Better way to interpret blood tests to diagnose pulmonary embolism reduces need for CT scans Dr. Prem Aggarwal30 Nov 2019 9:00 AM ISTHAMILTON, ON - The primary goal of diagnostic testing in Pulmonary Embolism is to identify which patients should be treated with anticoagulant agents...
High dose vitamin D has minimal benefit in critically ill patients, finds NEJM study Hina Zahid12 Dec 2019 7:28 PM ISTAURORA, Colo. - Preclinical data suggest that vitamin D is a potent immunomodulatory agent that is essential for lung development and function and may...
Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia- case report Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli27 Dec 2019 6:00 PM ISTDr Helena Schotland and colleagues, at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI have reported a rare case of Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia....
Intermittent Fasting improves health and longevity: NEJM Hina Zahid27 Dec 2019 7:28 PM IST A diet of three meals with snacks every day is so ingrained in our culture that a change in this eating pattern will rarely be contemplated by...
Intensive LDL C lowering below 70 mg/dl reduces CV events after stroke: NEJM Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli2 Jan 2020 8:28 PM ISTStatins have been widely prescribed to lower cholesterol levels for preventing cardiovascular events in patients at high risk of cardiovascular...
FDA approves Control-IQ artificial pancreas system Hina Zahid2 Jan 2020 7:20 PM ISTThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved an artificial pancreas system that automatically monitors and regulates blood sugar levels. The...
A rare, unusual case of isolated fallopian tube torsion reported in NEJM Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli6 Jan 2020 6:00 PM ISTDr L.M. Lim, and Dr Harvard Z. Lin at National University Hospital, Singapore, Singapore have reported a rare case of Fallopian tube torsion. The case...
Ultrasound detects DVT in astronaut while on NASA mission Medha Baranwal Baranwal8 Jan 2020 7:30 PM ISTUSA: In a first, an International Space Station (ISS) astronaut was successfully treated of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) -- or blood clot in the jugular...
Axillary Artery Occlusion after TAVR reported in NEJM Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli10 Jan 2020 6:00 PM ISTDr Alexander Kille and Dr Willibald Hochholzer at University Heart Center Freiburg–Bad Krozingen, Bad Krozingen, Germany have reported a rare case of...
Typhoid conjugate vaccine shows 81% protection in phase 3 trial Medha Baranwal Baranwal8 Dec 2019 7:25 PM ISTTyphoid is a major cause of fever in children in low- and middle-income countries and is responsible for nearly 11 million cases and more than 116,000...
Can MRI spot breast cancers that mammography may miss? Medha Baranwal Baranwal29 Nov 2019 8:20 PM ISTNetherlands: It is already known that extremely dense breast tissue is a risk factor for breast cancer and limits the detection of cancer with...
Three antiepileptics equally effective in refractory status epilepticus: ESETT Trial Hina Zahid28 Nov 2019 7:30 PM ISTThe choice of drugs for patients with status epilepticus that is refractory to treatment with benzodiazepines has not been thoroughly studied.Three...
