New antibiotic class found effective against gonorrhea in the laboratory Anjali Nimesh Nimesh11 Aug 2017 9:40 AM ISTThe World Health Organisation (WHO) has estimated that 700,000 people around the world die annually from drug resistant infections. It also listed...
Doctors remove largest Parapharyngeal tumour Transorally Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli11 April 2018 7:05 PM ISTA Chennai based 36-year-old F, Rathi, was suffering from difficulty in breathing and swallowing for Six months due to lump in her throat. The growth...
Reza Band a wearable device available for Acid Reflux Disease Vinay Singh singh5 May 2018 8:30 PM ISTFood and Drug Administration (FDA) clears the Reza Band (Somna Therapeutics), a wearable device indicated to reduce or eliminate laryngopharyngeal...
Nipah Virus- Fact Sheet Vinay Singh singh27 May 2018 7:28 PM ISTNipah virus (NiV) infection is a newly emerging zoonosis that causes severe disease in both animals and humans and at present, there is no vaccine or...
Delhi man swallows toothbrush during cleaning mouth, gets relief at AIIMS Medha Baranwal Baranwal4 Jan 2019 6:00 PM ISTNew Delhi, India: In an interesting turn of events, a 36-year old resident of Delhi accidentally swallowed a 12-cm-long toothbrush while cleaning his...
Tonsillectomy in children: Updated AAO-HNSF Guideline Medha Baranwal Baranwal11 Jun 2019 7:00 PM ISTThe American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF) has released an updated version of its guideline on tonsillectomy...
Case of Tornwaldt’s Cyst reported in NEJM Hina Zahid21 Jun 2019 6:00 PM ISTDr Chien-Yu Huang, and Dr Bor-Hwang Kang, at Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan have reported a case of Tornwaldt’s Cyst that has...
Vaccination programs substantially reduce HPV infections and precancerous cervical lesions: Lancet Hina Zahid30 Jun 2019 7:15 PM ISTHuman papilloma virus (HPV) vaccination programs have substantially reduced the number of infections and precancerous cervical lesions caused by the...
Only half of patients receiving first-line antibiotics for sinus, throat, ear infections, finds research Hina Zahid1 Oct 2019 7:15 PM ISTWashington, DC - Investigators have now shown that only half of patients presenting with sinus, throat, or ear infections at different treatment...
