Single stage hip replacement better than two-stage procedure Anjali Nimesh Nimesh7 April 2018 7:20 PM ISTHip replacement is a very common operation that is effective at providing pain relief and improving mobility, however, the infection can sometimes...
RA drugs during pregnancy don't increase infection risk in child Vinay Singh singh17 May 2018 7:15 PM ISTRheumatoid arthritis drugs, that may cause immunosuppression, taken by women during pregnancy, their children do not have a marked excess risk of...
Obese, overweight with pneumonia have less mortality risks versus normal weight patients Medha Baranwal Baranwal25 May 2018 8:00 PM ISTIn what seems an obesity paradox-- a new study has found that the overweight and obese people who are hospitalized for pneumonia are more likely to...
Early measurements of lactate in sepsis patients associated with improved outcomes Medha Baranwal Baranwal27 May 2018 8:00 PM ISTDelay in measurements of lactate is associated with increased mortality in sepsis patients with initial intermediate or elevated lactate levels and...
Hip fractures in the elderly lead to increased all‐cause mortality Vinay Singh singh5 Jun 2018 7:05 PM ISTElderly people who suffer hip fractures are at a greater risk of death even eight years after the injury and there are threefold chances of dying in...
Animal Diseases / Zoonosis - Dr. Srikant Sharma Hina Zahid5 July 2018 7:04 PM ISTQ1) What are Zoonotic diseases?A) Zoonotic diseases are those which are transmitted to humans from animals. Those diseases and infections which are...
Sleeping in Contacts increases risk of Corneal Infection Vinay Singh singh19 Aug 2018 7:20 PM ISTSleeping in lenses, whether inadvertently, occasionally, or as part of a prescribed wearing schedule (i.e., extended wear lenses), increases the risk...
Eravacycline-Latest antibiotic for complicated intra-abdominal infections Vinay Singh singh29 Aug 2018 8:28 PM ISTXerava, Eravacycline injection secured approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of complicated intra-abdominal...
Corticosteroids therapy for sepsis: New Clinical guideline Vinay Singh singh30 Aug 2018 8:35 PM ISTThe guideline which appeared in the journal BMJ suggests that the intravenous corticosteroid treatment for sepsis is reasonable either to use or...
New urine dipstick test to detect blinding disease- onchocerciasis Hina Zahid3 Sept 2018 8:20 PM ISTA urine diagnostic test for detection of river blindness (also called onchocerciasis) causing parasitic worms has been developed by the scientists at ...
Fluoroquinolones increase risk of Achilles tendon rupture in elderly, FDA warns Vinay Singh singh5 Sept 2018 8:20 PM ISTThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved safety labeling changes for a class of antibiotics, called fluoroquinolones, to enhance warnings about...
Patients with sepsis at increased risk of heart attack and stroke Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli10 Sept 2018 8:20 PM ISTIn a new study, it has been found out that Patients with sepsis at increased risk of heart attack and stroke especially in the first month after...
