Researchers advise caution about recent US advice on aggressively lowering blood pressure Anjali Nimesh Nimesh13 Aug 2017 10:00 AM ISTMedical researchers at Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, are advising caution when treating blood pressure in some older people after results from a...
New tool developed for identifying diabetes patients with high risk of hypoglycemia Anjali Nimesh Nimesh23 Aug 2017 9:10 AM ISTA team led by Kaiser Permanente researchers has developed and validated a practical tool for identifying diabetes patients who are at the highest risk...
Eliminating CK-MB Testing in Suspected ACS - American College of Cardiology Anjali Nimesh Nimesh30 Aug 2017 9:40 AM ISTResearchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and the Mayo Clinic have compiled peer-reviewed evidence and crafted a guideline...
Avoid these 10 most unnecessary and overused medical tests and treatments : JAMA Anjali Nimesh Nimesh7 Oct 2017 10:30 AM ISTUnnecessary medication. Tests that don't reveal the problem, or uncover a "problem" that isn't really there. Procedures that have more risk than...
CCT Angio vs Stress Testing in Patients of Suspected CAD Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli10 Oct 2017 11:00 AM ISTNational Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) after literature review in Nov. 2016, updated the guideline to recommend coronary computed...
Experts recommend fewer lab tests for hospitalized patients Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli25 Oct 2017 7:27 PM ISTIn a review article publishing this week in JAMA Internal Medicine, physicians at Johns Hopkins, along with experts from several other institutions...
Warfarin associated with lower risk of new cancers in people above 50 Anjali Nimesh Nimesh7 Nov 2017 7:25 PM ISTWarfarin is a widely used anticoagulant prescribed to as many as 10 percents of adults in Western countries. Studies disagree on whether warfarin is...
Noninvasive testing no better than Clinical Evaluation for low risk Acute Chest Pain Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli18 Nov 2017 8:00 PM ISTThe results of Secondary Analysis of the ROMICAT-II Randomized Clinical Trial presented at the American Heart Association conference conclude that...
Intensive blood pressure lowering treatment doesn't reduce death or CVD : JAMA Anjali Nimesh Nimesh25 Nov 2017 7:05 PM ISTBlood pressure lowering treatment does not reduce death or cardiovascular disease in healthy individuals with a systolic blood pressure below 140....
Women who Breastfeed have decreased risk of Diabetes Anjali Nimesh Nimesh17 Jan 2018 7:28 PM ISTBreastfeeding for six months or longer cuts the risk of developing type 2 diabetes nearly in half for women throughout their childbearing years,...
India facing rising trends of diabetes and hypertension in middle-aged and elderly people Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli30 Jan 2018 7:00 PM ISTIn a study appearing online in JAMA Internal Medicine, it has been categorically established that rates of diabetes and hypertension are high in...
Breast MRIs lead to more biopsies which detect fewer cancers : JAMA Anjali Nimesh Nimesh20 Feb 2018 7:20 PM ISTThe standard screening test for Breast Cancer is a mammogram which may be performed as [per guidelines.Some women – because of their family history,...
