FDA Fast Tracks new drug combo for treating Obstructive Sleep Apnea Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli2 July 2022 9:45 AM ISTThe Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Fast Track designation to an investigational drug AD109 for the treatment of obstructive sleep...
COVID-19 vaccine protects people of all body weights from hospitalization and death Isra Zaman2 July 2022 9:30 AM ISTCOVID-19 vaccines greatly reduced the number of cases of severe COVID-19 disease for everyone regardless of their body size, according to a new study...
Electronic noses effectively detect cancer with high accuracy using exhaled breath: JAMA Dr. Hiral patel30 Jun 2022 9:54 PM ISTNetherlands: Electronic noses (e-noses) have a relatively high diagnostic accuracy in the detection of cancer in exhaled breath, suggests a systematic...
FDA clears barrier nasal spray for mild allergic rhinitis Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli30 Jun 2022 9:00 AM ISTThe Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared Bentrio nasal spray ("Bentrio Allergy Blocker") for treatment of allergic rhinitis. The nasal...
Awake prone position may not reduce intubation risk in COVID-19 induced acute respiratory failure: JAMA Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli30 Jun 2022 6:30 AM ISTGiven the concern of limited resources during the COVID-19 pandemic, awake prone positioning, in which a non-intubated patient lies face down, was...
Pre-Intervention MRI may predict visual and mortality outcomes in Acute Invasive Fungal Rhinosinusitis Dr.Niharika Harsha B29 Jun 2022 10:44 AM ISTPre-intervention MRI findings have a prognostic value for visual and mortality outcomes in Acute Invasive Fungal Rhinosinusitis (AIFRS) as recently...
Triglyceride-glucose (TyG) index, a novel risk marker of future COPD in women: Study Dr. Hiral patel28 Jun 2022 9:00 AM ISTSweden: Insulin resistance, estimated by the TyG index may precede the development of obstructive lung disease in women, states an article published...
Dysfunctional gene leads to potentially treatable hearing loss Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli24 Jun 2022 8:00 PM ISTResearchers at the John T. Macdonald Department of Human Genetics and John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics at the University of Miami Miller...
Poor sleep tied to risk of life-threatening COPD flare-ups: Study Dr. Hiral patel24 Jun 2022 10:45 AM ISTUSA: Poor sleep quality may increase the risk of life-threatening exacerbations in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), states an...
Hormones linked with sleep apnea, snoring in postmenopausal women Dr. Nandita Mohan24 Jun 2022 10:30 AM ISTAccording to a new study published this week in the open-access journal PLOS ONE, middle-aged women with low levels of estrogen and progesterone...
Linezolid trough concentrations greater than 2 mg/L strongly linked to drug toxicity in MDR TB Jacinthlyn Sylvia23 Jun 2022 11:00 AM ISTFrance: Linezolid trough concentrations greater than 2 mg/L are strongly linked to the development of complicated treatment-associated toxicity in...
Long COVID risk Less during Omicron compared to Delta Dr. Nandita Mohan23 Jun 2022 9:15 AM ISTA new research published in The Lancet has revealed that The Omicron variant is less likely to cause long COVID than the Delta variant. The findings...
