Asthma associated with higher osteoporosis risk: Study Medha Baranwal10 Jan 2021 6:37 PM ISTKorea: Asthma patients are at increased risk of osteoporosis, the risk is higher for those with untreated asthma, according to a recent study...
Worsening symptoms in COPD may be due to concomitant PE finds JAMA study MD Bureau8 Jan 2021 3:54 PM ISTThe symptoms of Pulmonary Embolism (PE) and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) overlap considerably, and the investigation of PE is often...
Ragweed tablets improve asthma symptoms in kids with allergic rhinoconjunctivitis: Study Medha Baranwal6 Jan 2021 3:00 PM ISTUSA: Ragweed sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT) tablets leads to better asthma outcome scores in pediatric patients with allergic...
Impaired cognition and physical impairment tied to higher death rates in COVID-19: JAMA Medha Baranwal6 Jan 2021 9:57 AM ISTUSA: Physical and cognitive impairments, male sex and older age are tied to higher risk of death in COVID-19 patients, show results from a cohort...
Moderna COVID-19 vaccine trial show 94.1 percent efficacy: NEJM study Hina Zahid2 Jan 2021 8:24 AM ISTBOSTON - A peer-reviewed paper published in The New England Journal of Medicine provides data from the much-anticipated COVE study, which evaluated...
Water soluble vitamin A has no significant effect on BPD in preterm infants: Study Dr Satabdi Saha1 Jan 2021 4:30 PM ISTAccording to recent findings of a study ,published in Pediatrics, Enteral water-soluble vitamin A supplementation improves plasma retinol levels in...
Patients with COPD at Increased Risk of Cognitive Impairment MD Bureau31 Dec 2020 4:45 PM ISTCOPD is associated with a series of comorbidities, including ischemic heart disease, hypertension, diabetes, lung cancer, and so on. In addition, a...
TAVR better than SAVR after mediastinal radiation for valve replacement: JACC Medha Baranwal31 Dec 2020 3:33 PM ISTUSA: TAVR has benefits over SAVR in patients who require valve replacement after undergoing mediastinal radiation, suggests a recent study in the...
Case of Post-Covid Acute haemorrhagic LeukoEncephalitis successfully treated at Apollo hospital Hina Zahid30 Dec 2020 2:21 PM ISTNew Delhi: In the past few months, COVID 19 has been associated with many severe health complications it poses in the long run. Doctors at...
Melatonin supplements improve objective sleep quality in Insomnia: Study MD Bureau30 Dec 2020 8:15 AM ISTMelatonin was first described in 1958 by a dermatologist, Aaron Lerner, as a hormone produced by the pineal gland from the essential amino acid...
Earlier COVID-19 infection appears to protect for at least 6 months: NEJM Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli29 Dec 2020 12:45 PM ISTThe relationship between the presence of antibodies to COVID-19 and the risk of subsequent reinfection remains unclear and doubts have been raised...
Video laryngoscopy in infants facilitates orotracheal intubation in first attempt: Study Medha Baranwal29 Dec 2020 10:57 AM ISTUSA: The use of video laryngoscopy with a standard blade improves first-attempt success rate of orotracheal intubation and reduces complications,...
