Advisory issued against retinal disease drug
MUMBAI: Vitreo Retina SocietyIndia, a body of super specialty doctors in ophthalmology, has issued a country-wide advisory against the use of Razumab, an injectable drug manufactured by Ahmedabad based Intas Pharmaceuticals Limited, used for treating retinal vascular disease. The VRSI alert was issued on February 9, after 11-odd patients reported adverse reactions like inflammation in eyes.... read more
ICMR launches web-based tool for data recording of patients suffering from cleft lip
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), in collaboration with the AIIMS Thursday launched "IndiCleft", a web-based tool which will help in online and offline data recording of patients suffering from cleft lip or cleft palate... read more
Burnout is a significant issue for doctors globally, finds Medscape Report
Burnout and depression are a significant issue for doctors, says the Medscape Global Physicians' Burnout and Lifestyle Comparisons 2019 Report, which surveyed nearly 20,000 doctors in six countries (France, Germany, Portugal, Spain, United States and United Kingdom); 37% feel burned out and 10% experience both burn out and depression. Burnout was most common in Spain and Portugal.... read more
OSA patients with excessive daytime sleepiness at greatest risk of cardiovascular disease
Adults with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) who experience excessive sleepiness while awake are at far greater risk for cardiovascular diseases than those without excessive daytime sleepiness, according to new research published online in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. They were three times as likely to have been diagnosed with heart failure at enrollment and...read more
Decolonization reduces postdischarge infection risk among MRSA carriers
Results of the Changing Lives by Eradicating Antibiotic Resistance (CLEAR) trial show that postdischarge methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) decolonization with chlorhexidine and mupirocin led to a 30% lower risk of MRSA infection than education alone in patients colonized with MRSA.... read more
Lithium is safe and tolerable as maintenance therapy for children with bipolar disorder
A trial published in the February 2019 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry has supported the role of lithium as a maintenance treatment up to 28 weeks in children with bipolar I disorder. Participants who received lithium had a significantly lower relative risk for study discontinuation ... read more
