COVID-19 reinfection risk lowest in children: Lancet Medha Baranwal31 March 2022 9:00 PM ISTUK: Children had a lower risk of reinfection with COVID-19 than did adults, but reinfections were not linked with more severe disease or fatality,...
New experimental nasal spray found effective for Delta variant infection Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli30 March 2022 9:00 AM ISTResearchers have shown a new compound delivered in a nasal spray is highly effective in preventing and treating COVID-19 caused by the Delta variant...
Daytime napping increases risk of Alzheimer's disease in elderly: Study Medha Baranwal28 March 2022 3:00 PM ISTUSA: Yue Leng and colleagues reported in a recent study that older adults who take naps for more than an hour a day are at 40% higher risk for...
High D-dimer levels tied to higher risk of VTE and death in lung cancer: Study Dr. Shravani Dali28 March 2022 11:30 AM ISTHigh D-dimer levels (vs low levels) are tied to a higher risk for lung cancer death, according to a recent study published in the Frontiers of...
Novel Device would Deliver Oxygen Intravenously MD Bureau26 March 2022 10:00 AM ISTDuring health, oxygen is available in abundance; however, COVID-19 and many other forms of critical illness can damage the lungs and compromise...
Electronic Pneumonia Support Tool Might Reduce Mortality in ED Patients MD Bureau25 March 2022 9:15 AM ISTDespite an intense focus on healthcare safety in recent years, medical wards remain potentially perilous. Treating pneumonia in emergency departments...
Immunocompromised COVID-19 patient successfully treated with vaccine: Case report Medha Baranwal23 March 2022 7:21 PM ISTUK: A recent case study, published in the Journal of Clinical Immunology, describes the case of a man in the UK who tested positive for coronavirus...
Inhaled cortical steroids fraught with risk of adrenal suppression in long run Hina Zahid22 March 2022 6:45 PM ISTInhaled cortical steroids (ICS) can help patients manage asthma symptoms but concerns persist that ICS may reduce production of the steroid hormone...
Mediterranean diet significantly lowers odds of wheezing in youth exposed to smoke Hina Zahid22 March 2022 6:45 PM ISTMore than four million adolescents in the United States have asthma, and many more youth who have not received official diagnosis of this airway...
Awake Prone Positioning Reduces Need For Intubation in Severe COVID: LANCET MD Bureau22 March 2022 9:00 AM ISTProne positioning has been shown to improve oxygenation and mortality for intubated patients with moderate to severe acute respiratory distress...
Losartan not found to reduce lung injury and mortality in patients with COVID-19 Dr Kartikeya Kohli18 March 2022 10:30 AM ISTResearchers at University of Minnesota have found that a common blood pressure medication - losartan - is not effective in reducing lung injury in...
Acute respiratory failure in early childhood tied to lower IQ: JAMA Medical Dialogues Editorial Team18 March 2022 9:00 AM ISTUSA: When compared to matched siblings, survival of pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) admission for respiratory failure and discharge without...
