Bilateral mastectomy in breast cancer does not lower death risk, finds study Medha Baranwal Baranwal8 Dec 2019 7:20 PM ISTUSA: Bilateral mastectomy -- a procedure generally performed to treat or prevent breast cancer -- although reduce the risk of second breast cancer but...
Preoperative liraglutide controls blood sugar, reduces insulin need during cardiac surgery Medha Baranwal Baranwal6 Dec 2019 7:20 PM ISTPreoperative liraglutide reduces insulin requirement and controls blood sugar levels during cardiac surgery. Netherlands: Most patients (with or...
Mobile phone use linked to increased head and neck injuries, finds JAMA study Medha Baranwal Baranwal6 Dec 2019 7:15 PM ISTCell phone-related injuries to the head and neck have steeply increased over the two decades. USA: With the increasing use of cell phones, injuries...
Stents no better than surgery in long leg lesions in PAD Medha Baranwal Baranwal1 Dec 2019 8:10 PM ISTSalzburg, Austria: Nitinol stents as compared to primary vein bypass doesn't fare well for certain outcomes in patients with long femoropopliteal...
Delhi Doctors remove India’s heaviest ever Kidney Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli24 Nov 2019 6:00 PM ISTDelhi Doctors have removed India’s heaviest Kidney weighing 7.4 kgs. It is reportedly the third heaviest in the world. A normal kidney weighs 120-150...
Oral antibiotics after initial IV therapy good enough in perforated appendicitis in kids Medha Baranwal Baranwal19 Nov 2019 7:25 PM ISTChina: Sequential therapy consisting of a course of certain intravenous (IV) antibiotics followed by the use of oral antibiotics postoperatively is...
Rare Giant parathyroid adenoma reported in Indian woman Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli18 Nov 2019 6:00 PM ISTDr Mohamed S. Al-Hassan at the Department of General Surgery, Hamad General Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar and colleagues have...
Fortis Hospital doctors successfully remove football-sized ovarian cyst from 63-year-old woman Medha Baranwal Baranwal11 Nov 2019 6:00 PM ISTBengaluru, Karnataka: A team of doctors at Fortis Hospital, Bannerghatta Road successfully removed a rare, football-sized ovarian cyst present in the...
Metabolic surgery in CAD patients reduces risk of recurrent heart attacks Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli10 Nov 2019 7:30 PM ISTLAS VEGAS - Metabolic surgery has been shown to be the most effective and long-lasting treatment for severe obesity and many related conditions and...
Five practices in pediatric surgery that need to be questioned: AAP Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli10 Nov 2019 7:25 PM ISTThere are certain practices which are followed by the medical fraternity as a matter of habit and ritual and must be dropped with the passage of time....
Case of Purple Urine after catheterization- a dilemma Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli4 Nov 2019 6:00 PM ISTDr Léo Plaçais, and Dr Christian Denier, at Hôpital de Bicêtre, Le Kremlin Bicêtre, France have reported a rare case of Purple Urine after...
New double-sided tape may seal and heal wounds Medical Dialogues Bureau31 Oct 2019 7:28 PM ISTCAMBRIDGE, MA -- No more suturing required.Scientists at Massachusetts Institute of Technology have designed a double-sided tape to stick body tissue...
