Entries by aaron

NEET PG 2024 exam likely in July: Report

Not the National Exit Test (NExT), but the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test Postgraduate (NEET-PG) examination will continue to be the way of admission into post-graduate courses in 2024 also, sources have informed PTI. The current PG medical entrance examination i.e. the NEET PG exam is likely to be held in the first week of July and […]

Jupiter Hospital Pune performs path-breaking bloodless living donor liver transplant on 52-year-old man

Pune: Living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) is considered one of the most intricate and demanding surgical procedures known to medical science. Traditionally, the procedure has been associated with substantial blood loss and the necessity for extensive blood and blood product transfusions. However, in a significant medical breakthrough Jupiter Hospital, Pune successfully performed a ‘living donor […]

Resorbable scaffolds fare better than balloon angioplasty for infra-popliteal artery disease :NEJM

In patients experiencing chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI) coupled with infrapopliteal artery disease, the utilization of angioplasty has been linked to frequent reinterventions and unfavorable limb outcomes due to restenosis. Presenting findings from the LIFE-BTK trial, researchers have demonstrated that employing an everolimus-eluting resorbable scaffold proves superior to angioplasty in achieving positive clinical outcomes, such as […]

Peri operative antibiotic prophylaxis not necessary for patients undergoing orthopaedic surgery using K-wire fixation

Kirschner (K) wires are commonly used in orthopaedic surgery for fixation of unstable fractures such as supracondylar humerus fractures in paediatric patients, distal radius fractures in paediatric and adult patients and elective surgery of the foot. They can be inserted percutaneously with minimal damage to soft tissues such as tendons and neurovascular structures, followed by […]

Unsupervised home-use of transcranial direct current fails to improve major depression: JAMA

Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is moderately effective in treating depression when administered by trained professionals. However, it remains unclear whether self-administered tDCS, either alone or in combination with a digital psychological intervention, is also effective in treating depression.  According to an Original Investigation published in JAMA Psychiatry, Unsupervised home-use transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) […]