Merely speaking may transmit corona virus, finds NEJM study Written By Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli17 April 2020 11:34 AM ISTThere has been controversy whether coronavirus can be transmitted through aerosol route while coughing and sneezing. But a new study shows that even...
Exercise may protect against acute respiratory distress syndrome in Covid 19 Written By Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli16 April 2020 12:02 AM ISTDr Yan, the director of the Center for Skeletal Muscle Research at UVA's Robert M. Berne Cardiovascular Research Center has reported that regular...
Exposure to heavy wildfire smoke linked to out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: AHA Written By AHA News15 April 2020 5:59 PM ISTDALLAS- Researchers have found that Heavy wildfire smoke may raise the risk of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Therefore in event of wildfire, it is...
Scientific Advice during Pandemics: Exploring the role of Clinicians PARAMDEEP15 April 2020 4:24 PM ISTTime remains most crucial determinant in the management of any pandemic. A timely response can help containing, to a greater extent, any epidemic and...
LABA/LAMA combo bests monotherapy in COPD, recommends ATS guideline Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli14 April 2020 7:11 PM ISTClinicians have a new weapon in their armamentarium for dealing with the pharmacologic management of COPD in patients complaining of exercise...
CORAVAX- New Coronavirus Vaccine to Meet Global Demand Written By Hina Zahid14 April 2020 6:45 PM ISTPHILADELPHIA - Any new coronavirus vaccine that works well and is safe will still have the daunting challenge of needing to be produced to scale in a...
Keto diet may be good for asthma patients Written By IANS14 April 2020 6:00 PM ISTLondon, April 13 (IANS) Suffering from asthma? A special diet might help as researchers have found that popular ketogenic diet may reduce inflammation...
Antiviral drug Remdesivir, earlier used in Ebola, may hinder reproduction of coronavirus : ICMR Written By Medical Dialogues Bureau14 April 2020 12:45 PM ISTAccording to a recently published study in the New England Journal of Medicine, two out of three critically ill coronavirus infected patients who were...
No evidence suggests BCG vaccine can protect against COVID-19: WHO Written By IANS14 April 2020 6:52 AM ISTGeneva, April 14 (IANS) There is no evidence that the Bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccine, which is primarily used against tuberculosis, protects...
Smokers and COPD patients at higher COVID-19 risk Written By IANS13 April 2020 8:15 PM ISTLondon, April 11 (IANS) In probably the first study to link smoking with severe COVID-19 risk, a team of researchers now claim that people with...
Improving cancer care during COVID-19 pandemic: NCCN guidance Written By Hina Zahid13 April 2020 6:45 PM ISTPLYMOUTH MEETING, PA - The National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN®)--an alliance of leading cancer centers--is continuing to share new resources...
Contact Lens Wear and COVID-19 :CDC guidelines Written By Hina Zahid13 April 2020 6:30 PM ISTWASHINGTON -- The Contact Lens Institute is sharing new guidance issued this week by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)...
