Early Pulmonary rehabilitation in COPD Patients may prevent risk of readmission in hospital MD Bureau26 Nov 2021 9:00 AM ISTChronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is one of the most common chronic conditions worldwide. Among Medicare beneficiaries 65 years or older...
Inhaled ciclesonide no better than placebo for reducing COVID-19 symptoms: JAMA Medha Baranwal23 Nov 2021 9:00 PM ISTUSA: Results from a randomized clinical trial showed that Alvesco (ciclesonide, Covis Pharma) did not achieve the primary efficacy endpoint of a...
Novel plant-based antiviral drug effective against highly infectious SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant: Study Medha Baranwal23 Nov 2021 11:00 AM ISTUK: The continual emergence of virulent SARS-CoV-2 variants has made the struggle to control the Covid-19 pandemic even more difficult as these...
High intake of cow milk products increases risk of type 1 diabetes in kids: Study Medha Baranwal19 Nov 2021 11:15 AM ISTFinland: High consumption of cow milk products increases the risk of prediabetes associated with type 1 diabetes in children, according to a study...
Long Term CPAP Adherence Reduces Diastolic BP in Patients with Sleep Apnea MD Bureau19 Nov 2021 9:00 AM ISTObstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common cause of hypertension. Nearly 50% of OSA patients have hypertension, and 37–56% of hypertensive patients...
Icosapent ethyl fails to benefit non-hospitalized adults with COVID-19, finds clinical trial Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli18 Nov 2021 9:15 AM ISTDALLAS:The purified omega-3 fatty acid, icosapent ethyl, did not result in a statistically significant reduction in hospitalization or death from...
Cystic fibrosis increasingly associated with sleep apnea in children and adolescents MD Editorial Team18 Nov 2021 9:00 AM ISTThe frequency of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) may be high among patients with cystic fibrosis (CF). It is a life-shortening, genetic respiratory...
Sleep-related hypoxia associated with worse outcomes in patients with COVID-19: Study MD Editorial Team17 Nov 2021 9:00 AM ISTCleveland, Ohio: A case-control study by Dr. Cinthya Pena Orbea, MD, and the team revealed that sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) and sleep-related...
Stricter Lung-RADS may help detect cancer risk in nodules on follow-up CT: Study Medha Baranwal17 Nov 2021 9:00 AM ISTUSA: Researchers from Harvard University showed in a recent study that stricter Lung-RADS categories in terms of nodule size may help clinicians to...
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors may reduce severity of COVID-19 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 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 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...
