Dr O P Choudhury
Dr O P Choudhury is a founding member and the editor of MediBulletin.com. A practising doctor for the last 16 years, he has been working in the neurology department of Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals for more than ten years. You can contact him at: dr.opchoudhury@medibulletin.com
Vaccines are not just for babies; as life expectancy rises, senior citizens too need to take these shots
Vaccines aren’t just for kids. Adults, including seniors need them too. As people get older, their immune systems tend to weaken over...
Researchers have developed a new software, called ELISAtools to limit variability in commercial research biomarker testing kits
Variability in common among research biomarker tests like ELISA. Researchers have developed a new software program, called ELISAtools which provides a stable platform...
New technology called magnetic resonance elastography (MRE) can track brain activity in milliseconds
Researchers have discovered a new way to measure brain function in milliseconds using magnetic resonance elastography (MRE). This could help with diagnosing and understanding several neurological diseases...
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) that targets the memory center in brain restores age-related memory loss in older adults
Stimulating a precise location of the brain's memory center with electromagnetic pulses improves the memory of older adults with age-related memory loss...
The edible hydrogel capsule, called Plenity has received De Novo clearance from FDA for treatment of obesity
Plenity is an oral, superabsorbent hydrogel capsule which has received FDA clearance as an aid in weight management in overweight and obese adults...
Additional routine ultrasound in late pregnancy is beneficial to both mother and babies and is also cost saving
Universal late pregnancy ultrasounds at 36 weeks would benefit mothers and babies and could be cost saving, according to new research published...
New drug, canagliflozin reduces risk of kidney failure by a third in people with Type 2 diabetes and associated kidney disease
A new landmark clinical trial shows that a new drug called canagliflozin lowers the risk of kidney failure by...
March is colorectal cancer awareness month. Colonoscopy is the most effective preventive tool to detect precancerous colonic polyps
More than 90% of cases of colorectal cancer occur in people who are above 50 years of age. Screening for this cancer...
First international consensus guidelines on use of polymyxins are out
An international panel of the leading researchers on infectious disease and antimicrobials has formed new guidelines on the use of polymyxins. Polymyxins are a class of antibiotics employed as a...
They clog your arteries and make your heart vulnerable. But not all cholesterol is bad. Medibulletin takes you through bad and good cholesterol
The terms bad and good cholesterol are used in every conversation theses days. Cholesterol tests, also called...
