Watch-and-Wait Approach for Rectal Cancer Maintains Good Quality of Life: JAMA Written By Dr. Mahalakshmi Sivashankaran7 April 2023 11:15 AM ISTUSA: A new study has found that a6 watch-and-wait approach for patients with rectal cancer can lead to a better quality of life and functional...
Liver drug may prevent and lower severity of COVID 19 infection Written By Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli7 April 2023 9:30 AM ISTResearchers have found in a new study that Liver drug ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) may prevent and lower severity of COVID 19 infection.Ursodeoxycholic...
Colesevelam effective in the treatment of bile acid Diarrhea: Lancet Written By Jacinthlyn Sylvia4 April 2023 8:00 PM ISTColesevelam outperformed placebo in causing remission of bile acid diarrhea with a Plasma 7a-hydroxy-4-cholesten-3-one (C4) concentration greater than...
Vedolizumab effective for inducing remission in patients with chronic pouchitis: Phase 4 trial Written By Medha Baranwal3 April 2023 9:30 AM ISTUK: In patients with ulcerative colitis who undergo colectomy, restorative proctocolectomy with ileal pouch-anal anastomosis (IPAA) is routinely...
Therapy that overcomes chemotherapy resistance in colon and rectal cancer validated in study Written By Isra Zaman3 April 2023 9:15 AM ISTOxaliplatin along with other medications is often used to treat advanced colon or rectal cancer. A multidisciplinary team made up of doctors and...
50 mg of Olorinab significantly improves abdominal pain in Irritable Bowel Syndrome Written By Aditi31 March 2023 8:00 PM ISTUSA: A study published in Neurogastroenterology and Motility has concluded that any dose of olorinab treatment for 12 weeks has no superiority to a...
Polysaccharide hemostatic powder use as effective as conventional endoscopic therapy for treating peptic ulcer bleeding Written By Dr. Shravani Dali30 March 2023 8:00 PM ISTPolysaccharide hemostatic powder use is not inferior to conventional endoscopic therapy for the treatment of peptic ulcer bleeding suggests a new...
Gut microbiome composition in infancy may help diagnose future type 1 diabetes Written By Medha Baranwal30 March 2023 11:15 AM ISTSweden: A recent study has found the presence of microbial biomarkers for type 1 diabetes (T1D) in children as young as one year, as reflected in the...
Cold snare polypectomy is better than hot snare polypectomy for colorectal polyps Written By Dr Nisanth Puliyath29 March 2023 10:15 AM ISTCold snare polypectomy (CSP) is one of the endoscopic resection technologies and has been recommended for the removal of diminutive polyps (<5 mm)...
Type 1 diabetes patients with high BMI at risk for liver steatosis Written By Medha Baranwal29 March 2023 10:15 AM ISTUSA: A recent study found that in adults with type 1 diabetes (T1DM) with obesity and metabolic syndrome, liver scores indicating steatosis are common...
Semaglutide 2.4 mg fails to significantly improve fibrosis, achieve resolution of NASH Written By Dr. Shravani Dali28 March 2023 11:15 AM ISTAccording to new phase 2 trial results, Once-weekly semaglutide 2.4 mg fails to significantly improve fibrosis or achieve resolution of non-alcoholic...
Ultrasound guided radiofrequency ablation safer than surgery against pancreatic insulinoma Written By Jacinthlyn Sylvia28 March 2023 1:45 AM ISTFor the treatment of pancreatic insulinoma (PI), Endoscopic ultrasound-guided radiofrequency ablation (EUS-RFA) is both safer and more successful than...
