WHO Advises Against Routine Antibiotic Use in COVID-19 Cases Without Bacterial Infection Dr. Bhumika Maikhuri11 Aug 2025 8:30 AM ISTThe World Health Organization (WHO) has issued new guidance discouraging the use of antibiotics in COVID-19 patients-even in severe cases-when there...
Atopic eczema associated with lymphopenia, regardless of immunosuppressive drug use: Study Medha Baranwal11 Aug 2025 6:30 AM ISTUSA: Atopic eczema (AE), including AE severity, is linked with a decreasing lymphocyte count, regardless of the use of the immunosuppressive drugs, a...
Red Cell Distribution Width-to-Albumin Ratio Shows Nonlinear Link With Retinopathy Risk: Study Dr Riya Dave10 Aug 2025 9:15 PM ISTResearchers have determined that the red cell distribution width-to-albumin ratio (RAR), a composite biomarker of systemic inflammation and...
Long-Term Passive Smoking Doubles COPD Risk in Women, Study Finds Medha Baranwal10 Aug 2025 8:45 PM ISTChina: A new community-based study from Jinan, China, has revealed that women with long-term exposure to secondhand smoke face a significantly higher...
Sunlight Exposure May Reduce Risk of Postoperative Hypoparathyroidism, suggests study Dr. Shravani Dali10 Aug 2025 8:30 PM ISTResearchers have discovered in a new study that patients in regions with higher sunlight exposure appear to have lower rates of postoperative...
Orforglipron Shows Significant Weight Loss and Heart Health Benefits in Phase 3 Trial Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli9 Aug 2025 9:30 AM ISTIn the 72-week phase 3 ATTAIN-1 trial, the once-daily oral GLP-1 receptor agonist orforglipron led to substantial weight loss and improved...
SGLT2 Inhibitors Fail to Impact MI Severity or Outcomes in T2DM Patients: Study Medha Baranwal9 Aug 2025 9:00 AM ISTGermany: A retrospective cohort study has found that prior use of SGLT2 inhibitors in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients did not reduce...
DMARD Use and Rheumatoid Arthritis Raise Mortality in Bronchiectasis Patients: Study Shows Medha Baranwal8 Aug 2025 9:45 PM ISTSouth Korea: A large-scale study from South Korea has found that individuals living with both bronchiectasis and rheumatoid arthritis face more than...
Sanofi Consumer Healthcare India Limited launches Allegra-D in India: Non-Drowsy Allergy Relief with Nasal Decongestion Deeksha Bhandari8 Aug 2025 11:29 AM ISTSanofi Consumer Healthcare India Limited, one of India's leading consumer healthcare organisations, has announced the launch of Allegra-D, a...
FDA Approves Inclisiran as First-Line LDL-C Treatment Without Statins Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli8 Aug 2025 9:15 AM ISTThe FDA has approved inclisiran (Leqvio) for first-line use in lowering LDL cholesterol, even without combining it with statins, according to...
How does metformin lower blood sugar? Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli8 Aug 2025 9:00 AM ISTAlthough metformin has been the go-to medication to manage type 2 diabetes for more than 60 years, researchers still do not have a complete picture of...
Vitiligo Causally Linked to Rheumatoid Arthritis, Type 1 Diabetes, and Alopecia Areata: Study Dr Riya Dave7 Aug 2025 8:30 PM ISTA new study published in the Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology has found that vitiligo has a direct causal relationship with a number of autoimmune...
