Direct-acting antivirals reduce risk of liver cancer in Hepatitis C patients: Lancet Anjali Nimesh Nimesh13 Feb 2019 7:25 PM ISTIn a prospective, longitudinal study the investigators have found that treatment of chronic hepatitis C with direct-acting antivirals is associated...
Sivelestat is new potential therapy for portal hypertension Hina Zahid25 March 2019 7:25 PM ISTThe drug sivelestat may effectively lower portal hypertension, improving symptoms and outcomes for those patients, according to a new study by Mayo...
FDA approves first ever Hepatitis C treatment for pediatric patients Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli30 April 2019 7:22 PM ISTFDA approves first ever Hepatitis C treatment for pediatric patients.The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Mavyret (glecaprevir and...
Rise in Haemodialysis cases- Peritoneal Dialysis could be a solution Deepanjana Sarkar21 July 2019 7:02 PM ISTChronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is a major cause of mortality and morbidity in India. In India, the approximate prevalence of End-Stage Renal Disease...
Beware! Alternative medicines might lead to liver injury, warn AIIMS Gastrologists Medha Baranwal Baranwal31 July 2019 7:28 PM ISTNew Delhi: The use of complementary and alternative medicines may cause liver injury, warn experts at AIIMS.Alternative medicine describes medical...
FDA warning: Hepatitis C drugs causing rare liver injury in patients with liver disease Medha Baranwal Baranwal29 Aug 2019 7:15 PM ISTSome drugs used for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C (HCV) may cause serious liver injury or failure in some patients with advanced liver disease,...
FDA approves new treatment for hepatitis C virus and compensated cirrhosis Medha Baranwal Baranwal26 Sept 2019 7:05 PM ISTUSA: Mavyret (glecaprevir and pibrentasvir) tablets have received FDA's approval for an eight-week duration for the treatment of adults and children...
Severe hypothyroidism presenting as reversible proteinuria: two case reports Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli3 Oct 2019 6:00 PM ISTCase 1A 72-year-old Sinhalese man, a paddy farmer from Western Province, Sri Lanka, presented with complaints of facial puffiness and body aches...
Sterilization deficiency reportedly exposes more than 1000 patients to HIV Medha Baranwal Baranwal26 Nov 2019 8:00 PM ISTAn error in a sanitizing procedure exposed thousands of patients admitted in Goshen Hospital, US, to HIV, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C, according to...
Lipophilic statin use in Hepatitis B and C patients lowers risk of liver cancer and death Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli21 Aug 2019 8:10 PM ISTThe researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm and colleagues have found that Lipophilic statin use was linked to a significantly lower risk of...
Intelligent testing can detect liver disease decades before they menifest Hina Zahid26 Jun 2019 7:10 PM ISTA new way of detecting liver disease decades before it can become fatal has been developed by a team of scientists at the University of Dundee and NHS...
