Broadly adopted transfusion practice may not benefit patients without traumatic injury: JAMA supriya kashyap kashyap9 March 2017 1:54 PM ISTA study from investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) finds that a blood transfusion practice previously studied only in patients with...
Care by physicians, non-physician clinicians does not differ in CHC: Study supriya kashyap kashyap2 March 2017 12:21 PM ISTWashington : A new study examining patient health outcomes in community health centers found that nurse practitioners and physician assistants...
Light beam replaces blood test during heart surgery supriya kashyap kashyap1 March 2017 12:24 PM ISTA University of Central Florida professor has invented a way to use light to continuously monitor a surgical patient's blood, for the first time...
Mammography trends show improved cancer detection, more biopsies supriya kashyap kashyap1 March 2017 12:21 PM ISTThe shift from film to digital technology appears to have improved cancer detection rates for diagnostic mammography, but also has increased the...
Evidence review supports pediatric use of PDE-5 inhibitors for pulmonary hypertension supriya kashyap kashyap25 Feb 2017 11:42 AM ISTWashington : A systematic review of the comparative effectiveness and safety of phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE-5) inhibitors in pediatric patients with...
Doctors at Medanta perform Cement-less Total Knee Replacement supriya kashyap kashyap24 Feb 2017 3:06 PM ISTGurugram : Doctors at Medanta Medicity successfully performed another cement-less Total Knee Replacement (TKR) with the help of Titanium Nitride...
Nicotinamide riboside, vitamin B3 prevents nerve pain caused by cancer drugs supriya kashyap kashyap24 Feb 2017 2:41 PM ISTA new study in rats suggests that nicotinamide riboside (NR), a form of vitamin B3, may be useful for treating or preventing nerve pain (neuropathy)...
Study: Two-thirds of clinicians lack knowledge of diabetes related foot complication supriya kashyap kashyap24 Feb 2017 2:26 PM ISTANN ARBOR : Diabetes can have several complications, including one common side effect: foot damage. Although some types are common, others are...
New assay may lead to a cure for debilitating inflammatory joint disease supriya kashyap kashyap24 Feb 2017 2:25 PM ISTCurrent treatments for rheumatoid arthritis relieve the inflammation that leads to joint destruction, but the immunologic defect that triggers the...
Popular Proton Pump Inhibitors linked to gradual yet silent kidney damage: Study supriya kashyap kashyap23 Feb 2017 2:07 PM ISTTaking popular heartburn drugs for prolonged periods has been linked to serious kidney problems, including kidney failure. The sudden onset of kidney...
MS treatment that resets immune system may halt disease progression for at least 5 years supriya kashyap kashyap23 Feb 2017 2:05 PM ISTA type of treatment for multiple sclerosis that 'resets' the immune system may stop progression of the disease in nearly half of patients.In a new...
Follow-up imaging significantly less when initial ED ultrasound is interpreted by radiologists: Study supriya kashyap kashyap23 Feb 2017 2:03 PM ISTReston : According to new research by the Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute, the use of follow-up imaging is significantly less when initial...
