Vitamin D during preconception period reduces miscarriage risk : Lancet Medha Baranwal Baranwal15 Aug 2018 8:10 PM ISTIncreased vitamin D levels before conception, but not in early pregnancy is associated with reduced risk of miscarriage (pregnancy loss). Sufficient...
Intravitreous ranibizumab vs pan-retinal photocoagulation in diabetic retinopathy Vinay Singh singh2 Nov 2018 7:10 PM ISTA new study published in JAMA Opthalmology reports that two different approaches to treating proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) led to similar...
Add on Dupilumab reduces asthma exacerbations Medha Baranwal Baranwal23 Nov 2018 7:28 PM ISTPatients with allergic asthma when provided add-on treatment with the biologic therapy dupilumab (Dupixent), resulted in improved lung function and...
New drug improves survival in multiple myeloma patients: Lancet Medha Baranwal Baranwal19 Dec 2018 7:15 PM ISTUK: A therapeutic drug, called lenalidomide, has shown improved outcomes and survival rates in patients with a serious type of bone marrow cancer...
Antidepressants don't have adverse impact on fertility or IVF outcomes Hina Zahid28 Jan 2019 7:28 PM ISTAccording to new research, there's no strong evidence that selective serotonin-reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) - the most widely used class of...
Chronic absenteeism associated with poor adult health outcomes: AAP Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli29 Jan 2019 11:00 AM ISTChronic absenteeism associated with poor adult health outcomes. Therefore American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has issued a policy statement aimed at...
Norepinephrine within 6hrs of diagnosis stabilizes septic shock patients betters Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli4 Feb 2019 8:20 PM ISTIn a randomized, placebo-controlled trial conducted in Thailand, it has been found that early use of norepinephrine within 6 hours of diagnosis in...
Case of Liver Involvement in Polycystic Kidney Disease reported in NEJM Hina Zahid16 May 2019 6:00 PM ISTDr Mehmet E. Adin at Tatvan Can Hospital, Bitlis, Turkey have reported a rare case of Liver Involvement in Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney...
FFR-CT superior to conventional CT angiogram for predicting heart disease Deepanjana Sarkar17 Jun 2019 7:25 PM ISTThe CT-derived fractional flow reserve, FFRCT is superior to conventional coronary CT angiogram in predicting long-term cardiovascular outcomes such...
Prolonged use of Beta Blockers does not improve post MI treatment outcomes Deepanjana Sarkar27 July 2019 8:28 PM ISTProlonged use of Beta Blockers does not improve post-heart attack treatment outcomes, revealed a study published in the Circulation: Cardiovascular...
