Sacubitril–valsartan therapy -New standard care for acute heart failure Medha Baranwal Baranwal14 Nov 2018 7:28 PM ISTThe initiation of sacubitril–valsartan therapy -- a drug therapy used for patients with chronic heart failure -- improved markers of poor prognosis in...
Coming soon! First medical treatment for peanut allergy Medha Baranwal Baranwal20 Nov 2018 8:20 PM ISTA new treatment offers hope for patients with peanut allergy.If findings of a study published in the journal New England Journal of Medicine is to be...
First In India: Fortis Doctors perform Heart valve repair without open heart surgery Medical Dialogues Bureau26 Nov 2018 8:10 PM ISTNew Delhi: For the first time in India, a team of doctors led by Dr Ashok Seth, supported by Professor Saibal Kar of Smidt Heart Institute, Cedars...
Children with younger school entry more likely to be diagnosed with ADHD Hina Zahid4 Dec 2018 7:10 PM ISTYounger school entry may lead to overdiagnosis of attention disorder according to a new study. According to the findings, the youngest children in...
Safdarjung Hospital doctors report classical case of Jaw clonus and limb fasciculations Hina Zahid27 Dec 2018 6:00 PM ISTDr Ankur Wadhwa, D.M. at Vardhaman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India and colleagues have reported a classical case of...
Case Study of necrosis of fingers and toes Hina Zahid1 Jan 2019 6:00 PM ISTA case of Necrosis of fingers and toes has appeared in NEJM.Dr Yoshinori Taniguchi, at Kochi Medical School, Nankoku, Japan and colleagues have...
Single dose Tafenoquine prevents relapse of P. vivax Malaria: NEJM Vinay Singh singh20 Jan 2019 8:10 PM ISTIn a major treatment breakthrough, single-dose tafenoquine resulted in a significantly lower risk of P. vivax recurrence than placebo in malaria...
Final verdict -Finasteride reduces prostate cancer risk by 25 percent Hina Zahid25 Jan 2019 7:25 PM ISTFinal verdict -Finasteride reduces prostate cancer risk by 25 per cent. After twenty-five years of its opening of enrollment, the landmark Prostate...
E-Cigarettes bests nicotine replacement therapy to quit Smoking Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli1 Feb 2019 8:10 PM ISTAccording to a randomized trial, adults who smoke conventional cigarettes are more likely to quit smoking successfully when they use electronic...
Andexanet reverses serious bleeding due to Apixaban, Rivaroxaban, confirms study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli11 Feb 2019 7:25 PM ISTAccording to late-breaking science presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2019, Andexanet alfa (Andexxa), the...
Higher O2 Sats with bag-mask ventilation during Intubation saves lives Hina Zahid20 Feb 2019 7:28 PM ISTThousands of Americans die each year during a dangerous two-minute procedure of Intubation. Higher O2 Sats with Manual Ventilation during Intubation...
New drug Plazomicin effective against complicated UTI, confirms study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli22 Feb 2019 8:10 PM ISTThe aminoglycoside plazomicin is noninferior to meropenem for treating complicated urinary tract infections (UTI), confirmed a phase III, study....
