Innovative triple pill best for achieving blood pressure targets: JAMA Medha Baranwal Baranwal16 Aug 2018 8:20 PM ISTTreatment with a new pill containing low doses of 3 antihypertensive drugs in patients with mild to moderate hypertension (high blood pressure) led to...
People with traumatic brain injury at increased risk for suicide : JAMA Medha Baranwal Baranwal19 Aug 2018 7:15 PM ISTPeople with traumatic brain injury (TBI) are twice at the risk for suicide as compared to the people without TBI, according to a new study in the...
Emergency resuscitation device increases cardiac arrest survival rate, study reports Vinay Singh singh29 Aug 2018 7:25 PM ISTAmong adults with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA), a strategy of initial laryngeal tube (LT) insertion was associated with significantly greater...
Annual Pap Test ‘Thing of the Past' : New USPSTF recommendation Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli29 Aug 2018 8:10 PM ISTThe United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has released new recommendations on screening for cervical cancer which for the first time...
Lithium effective as monotherapy in children with Bipolar Disorder Vinay Singh singh30 Aug 2018 7:15 PM ISTLithium monotherapy improved manic or mixed episodes and overall functioning in children and adolescents with bipolar disorder reports a study...
DPP-4 inhibitors best second-line option after Metformin in Diabetes: JAMA Medha Baranwal Baranwal12 Sept 2018 8:10 PM ISTA new research has tried to address the dilemma of choosing best second line drug after Metformin in Diabetes.Sulfonylureas, DPP-4 (dipeptidyl...
Levofloxacin With Chemo Reduces Bacteremia in Pediatric Leukemia Vinay Singh singh24 Sept 2018 7:05 PM ISTA new study published in JAMA reports that among children with acute leukemia receiving intensive chemotherapy, receipt of levofloxacin prophylaxis...
Antibiotics for Sepsis—Striking the balance Vinay Singh singh25 Sept 2018 8:10 PM ISTThe Surviving Sepsis Campaign guidelines recommend empirical broad-spectrum therapy within one hour of triage for both sepsis and septic shock. This...
Management of Chronic Wounds—a multimodal approach Vinay Singh singh26 Sept 2018 7:28 PM ISTEffective care for chronic wounds requires a multimodal approach, including wound bed optimization, management of chronic medical conditions, and...
Gabapentin superior to Pregabalin in Chronic Sciatica : JAMA Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli19 Oct 2018 8:20 PM ISTAccording to a new study, Gabapentin was found superior to Pregabalin in Chronic Sciatica. The researchers found that Chronic Sciatica Patients...
What to do when patient’s spontaneous breathing trial fails? Vinay Singh singh28 Oct 2018 8:20 PM ISTA new study published in the journal JAMA reports that among patients requiring mechanical ventilation in whom a spontaneous breathing trial had...
Incidental Pulmonary Nodules Detected on CT Images Vinay Singh singh14 Nov 2018 7:00 PM ISTJAMA released guidelines for the management of incidental pulmonary nodules detected on CT images. An incidental lung nodule on CT scan can create...
