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...
Montelukast not linked to increased risk of ADHD in kids with Asthma: Study Dr. Nandita Mohan7 Dec 2020 8:15 AM ISTAccording to a nationwide population-based cohort study, researchers have revealed that asthma children treated with montelukast were not at an...
Procalcitonin-guided strategy lowers antibiotic exposure in Acute Chest Syndrome in SCD Dr Satabdi Saha5 Dec 2020 2:00 PM ISTAcute chest syndrome (ACS) is a major complication of SCD, and a significant cause for morbidity and mortality in adult patients. ACS is...
Beta-blockers reduce COPD flares and improve survival in COPD with CVD: ESC study MD Bureau5 Dec 2020 11:00 AM ISTResearchers have found in a new study that beta-blocker use is associated with reduced in-hospital and all-cause mortality among patients with...
