First 10 days after discharge risky for COVID-19 patients: JAMA study Hina Zahid15 Dec 2020 4:34 PM ISTIn the first months after their COVID-19 hospital stay, patients face a high risk of ongoing health problems, trips back to the hospital, and death, a...
AstraZeneca gets EU nod for Trixeo Aerosphere to treat COPD Ruchika Sharma15 Dec 2020 3:38 PM ISTCOPD is a progressive disease, which can cause obstruction of airflow in the lungs resulting in debilitating bouts of breathlessness and is the third...
Abundance of particular mouth bacteria linked to lung cancer risk in non-smokers Hina Zahid15 Dec 2020 5:15 AM ISTResearchers have found in a new study have found in a new study that the type and abundance of bacteria found in the mouth may be linked to lung...
Majority of Pregnant Women Positive for COVID-19 found asymptomatic, Study Finds Hina Zahid14 Dec 2020 9:45 AM ISTThe majority of pregnant women who tested positive for COVID-19 on arrival to the delivery room were asymptomatic, according to a paper by Mount Sinai...
Seep apnoea tied to heart rate variability and increased cardiovascular load Hina Zahid13 Dec 2020 8:30 PM ISTLonger nocturnal respiratory events in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) cause higher immediate heart rate variability, and greater changes...
Trained dogs may detect COVID-19 by sniffing sweat: Study MD Bureau11 Dec 2020 9:00 PM ISTA preliminary proof-of-concept study published in the PLOS ONE journal suggests Trained dogs might be able to detect people infected with COVID-19 by...
Co-trimoxazole may not improve outcomes of time to death, transplant in IPF: Study Dr. Nandita Mohan11 Dec 2020 7:00 PM ISTResearchers have recently noted that Co-trimoxazole compared with placebo did not improve a composite clinical outcome among patients with moderate...
TB can be detected on smartphone using new model: Study Medha Baranwal11 Dec 2020 11:42 AM ISTUSA: A deep learning-based tuberculosis (TB) detection model developed by researchers can detect TB on phone-captured chest X-ray photographs, reveals...
Oxford COVID-19 vaccine safe and effective: phase 3 trials results first published in LANCET Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli9 Dec 2020 7:30 AM ISTGood news - First full results from interim analysis have confirmed that the Oxford COVID-19 vaccine (AZD1222) has an acceptable safety profile and...
COVID-19 confinement tied to reduced Asthma flares in Children, finds study MD Bureau8 Dec 2020 6:15 AM ISTA recent study published in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society suggests a steep drop in the emergency department (ED) visits for asthma...
WHO tightens guidelines on COVID masks for public, health workers Hina Zahid7 Dec 2020 3:47 PM ISTGENEVA - The World Health Organization on fine tuned guidelines on wearing face masks, recommending that, where COVID-19 is spreading, they be worn by...
Low-dose CT for lung cancer screening offers more than benefit than harm Hina Zahid7 Dec 2020 9:00 AM ISTFor heavy (ex-)smokers, lung cancer screening using low-dose computed tomography (low-dose CT, LDCT) offers more benefit than harm: The procedure can...
