Scientists claim this simple blood test may predict death in next 10 years Deepanjana Sarkar25 Aug 2019 9:03 AM ISTA team of European researchers has developed a simple blood test which they claim can give 83% accurate prediction of death, according to a study...
Shocking! Patient gets trapped inside MRI machine Deepanjana Sarkar20 Aug 2019 8:10 PM ISTIt's shocking that a patient got trapped inside an MRI machine.A female patient has claimed that she got stuck in the Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)...
Pneumonia patients prescribed more antibiotics, causing adverse events Medha Baranwal Baranwal15 Aug 2019 7:10 PM ISTUSA: Two-thirds of patients hospitalized with pneumonia receive more antibiotics than they probably need, finds a recent retrospective study.According...
Preterm labor and birth management: NICE guidelines Deepanjana Sarkar15 Aug 2019 7:00 PM ISTThe National Institute for Healthcare and Excellence (NICE) has released its latest guidelines on the management of Preterm labor and birth. The...
Man had his dentures lodged in larynx for 7 days after general anesthesia- Case Report Deepanjana Sarkar14 Aug 2019 10:00 PM ISTThe neck x-ray of an active 72 years old revealed his dentures lodged in his larynx, according to a case recently published in the BMJ Case Reports....
Clinical Management of Fontan Circulation in children and adults: AHA Scientific Statement Deepanjana Sarkar9 Aug 2019 7:05 PM ISTThe American Heart Association (AHA) has released a scientific statement on clinical management of Fontan Circulation in children and adults. The...
NSAID's use in osteoarthritis tied to increased risk of CVD, finds study Deepanjana Sarkar7 Aug 2019 8:10 PM ISTUse of Non-steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) in osteoarthritis is associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), revealed a...
Perfusion CT scan may predict response to therapy in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma Deepanjana Sarkar7 Aug 2019 7:05 PM ISTPerfusion computed tomography (CT) scan may be useful in predicting the histopathologic response to therapy in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma,...
Diet in inflammatory bowel disease: The Asian Working Group guidelines Deepanjana Sarkar6 Aug 2019 7:00 PM ISTThe Asian working group has recently released a guideline on diet for inflammatory bowel disease patients. The guideline focuses on clinical nutrition...
Adjunctive Acupuncture therapy may reduce angina attacks in chronic Stable Angina: JAMA Deepanjana Sarkar30 July 2019 8:28 PM ISTAdjunctive Acupuncture therapy may reduce frequency of angina attacks in chronic Stable Angina, finds a new study.Acupuncture, if done on the...
Cardiac MRI boosts detection rate of myocarditis by almost 5 folds, finds study Deepanjana Sarkar30 July 2019 8:10 PM ISTCardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) also called CMR may offer a higher diagnostic speed for detection of myocarditis, suggests findings of the...
Fourfold rise in CT scan rates in pregnant women, finds a study Deepanjana Sarkar29 July 2019 7:10 PM ISTThe computed tomography (CT) scan rates in the U.S has remarkably increased in the past two decades. According to a new study, there is a fourfold...
