Pregnant women should consider taking the COVID-19 vaccine Hina Zahid20 Jan 2021 5:15 PM ISTThe question of whether pregnant women should receive the COVID-19 vaccine is a rather basic one for Dr. Linda Eckert, an UW Medicine obstetrician and...
Vitamin D supplements don't lower risk of acute respiratory tract infection: Lancet Medha Baranwal19 Jan 2021 10:00 AM ISTAustralia: Monthly doses of vitamin D supplementation (60000 IU) does not reduce the risk of acute respiratory tract infection but slightly reduced...
Common BP drug may raise risk of Lung Cancer: Study MD Bureau19 Jan 2021 7:10 AM ISTAngiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) are effective drugs used in the treatment of hypertension. Although these drugs are relatively safe...
Biodegradable tracheal stents make breathing easier for kids with tracheal stenosis Hina Zahid17 Jan 2021 6:30 PM ISTPediatric laryngotracheal stenosis (LTS), a narrowing of the airway in children, is a complex medical condition. While it can be something a child is...
Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulation may benefit elderly with Insomnia and Sleep Apnea Dr Satabdi Saha17 Jan 2021 6:30 PM ISTHypoglossal Nerve Stimulation was successful in treating a complex veteran population with comorbid insomnia and sleep apnea (COMISA) refractory to...
Azithromycin does not improve lung function in HIV-associated chronic lung disease in children: JAMA Medha Baranwal17 Jan 2021 6:00 PM ISTUK: Prophylactic use of azithromycin was associated with a lower rate of acute respiratory exacerbations (AREs) in children with HIV-associated...
First Dose of Pfizer Vaccine Gives About 50% COVID Protection, Not 91% as claimed Hina Zahid16 Jan 2021 3:10 PM ISTAn article published by The Sun and another article in The Evening Standard reported that the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine gives "91 per cent...
Lipid biomarkers in urine can determine the type of asthma Hina Zahid15 Jan 2021 6:00 PM ISTIn a new study, researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have used a urine test to identify and verify a patient's type of asthma. The study,...
Metformin significantly lowers COVID-19 related mortality in diabetes patients Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli15 Jan 2021 12:45 PM ISTBIRMINGHAM, Ala. - COVID-19 is a growing pandemic with an increasing death toll that has been linked to various comorbidities as well as racial...
Inhaled Treprostinil effective in Pulmonary Hypertension Due to ILD: NEJM study MD Bureau14 Jan 2021 4:06 PM ISTPulmonary hypertension secondary to interstitial lung disease (PH-ILD) is commonly encountered in clinical practice and linked to significant...
Laryngeal control therapy reduces need for asthma drugs in kids with PVFMD: Study Medha Baranwal13 Jan 2021 2:00 AM ISTUSA: Participation in laryngeal control therapy (LCT) reduces the use of asthma medication in pediatric patients with paradoxical vocal fold motion...
Icosapent Ethyl as supportive therapy in severe COVID-19 Pneumonia, a case series report MD Bureau11 Jan 2021 10:11 AM ISTThe new strain of coronavirus, labelled severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), is at the heart of an ever-growing coronavirus...
