FDA approves Sunitinib malate for reduction of risk of kidney cancer after nepherectomy Anjali Nimesh Nimesh26 Nov 2017 7:00 PM ISTThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Sutent (sunitinib malate) for the adjuvant treatment of adult patients who are at a high risk of kidney...
All febrile patients must be tested for malaria and dengue both Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli16 Dec 2017 8:00 PM ISTAccording to a new study, all febrile patients must be tested for both malaria and dengue in order to avoid a chance of missing other diseases in case...
Disease X may cause serious worldwide pandemic: WHO Anjali Nimesh Nimesh12 March 2018 8:30 PM ISTWorld Health Organization (WHO) has released the list of pathogens to prioritize for research and development in public health emergency contexts.A...
Heavy menstrual bleeding linked to high prevalence of bleeding disorders Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli5 April 2018 7:25 PM ISTHeavy menstrual bleeding is a common gynaecological complaint among adolescents.Dr Brooke O’Brien from the Queensland Paediatric and Adolescent...
FDA approves new treatment of Chronic thrombocytopenia ,ITP Anjali Nimesh Nimesh23 April 2018 7:10 PM ISTFood and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Tavalisse (fostamatinib disodium hexahydrate) for the treatment of thrombocytopenia in adults with...
No need to treat Isolated mild/moderate thrombocytopenia : Study Vinay Singh singh19 Jun 2018 8:15 PM ISTPediatric patients with isolated mild or moderate thrombocytopenia(TP) may not need a specialist referral to hematology in most circumstances,...
Once weekly carfilzomib, promising for refractory myeloma patients Medha Baranwal Baranwal30 Jun 2018 7:05 PM ISTOnce weekly carfilzomib appears safe and more effective with a convenient dosing regimen versus the twice-weekly schedule for the treatment of...
Controlling fever in children with URTIs : IV propacetamol vs oral dexibuprofen Vinay Singh singh29 Jun 2018 7:20 PM ISTFever is one of the most common presentations of URTI in pediatric age group, controlling which is a priority for attending doctor to obviate...
A rare case of Metronidazole induced severe thrombocytopenia Vinay Singh singh29 Aug 2018 7:00 PM ISTDr.Jeffrey Lew, Hematology Oncology Service, Tripler Army Medical Center, Hawaii and colleagues have reported a rare case of Metronidazole induced...
Fostamatinib has meaningful clinical response in Immune Thrombocytopenia Vinay Singh singh11 Sept 2018 7:10 PM ISTFostamatinib produces clinically meaningful responses in adults with immune thrombocytopenia (ITP), reports a study published in the American Journal...
Higher Prophylactic platelet transfusion threshold increases deaths in neonates Vinay Singh singh7 Nov 2018 7:28 PM ISTA new study published in NEJM reports that among preterm infants with severe thrombocytopenia, the use of a platelet-count threshold of 50,000 per...
ASH Guideline on management of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli26 Dec 2018 7:00 PM ISTThe American Society of Hematology (ASH) has released a new guideline on the diagnosis and management of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT). The...
