Long Term Opioids May Not Be Best Pain Management Option for All Sickle Cell Patients supriya kashyap kashyap22 Jun 2016 2:57 PM ISTIn a small study looking at pain assessments in adults with sickle cell disease, researchers at Johns Hopkins says overall, those treated long-term...
Researchers find biomarker for sickle cell disease supriya kashyap kashyap11 Aug 2016 12:03 PM ISTNew York : An international team of researchers including one of Indian-origin, has found new biophysical markers that could help improve the...
New machine learning system can automatically identify shapes of red blood cells Anjali Nimesh Nimesh21 Oct 2017 7:02 PM ISTUsing a computational approach known as deep learning, scientists have developed a new system to classify the shapes of red blood cells in a patient's...
A highly effective drug approved for Hepatitis C Anjali Nimesh Nimesh2 Jan 2018 7:25 PM ISTHepatitis C is a viral disease which causes inflammation of the liver and ultimately leads to the failure of the liver. According to WHO, 71 million...
Kids with Acute Chest Syndrome at risk of respiratory failure: Study Anjali Nimesh Nimesh6 Jan 2018 7:20 PM ISTA study has recently warned that if Acute Chest Syndrome (ACS), a potentially severe lung complication of sickle cell disease, is not treated...
Olinciguat new, innovative treatment for sickle cell disease Vinay Singh singh12 Jun 2018 7:28 PM ISTThe Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted Orphan Drug Designation to olinciguat (IW-1701) for the treatment of sickle cell disease, announced...
Indian scientists develop innovative non-invasive device to detect sickle cell disease Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli31 Dec 2018 7:25 PM ISTIndian scientists have developed an innovative non-invasive device to detect sickle cell disease. Researchers at the Biomedical Engineering...
Home oxygen therapy for children: ATS publishes new guideline Hina Zahid3 Feb 2019 7:00 PM ISTThe American Thoracic Society has developed a new clinical practice guideline for home oxygen therapy for children. The guideline makes specific...
Prolonged erection in man led to amputation head of his penis Hina Zahid26 May 2019 6:00 PM ISTA man who reportedly had erection that lasted for two days developed gangrene and tip of his penis had to be amputated.The extraordinary case of the...
Having either low or high hemoglobin levels linked to increased risk of dementia Hina Zahid5 Aug 2019 7:10 PM ISTMINNEAPOLIS - Having either low or high levels of hemoglobin in your blood may be linked to an increased risk of developing dementia years later,...
FDA approves first therapy to reduce vaso-occlusive crisis in sickle cell disease Hina Zahid18 Nov 2019 7:30 PM ISTFDA has approved first therapy to reduce the frequency of vaso-occlusive crisis, a painful complication of sickle cell disease in patients above 16...
Moderate exercise improves muscle function and physical ability in sickle cell disease Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli20 Nov 2019 7:20 PM ISTExercise offers benefits for a wide range of health conditions in a variety of medical conditions ranging from cardio diabetes to cancer. But it has...
