Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors may reduce severity of COVID-19 Written By MD Editorial Team17 Nov 2021 6:15 AM ISTCovid -19 Pandemic has caused lot of mental health instability, fear of the disease and lockdown caused depression in most of the patients. Use of...
NIH guidelines recommend the use of Casirivimab plus Imdevimab for post-exposure prophylaxis of COVID-19 Written By Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli16 Nov 2021 12:57 PM ISTWhile Vaccine remains the mainstay of protection against Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), a recent update from the National Institute of Health...
India's Covaxin highly effective against COVID-19: Lancet study Written By MD Editorial Team13 Nov 2021 3:26 PM ISTCovaxin, an inactivated SARS-CoV-2 vaccine, is 77.8% effective at preventing symptomatic Covid-19, find study. India: A phase three clinical...
Trials underway for mushrooms as treatment for COVID-19: JAMA Written By Medha Baranwal11 Nov 2021 9:34 AM ISTUSA: Medicinal mushrooms and Chinese herbs are being tested in ongoing early trials for the treatment of COVID-19 patients with mild to moderate...
Early egg introduction in infancy associated with decreased egg allergy later on Written By Hina Zahid10 Nov 2021 9:00 AM ISTNEW ORLEANS - Allergists and pediatricians have recommended since 2017 that parents start to introduce peanut product around the time their child...
Metformin and sulfonylurea reduces death risk in type 2 diabetes patients having COVID-19: Study Written By Medha Baranwal9 Nov 2021 11:21 AM ISTChina: A recent study in the journal Frontiers in Endocrinology has suggested that metformin and sulfonylurea may reduce mortality risk in patients...
HEPA air cleaners may improve indoor air quality and benefit COPD patients: Study Written By MD Editorial Team9 Nov 2021 9:00 AM ISTDelhi: An environmental intervention study by Nadia N Hansel and team has revealed potential health benefits of portable HEPA air cleaners among...
Smoking cessation, not reduction reduces risk of cardiovascular disease: Study Written By MD Editorial Team8 Nov 2021 10:00 AM ISTRepublic of Korea: A population study by Su-Min Jeong and the team revealed that smoking cessation, but not reduction, reduces the risk of...
Risankizumab treatment may not benefit severe asthma patients finds NEJM study Written By Dr. Shravani Dali8 Nov 2021 9:00 AM ISTPlacebo treatment was found to be superior to treatment with risankizumab with respect to time to first asthma worsening and annualized rate of...
Electronic nose can sniff out when a lung transplant is failing Written By Hina Zahid6 Nov 2021 9:00 AM ISTAn electronic "nose" is capable of detecting with 86% accuracy when a lung transplant is beginning to fail, according to research presented at the...
Non-invasive breathing support in COVID-19 patients not linked to elevated infection risk Written By Dr Kartikeya Kohli5 Nov 2021 10:30 AM ISTCPAP and high-flow nasal oxygen (HFNO) don't produce more air/surface viral contamination than simple oxygen therapy Coughing, rather than CPAP or...
Long-term Exposure to Toxins in Operating Rooms Could Increase COPD Risk: JAMA Written By Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli3 Nov 2021 9:00 AM ISTPhysicians, nurses, and other hospital staff are exposed to hazardous disinfectants and surgical smoke-the gaseous by-product produced by...
