood is associated with increased risk of developing ty...Read more »

Widespread antibiotic use linked to higher risk of hospital associated C. difficile infections
Sep 20, 2019Gastroenterology Medicine
USA: Rates of resistance to antimicrobial agents continue to increase at hospitals. Improving the us...Read more »

Screen all above 65 years for memory problems on yearly basis recommends AAN
Sep 20, 2019Neurosciences
The American Academy of Neurology (AAN) is now recommending that patients 65 and older should underg...Read more »

Addition of diabetes drug Metformin improves survival in lung cancer patients: JAMA Oncology
Sep 20, 2019Cancer Medicine Pulmonology
Mexico: The diabetes drug metformin apart from lowering blood sugar in type 2 diabetes patients has ...Read more »

New Drug application filed for Acquired Blepharoptosis after promising results in clinical trial
Sep 20, 2019Ophthalmology
Acquired blepharoptosis is a unilateral or bilateral drooping of the upper eyelid in which usually s...Read more »

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Recurrent Syncope, a rare presentation of Gitelman's syndrome: JAPIA case of a 59-year-old male who was presented with a history of recurrent syncope and later diagnosed Gitelman's syndrome was reported in the Journa

Practice Guidelines

Managing QT prolongation in patients on antipsychotic medication: British Heart Rhythm SocietyThe British Heart Rhythm Society has released guidelines on the Management of Patients Developing QT Prolongation on Antipsychotic Medication. The gu

Management of Generalised anxiety disorder in adults: NICE Guidelines NICE has released its latest guidelines on the management of generalised anxiety disorder in adults. The guideline covers the care and treatment of

Editorial

The ban on e-cigarettes – a welcome step, Dr HS Bedi

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