Bariatric surgery lowers heart attack risk in diabetes: JAMA Medha Baranwal Baranwal18 Oct 2018 8:28 PM ISTBariatric surgery may help in lowering the risk of strokes and heart attacks in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) and severe obesity, suggests a...
A rare case of congenital rubella: NEJM Vinay Singh singh21 Oct 2018 6:00 PM ISTJyoti Natala and Sheetal Shirke reported a unique case of congenital rubella syndrome in an infant which appeared in the New England Journal of...
New Surgical technique good for stroke prevention Medha Baranwal Baranwal22 Oct 2018 7:20 PM ISTEDAS (encephaloduroarteriosynangiosis) -- a surgical technique -- significantly reduces death and the rate of stroke recurrence for patients with...
Hemithyroidectomy more beneficial in thyroid cancer Medha Baranwal Baranwal23 Oct 2018 7:15 PM ISTA vast majority of patients undergo total thyroidectomy or complete removal of the thyroid gland for the treatment of thyroid cancer rather than less...
Two babies with spina bifida treated while still in womb Medha Baranwal Baranwal24 Oct 2018 6:00 PM ISTIn a first of its kind operations in the UK, the surgeons at the London's University College Hospital have successfully operated on two babies with...
Daily walking cuts need for TKA over 5 years Vinay Singh singh28 Oct 2018 7:25 PM ISTA new study suggests that small changes in walking behavior could delay the need for total knee arthroplasty (TKA) in people with or at high risk of...
Risk of diabetes increases after colectomy, study finds Medha Baranwal Baranwal1 Nov 2018 7:20 PM ISTDenmark: People who have undergone colectomy are at increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes (T2D), according to a new study published in the...
AIIMS doctors remove 15-kg tumour from UP woman's uterus Hina Zahid2 Nov 2018 10:59 AM ISTDoctors at the premier All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here removed a 15-kg tumour from the uterus of a 20-year-old woman from Hapur...
Less invasive surgery linked to more deaths in cervical cancer : NEJM Medha Baranwal Baranwal2 Nov 2018 7:15 PM ISTUSA: A minimally invasive surgery for the treatment of early-stage cervical cancer in women is associated with a higher death rate, according to...
Early Enteral feeding reduces post operative hospital stay after bowel surgery Vinay Singh singh4 Nov 2018 7:15 PM ISTAn early enteral feeding may lead to a reduced postoperative length of hospital stay after gastrointestinal surgery, according to the findings of a...
AAD's new Melanoma Guidelines recommend regular self-exams Hina Zahid5 Nov 2018 7:00 PM ISTAmerican Academy of Dermatology has released its 2018 guidelines on Melanoma Treatment which have been developed by a workgroup composed of...
Preop OCT Screening improves cataract surgery outcomes Vinay Singh singh5 Nov 2018 7:20 PM ISTScreening candidates for cataract surgery through the routine use of optical coherence tomography (OCT) can improve surgery timing and planning, give...
