An interesting case of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) hepatitis Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli15 Oct 2017 7:00 PM ISTA 23-year-old woman presented to the emergency department in December, 2016, with a 10-day history of vomiting, myalgia, and upper abdominal pain. 3...
FDA Safety alert for Product Marketed for Osteoarthritis Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli15 Dec 2017 7:02 PM ISTThe US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recommended that Limbrel, a capsule marketed to “manage the metabolic processes associated with...
A rare cause of neonatal persistent jaundice Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli4 Jan 2018 7:02 PM ISTDr. Gracinda Nogueira Oliveira and associates have reported a case with a rare cause of neonatal persistent jaundice.The case has been published in...
Doctors remove 14 roundworms from woman's bile duct Anjali Nimesh Nimesh2 May 2018 7:02 PM ISTIn a rare case, doctors at a private hospital here removed 14 live roundworms, measuring 15-20cm each, from a 38-year-old woman's bile duct, the...
Clopidogrel-Induced Severe Hepatitis: A Case Report Anjali Nimesh Nimesh8 May 2018 8:34 PM ISTA 34-year-old male was diagnosed with clopidogrel-induced severe hepatitis after being placed four and a half months on clopidogrel. Clopidogrel is a...
First marijuana derived drug to treat severe forms of epilepsy Vinay Singh singh26 Jun 2018 7:20 PM ISTEpidiolex bagged the first FDA-approved medication that contains a purified drug substance derived from marijuana, for the treatment of seizures...
Constipation and Upper GI bleed precipitate Hepatic encephalopathy in cirrhosis Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli14 Sept 2018 8:28 PM ISTDr Rajesh Kumar Meena at Department of Internal Medicine Lady Harding Medical College New Delhi and colleagues have found that constipation and upper...
Simplifying Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Biliary Drainage: The Way Forward? Vinay Singh singh19 Sept 2018 7:02 PM ISTEUS-guided choledochoduodenostomy(EUS-CD) using a lumen-apposing metal stent (LAMS) has been recently reported as an alternative treatment approach...
Filtered Sunlight Phototherapy inexpensive solution for jaundice in Neonates Vinay Singh singh24 Sept 2018 7:20 PM ISTFiltered-sunlight phototherapy (FSPT) is safe and no less efficacious than intensive electric phototherapy (IEPT) for treatment of moderate-to-severe...
Phototherapy linked with risk of childhood seizures Vinay Singh singh2 Oct 2018 8:10 PM ISTA new study published in the journal Pediatrics suggests that the use of phototherapy to treat newborns with jaundice could increase the risk of...
Prematurity leads to long-term disability in 1 million newborns yearly : WHO Vinay Singh singh17 Dec 2018 7:20 PM ISTAccording to a new joint report by UNICEF and WHO an estimated 1 million small and sick newborns survive with a long-term disability. This is out of...
Acute liver failure management: Catalan Society of Digestology Guideline Medha Baranwal Baranwal18 Aug 2019 7:00 PM ISTThe Catalan Society of Digestology has released clinical guidelines for the management of acute liver failure (ALF).The guideline, published in the...
