Opioid use dangerous in patients hospitalized with heart failure and sleep apnea Medha Baranwal Baranwal7 Jan 2020 7:20 PM ISTUSA: Patients hospitalized with acute heart failure (HF) are at a higher risk of sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) or sleep apnea. Now, a recent study...
Smartphone app improves pain, reduces opioid use after knee replacement surgery Medha Baranwal Baranwal6 Jan 2020 7:20 PM ISTThe use of the smartphone app (PainCoach) after surgery improved pain control and reduced opioid use in patients who underwent knee replacement,...
Novel and promising strategy to cut spread of Staph infection in NICU: JAMA Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli1 Jan 2020 8:28 PM ISTS aureus is a leading cause of healthcare-associated infections in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs), with potentially devastating consequences....
Treatment of a resistant Neurogenic fever after ischemic stroke: a report Hina Zahid23 Dec 2019 6:00 PM ISTDr L. G. Giaccari at Department of Women, Child, General and Specialistic Surgery, University of Campania "L. Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy and...
Opioid overdose deaths on the rise among children, finds study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli22 Dec 2019 7:15 PM ISTOpioid overdose deaths on the rise in children, finds study.Opioid epidemic in developed countries is harming both adults and children, and is...
High dose vitamin D has minimal benefit in critically ill patients, finds NEJM study Hina Zahid12 Dec 2019 7:28 PM ISTAURORA, Colo. - Preclinical data suggest that vitamin D is a potent immunomodulatory agent that is essential for lung development and function and may...
Weeding out unscrupulous use of antibiotics Hina Zahid12 Dec 2019 7:02 PM ISTIt is alarming to note that the stool of healthy patients was found to have resistant organisms and a few (2%) had multidrug-resistant pathogens. This...
Revivent TC System may improve LV function in heart failure after MI Medha Baranwal Baranwal8 Dec 2019 8:28 PM ISTDelhi: Revivent TC System -- a less invasive alternative to surgical reconstruction -- reduced left ventricular (LV) volume, improved LV function in...
Key takeaways from ICMR draft guideline on 'Do Not Attempt Resuscitation' Medha Baranwal Baranwal4 Dec 2019 7:17 PM ISTIndia: The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has drafted a position paper on 'Do Not Attempt Resuscitation (DNAR)' with the help of a...
Common cough medication turns fatal in patient: Case report Medha Baranwal Baranwal1 Dec 2019 6:00 PM ISTUSA: A recent case report published in the American Journal of Case Reports describes the case of a 37-year-old female patient who died following...
Infected medical devices main source of Antibiotic resistance-CDC report Medha Baranwal Baranwal27 Nov 2019 8:10 PM ISTInfections related to medical devices are a key source of antibiotic resistance than infections associated with surgical procedures. USA: According to...
Dog licking turns fatal- German man dies of a rare infection Medha Baranwal Baranwal27 Nov 2019 6:00 PM ISTGermany: Can dog licking be fatal? A recent case published in the European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine seems to suggest so. According...
