No clinical benefit of lopinavir-ritonavir in hospitalised COVID-19 patients: RECOVERY TRIAL Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli30 Jun 2020 7:08 PM ISTStatement from the Chief Investigators of the Randomised Evaluation of COVid-19 thERapY (RECOVERY) Trial on lopinavir-ritonavir, 29 June 2020In March...
Brensocatib may reduce exacerbation rate in bronchiectasis patients Medha Baranwal28 Jun 2020 2:27 PM ISTDelhi: Brensocatib significantly prolongs time to first pulmonary exacerbation over the 24-week treatment period versus placebo in patients...
Use dexamethasone over methylprednisolone, says Health Ministry in new COVID protocol MD Bureau28 Jun 2020 11:30 AM ISTUnion Health Secretary Preeti Sudan has forwarded the updated protocol with all states and Union Territories to make necessary arrangements for...
Probiotics during breastfeeding reduce allergic rhinitis risk in children Medha Baranwal26 Jun 2020 9:35 PM ISTDelhi: Administration of Lactobacillus reuteri, a supplemental probiotic, to breastfed newborns reduces the risk of allergic rhinitis...
Indoor air filtration can improve breathing in asthma children: JAMA Medha Baranwal25 Jun 2020 7:58 PM ISTChina: Indoor air filtration can improve airflow through improved airway mechanics and function as well as reduced inflammation in children with...
Diabetes drug Metformin may lower risk of COVID-19 death in diabetic women Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli25 Jun 2020 7:30 PM ISTResearchers have found in an observational study that diabetes drug Metformin may lower risk of COVID-19 death in women.Type2 diabetes (T2DM) and...
Statin use may lower death rate in hospitalized COVID-19 patients Hina Zahid25 Jun 2020 7:45 AM ISTThe use of cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins is associated with a lower death rate and a lower incidence of mechanical ventilation in patients...
Ibuprofen use safe in COVID-19 infection, doesn't aggravate symptoms: Study Medha Baranwal24 Jun 2020 7:45 AM ISTIsrael: Compared with paracetamol or no antipyretic, ibuprofen use was not associated with worse clinical outcomes in COVID-19 patients,...
Increased exercise may protect from developing sleep apnea: Study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli24 Jun 2020 6:59 AM ISTResearchers have found in a new study that increased exercise or physical activity is associated with a lower risk of obstructive sleep apnea. The...
Study shows how COVID-19 infection influences blood sugar in type 1 diabetes Medha Baranwal23 Jun 2020 12:45 PM IST USA: Preliminary findings from a multicenter surveillance study in the U.S. has found that about half of type 1 diabetes patients with COVID-19...
MMR vaccine may prevent septic inflammation associated with COVID-19 infection Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli19 Jun 2020 9:30 PM ISTThere is mounting evidence that live attenuated vaccines provide nonspecific protection against lethal infections unrelated to the target pathogen of...
Smartphone app uses voice recordings to detect fluid in the lungs Hina Zahid19 Jun 2020 9:08 PM ISTSophia Antipolis : Voice analysis by a smartphone app identifies lung congestion in heart failure patients, allowing early intervention before their...
