Cinryze approved for treatment of hereditary angioedema in children Medha Baranwal Baranwal28 Jun 2018 8:20 PM ISTThe biotechnology company Shire announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Cinryze (C1 esterase inhibitor), for...
Indian Doctors perform Extracorporeal Radiotherapy in patient of Ewing Sarcoma Hina Zahid21 July 2018 7:03 PM ISTDoctors at Narayana Superspeciality Hospital, Howrah performed the first Extracorporeal Radiotherapy (ECRT) case in Eastern India, where cancer...
A case of Dog lick that led to amputation of limbs Hina Zahid6 Aug 2018 6:00 PM ISTA case of infection by bacteria Capnocytophaga has been reported which led to the amputation of limbs of a patient reportedly after a dog lick.A...
Indian doctors report a strange case of auto-amputation of Penis Hina Zahid12 Aug 2018 11:00 PM ISTA strange case of auto-amputation of Penis has been encountered by doctors of King George’s Medical University in Uttar Pradesh, India.An old patient...
Strange case of Ptosis and eyelid cyst due to contact lens embedded for 28 years Hina Zahid16 Aug 2018 6:00 PM ISTA strange case of Ptosis and eye cyst due to a contact lens that remained embedded in eyelid for 28 years has been reported by Dr Sirjhun Patel and...
Unusual case of child with blood-stained tears Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli25 Aug 2018 6:00 PM ISTDr. Sek Keung Kwok and colleagues have reported a case of blood-stained tears due to a contact lens, that has appeared in BMJ Case Reports.The...
New Technique for removing thyroid, parathyroid with no visible scar Hina Zahid24 Aug 2018 7:05 PM ISTA new procedure that allows surgeons to access and remove the thyroid and parathyroid glands through small incisions on the inside of the mouth...
New drug effective for treatment of rheumatoid arthritis-The Lancet Vinay Singh singh24 Aug 2018 8:10 PM ISTA new drug was found safe and effective in treating patients with moderate to severe forms of rheumatoid arthritis who have shown an inadequate...
SGLT2 inhibitors may cause Fournier's gangrene of genital area in diabetics : FDA warns Hina Zahid31 Aug 2018 8:35 PM ISTThe Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a warning regarding serious genital infection known as Fournier's gangrene that has been reported in...
New treatment for hairy cell leukemia approved by FDA Hina Zahid14 Sept 2018 7:15 PM ISTNew treatment for hairy cell leukemia has been approved by US FDA, U.S. Food and Drug Administration.Lumoxiti (moxetumomab pasudotox-tdfk) injection...
A unique case of Tuberculosis of the Finger: NEJM Medha Baranwal Baranwal21 Sept 2018 6:00 PM ISTJennifer Mandal and Mary Margaretten, from University of California, San Francisco, California present the unique case of a 42-year-old woman...
Allopurinol offers protection against chronic kidney disease Hina Zahid9 Oct 2018 8:20 PM ISTThe drug allopurinol used to manage gout may offer protection against the development of kidney disease, according to a new study.Traditionally there...
