Surgery can be avoided in some advanced kidney cancer patients- Phase III clinical trial Vinay Singh singh7 Jun 2018 7:05 PM ISTMany people with advanced kidney cancer can avoid surgery to remove the kidney (nephrectomy), without compromising survival, according to a randomized...
Bezafibrate highly effective in Primary Biliary Cholangitis when added to UDCA Vinay Singh singh11 Jun 2018 7:20 PM ISTAccording to a new study, Bezafibrate is highly effective in treatment of Primary Biliary Cholangitis when added to the ursodeoxycholic acid,...
Case of Migrating Dirofilaria repens- moving blemishes around face Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli29 Jun 2018 7:03 PM ISTDr.Vladimir Kartashev professor in the Department of Infectious Diseases at Rostov State Medical University in Rostov-na-Donu, Russia and associates...
Using adrenaline in cardiac arrest likely to cause brain damage : Landmark study Vinay Singh singh18 July 2018 8:20 PM ISTTreating cardiac arrest with adrenalin may nearly double the risk of permanent brain damage and only marginally improves the chances of survival,...
Prehospital Plasma during transport saves lives of bleeding patients-PAMPer trial Vinay Singh singh27 July 2018 8:20 PM ISTGiving two units of plasma to seriously injured patients with severe bleeding during medical air transport on the way to the hospital could increase...
For treating Latent Tuberculosis , shorter regimen is better- NEJM Vinay Singh singh2 Aug 2018 8:28 PM ISTThe 4-month regimen of rifampin was safer and more effective in children and adults compared to the 9-month regimen of isoniazid for the prevention of...
Rifampin Effective for Latent Tuberculosis in Children-NEJM Vinay Singh singh7 Aug 2018 8:10 PM ISTThe 4-month regimen of rifampin was found to have a higher rate of treatment completion and better safety profile compared to the 9-month regimen of...
Indian doctor reports a case of Asteroid Hyalosis Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli24 Aug 2018 6:00 PM ISTDr.Koushik Tripathy, M.D. At ICARE Eye Hospital and Postgraduate Institute, Noida, India has reported a case of Asteroid Hyalosis that has appeared...
A case of Myasthenia Gravis diagnosed with an Ice Pack: NEJM case report Vinay Singh singh28 Aug 2018 6:00 PM ISTThe ice pack test may be helpful in establishing that ptosis is due to ocular myasthenia gravis, since cold improves neuromuscular transmission...
Weight Loss drug Lorcaserin safe, has no cardiac toxicity-ESC update Vinay Singh singh28 Aug 2018 7:25 PM ISTLorcaserin, a drug approved for weight loss in overweight and obese patients does not increase the risk of cardiovascular events, according to the...
Switching to oral antibiotics halves hospital stay in endocarditis : ESC Update Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli29 Aug 2018 7:28 PM ISTIn late-breaking results of the POET trial presented in ESC Congress 2018, it has been found that Oral treatment can halve hospital stay in...
Transfuse Blood only if Haemoglobin < 7.5 gm% in Cardiac Surgery : ESC Update Vinay Singh singh30 Aug 2018 8:10 PM ISTA restrictive strategy for red-cell transfusion was noninferior to a liberal strategy with respect to the composite outcome of death from any cause,...
