Surgery improves quality of life in patients with deviated nasal septum: Lancet Medha Baranwal Baranwal23 Jun 2019 7:25 PM ISTSurgical correction of the deviated nasal septum (DNS) through septoplasty is more effective for nasal obstruction than the non-surgical management,...
Case of Tornwaldt’s Cyst reported in NEJM Hina Zahid21 Jun 2019 6:00 PM ISTDr Chien-Yu Huang, and Dr Bor-Hwang Kang, at Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan have reported a case of Tornwaldt’s Cyst that has...
New Cochlear implant having safe access to MRI scans gets FDA nod Deepanjana Sarkar19 Jun 2019 7:28 PM ISTUS Food and Drug Administration, FDA grants approval to a new Cochlear implant that has safe access during Magnetic Resonance Imaging.New Cochlear...
Doctors retrieve gemstone bead stuck from trachea of child by new technique Hina Zahid16 Jun 2019 6:00 PM ISTDoctors have retrieved a gemstone bead stuck from the trachea of a child by a new technique.Doctors at the Institute of Medical Sciences and SUM...
Commonly prescribed quinolone eardrops may lead to perforated eardrum Medha Baranwal Baranwal6 Jun 2019 8:20 PM ISTFLORIDA: The commonly prescribed treatment for infection of the outer ear canal (acute otitis externa or swimmer's ear) -- quinolone eardrops may be...
In order to tackle seasonal allergies: Nip them in bud Hina Zahid26 May 2019 7:05 PM ISTSpring means flower buds and blooming trees — and if you're one of the millions of people who have seasonal allergies, it also means sneezing,...
Tranexamic acid as good as nasal tampon for stopping nose bleeding Medha Baranwal Baranwal22 May 2019 7:25 PM ISTTurkey: Topical tranexamic acid is equally effective as Merocel nasal tampon for controlling nose bleeding (epistaxis), according to a recent study....
Researchers develop first ever smartphone app that can hear ear infections in children Hina Zahid16 May 2019 7:15 PM ISTResearchers have developed the first ever smartphone app that can hear ear infections in children. The results of the research have been published in...
Shorter antibiotic prophylaxis after head, neck surgery good enough: JAMA Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli13 May 2019 7:28 PM ISTShorter antibiotic prophylaxis after head, neck surgery good enough, finds JAMA study.Dutch researchers have reported results of a systematic review...
Decreasing sense of smell in elderly linked to higher death risk Medha Baranwal Baranwal6 May 2019 7:15 PM ISTPoor sense of smell generally is not a cause of worry. However, according to a new study, it (disappearing sense of smell) may lead to a higher risk...
Fluoroquinolone ear drops may increase risk of eardrum perforation Hina Zahid3 May 2019 8:20 PM ISTFluoroquinolone ear drops may increase the risk of eardrum perforation, finds a new study.The researchers at the University of Florida in a...
Rare case of Tick attached to tympanic membrane reported Hina Zahid3 May 2019 6:00 PM ISTDr David Kasle, and Dr Erik Waldman, at Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT have reported a rare case of Tick Attached to the Tympanic Membrane....
