Rapid antigen tests for COVID-19 screening in children do not meet WHO, FDA standards: BMJ Medha Baranwal1 March 2022 9:00 AM ISTUK: Rapid antigen tests (also called lateral flow tests) are used widely for screening COVID-19 in children. A recent meta-analysis published in the...
Ticagrelor addition to heparin not tied to improved outcomes in COVID-19: JAMA Medha Baranwal1 March 2022 9:00 AM ISTUSA: The use of a P2Y12 inhibitor in addition to a therapeutic dose of heparin versus heparin alone does not improve survival free of organ support in...
Omalizumab beneficial in patients with moderate to severe allergic asthma regardless of BMI: Study Dr. Shravani Dali1 March 2022 9:00 AM ISTImpact of body mass index on omalizumab response in adults with moderate-to-severe allergic asthma by Bob Geng, et al. published in the Annals of...
Vitamin D deficiency in preterm babies tied to bronchopulmonary dysplasia risk: Study Medical Dialogues Editorial Team26 Feb 2022 9:00 AM ISTKorea: Vitamin D insufficiency at 1 month of age is connected with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) in preterm newborns, according to an article...
House dust mite sublingual immunotherapy effective for allergic asthma: Study Dr. Shravani Dali25 Feb 2022 9:00 AM ISTHouse dust mite sublingual immunotherapy may be effective for allergic asthma, according to a recent study published in the Journal of Allergy and...
Glycated Hemoglobin, A Potential Screening Tool for Cystic Fibrosis Related Diabetes MD Bureau21 Feb 2022 9:00 AM ISTCystic Fibrosis Related Diabetes(CFRD) is associated with an increased risk of early mortality, increasing from 40% to 75% before 30 years of age. In...
Are bactericidal superior to bacteriostatic antibiotics for pneumonia treatment? Study throws light Medha Baranwal21 Feb 2022 9:00 AM ISTLondon, UK: A recent study showed no differences in bactericidal and bacteriostatic antibiotics with regards to mortality, clinical cure rates,...
vv-ECMO tied to poor survival in cancer patients, optimal for selected patients, study suggests Medha Baranwal19 Feb 2022 9:00 AM ISTGermany: Cancer patients who require veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (vv-ECMO) have a very poor overall survival, reveals a recent...
Rivaroxaban to prevent clinical outcomes in covid 19 patients: MICHELLE TRIAL MD Editorial Team19 Feb 2022 9:00 AM ISTCovid-19 also known SARS Cov-2 is popularly known to cause more fatal events where severe respiratory problems and multi organ failure in the infected...
Corticosteroids inhaled once daily give better drug adherence in children with asthma: Study Medical Dialogues Editorial Team17 Feb 2022 9:00 AM ISTCanada: Inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) dose once a day is related to higher drug adherence than dosing twice a day, says an article published in Annals...
Perioperative diaphragm ultrasonography for detecting residual curarization after surgery Dr Monish Raut17 Feb 2022 9:00 AM ISTPerioperative diaphragm ultrasonography as a novel means of detecting residual curarization after surgery With an incidence ranging from 7 to 88...
Liraglutide improves FVC in type 2 diabetes patients: LIRALUNG Study Medha Baranwal15 Feb 2022 10:00 AM ISTSpain: Liraglutide may increase forced vital capacity (FVC) in type 2 diabetes patients, finds a recent study. This effect was shown to be linked to a...
