Early Caffeine Plus Less Invasive Surfactant Administration Fails to Benefit in Death or NDI in Preterm Infants on CPAP: JAMA Medha Baranwal2 April 2026 9:00 PM ISTUSA: A secondary analysis of a randomized trial of preterm infants on continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) has found that early caffeine...
Epicardial Fat Linked to Coronary Disease Progression, Suggests Research Aashi verma2 April 2026 9:45 AM ISTPeople with higher levels of epicardial adipose tissue (EAT)-fat surrounding the heart-tend to have more coronary plaque buildup and experience faster...
Intrapleural Enzyme Therapy Outperforms Saline Lavage in Pleural Infection: SCOPE Trial Medha Baranwal1 April 2026 8:15 PM ISTSpain: A study published in the European Respiratory Journal reports that saline lavage alone may prolong pleural drainage in patients with pleural...
High-Flow Oxygen Reduces Intubation but Not Mortality in Acute Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure: NEJM Medha Baranwal31 March 2026 8:00 PM ISTFrance: Researchers have discovered in a large randomized trial (SOHO trial) that high-flow oxygen therapy did not improve survival compared to...
Human Albumin in Cirrhosis & Liver Failure: Practice Review Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli28 March 2026 10:30 AM ISTChronic liver disease affects 1.5 billion people globally, of whom 18.3% are of Indian origin, indicating a significant liver cirrhosis-related burden...
Albumin Safe but No Proven Survival Benefit in Septic Shock: JAMA Jacinthlyn Sylvia28 March 2026 8:15 AM ISTA new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that patients with septic shock, albumin administration was found...
Neuromuscular Blockade in Face Mask Ventilation: January 2026, editorial Highlights Improvements in Gas Exchange Aashi verma26 March 2026 8:30 PM ISTA recent editorial analysis found that neuromuscular blocking agents (NMBAs) significantly increase expiratory tidal volumes (VTE), even in patients...
Neurofilament Light Outperforms Traditional Biomarkers in Post-Cardiac Arrest Prognosis: TTM2 Study Finds Aashi verma26 March 2026 8:45 AM ISTNeurofilament light (NfL) demonstrated superior prognostic accuracy with an area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUROC) of 0.93 for...
What are Predictors of Future Stroke Risk After TIA or Minor Stroke? Aashi verma25 March 2026 9:45 PM ISTResearchers have found in a new study that a combination of demographic factors, past medical history, and characteristics of the initial transient...
Short term Vasopressor use via Peripheral IV catheter tied to Low Adverse Event Risk: JAMA Jacinthlyn Sylvia25 March 2026 8:00 AM ISTA recent study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that short-term vasopressor use via peripheral IV (PIV)...
Vitamin K Antagonists Linked to Better Outcomes in COPD Patients With AF Compared to DOAC: Study Medha Baranwal24 March 2026 8:15 PM ISTDenmark: New research has revealed that among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and atrial arrhythmias such as atrial fibrillation...
New Infection Prevention and Control Guidelines Emphasize Surveillance, Antimicrobial Stewardship, and ICU-Focused Infection Control Aditi Dhingra24 March 2026 10:30 AM ISTNew Delhi: The recently released draft of updated Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) guidelines from Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Medical...
