New Delhi: Dr Reddy’s Laboratories is recalling over 8,000 bottles of a generic medication used to prevent rejection of a transplanted organ from the US market due to a packaging error, according to the US Food & Drug Administration. The Hyderabad-based drug major is recalling 8,280 bottles of Tacrolimus capsules from the US market for “presence of […]
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 […]
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 […]
Residual Probing Depth and Periodontitis Grading Good Predictors of Tooth Loss Due to Periodontitis suggests a new study published in the Journal of Periodontology. Individuals enrolled in supportive periodontal therapy (SPT) can still present with tooth loss due to periodontitis (TLP). There is limited evidence on the influence of residual pockets (RPc) and a defined […]
The early or accelerated CRRT initiation strategy among adults with a history of acute kidney injury or volume overload has not demonstrated a survival benefit. There needs to be more data on the association of the timing of CRRT initiation with outcomes among children and young adults. An Original Investigation on Nephrology published in JAMA […]
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 […]
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) […]
In a recent study published in the Pediatric Pulmonology found the critical role of lung biopsy in diagnosing critical lung conditions in pediatric intensive care units (ICUs). This investigation was conducted between 1995 and 2022 and majorly focused on the diagnostic yield of lung biopsies in 31 critically ill children. This provides valuable insights into […]
A recent study published by BMJ Open Ophthalmology clarified the effect of smoking on choroidal microvasculature dropout (MvD) in glaucoma patients. Based on a cross-sectional investigation, the results indicate that higher smoking intensity is linked to larger MvD regions, specially in individuals with more severe forms of the disease. Undertaken at a tertiary glaucoma center, […]
Switzerland: A team of researchers from Swiss drugmaker Roche have identified a novel class of antibiotics that target a highly drug-resistant and deadly bacterial pathogen. In the research published in Nature, Claudia Zampaloni, Roche Innovation Center Basel, F. Hoffmann-La Roche, Basel, Switzerland, and colleagues described the identification and optimization of tethered macrocyclic peptide (MCP) antibiotics. […]