Varicose Veins Treatment -- Surgery or laser ablation superior to foam sclerotherapy Medha Baranwal Baranwal8 Sept 2019 8:20 PM ISTUK: Treatment of varicose veins with laser ablation or surgery resulted in a better quality of life at 5 years than treatment with foam sclerotherapy,...
Dapagliflozin is new treatment for heart failure, finds NEJM study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli20 Sept 2019 8:28 PM ISTHeart failure occurs when the heart is no longer able to efficiently pump blood in the body as it should. Diuretics and Ace inhibitors have been the...
Rare case of cold agglutinin disease presenting with Livedo Reticularis Hina Zahid27 Sept 2019 6:00 PM ISTDr Konika Sharma and Dr Anush Patel at Bassett Medical Center, Cooperstown, NY have reported a rare case of cold agglutinin disease presenting with...
In black children with uncontrolled asthma, stepping up inhaled glucocorticoids beneficial Medha Baranwal Baranwal27 Sept 2019 7:10 PM ISTUSA: Data from 280 black children aged 5-11 years with poorly controlled revealed that almost half of the children showed superior response to...
Additional stenting may reduce odds of further heart attack, finds NEJM Study Deepanjana Sarkar30 Sept 2019 8:20 PM ISTHeart attack patients who have had emergency heart attack treatment with artery stenting, additional stenting in them may reduce the risk of a further...
In left Main disease, PCI or CABG have similar composite outcomes at five years, finds ECXEL trial Hina Zahid2 Oct 2019 7:28 PM ISTIn left Main disease, PCI or CABG have similar composite outcomes at five years, finds ECXEL trial. Five-year data from the large-scale randomized...
Therapeutic hypothermia improves outcomes after cardiac arrest in comatose patients: NEJM Dr. Prem Aggarwal4 Oct 2019 7:25 PM ISTFrance: The use of moderate therapeutic hypothermia in coma patients after cardiac arrest with nonshockable rhythm improved outcomes, finds a recent...
Vedolizumab effective for treatment of ulcerative colitis: NEJM Medha Baranwal Baranwal15 Oct 2019 7:05 PM ISTNew York: A recent study published in the New England Journal of Medicine has found vedolizumab (Entyvio, Takeda) to be superior to adalimumab...
Statins in familial hypercholesterolemia: Early initiation leads to better CV outcomes finds NEJM study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli18 Oct 2019 8:28 PM ISTFamilial hypercholesterolemia is characterized by severely elevated low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol levels and premature cardiovascular...
Beta blockers use does not improve COPD exacerbations: NEJM Medha Baranwal Baranwal20 Oct 2019 7:28 PM ISTUSA: The use of beta-blockers in patients with moderate or severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) does not seem to reduce the risk of...
Control-IQ pancreas system maintains blood sugar levels round the clock in T1 diabetes Hina Zahid30 Oct 2019 8:00 PM ISTA new artificial pancreas system, called Control-IQ is more effective than existing treatments at controlling blood sugar levels in people with type 1...
Three-drug combo effective in cystic fibrosis with most common genetic mutation Hina Zahid1 Nov 2019 7:25 PM ISTDALLAS - UT Southwestern researchers have found that a three-drug combination improved lung function and reduced symptoms in cystic fibrosis (CF)...
