Alcohol-free hand sanitizer just as effective against COVID-19 as alcohol-based versions Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli3 Dec 2020 1:00 PM ISTSARS-CoV-2 is the virus responsible for the current global pandemic, COVID-19. Because this virus is novel, little is known about its sensitivity to...
COVID-19: 1st Vaccine receives emergency use Authorization in U.K. Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli3 Dec 2020 7:57 AM ISTThe Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) in the U.K. has. has granted an emergency authorization for Pfizer and BioNTech's...
Sleep apnea doubles risk of depression, finds Study Medha Baranwal3 Dec 2020 6:45 AM ISTPerth, Australia: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) patients are at twice the risk for depression than patients without OSA, suggests a recent study in...
New Study Finds Possible Link Between endophthalmitis and COVID-19 Hina Zahid3 Dec 2020 3:15 AM ISTResearchers are warning of a possible link between a rare and devastating eye infection and COVID-19.They have observed that air jets from the...
Study shows protective role of sex steroids play in COVID-19 Hina Zahid1 Dec 2020 12:30 PM ISTA new paper from a UIC researcher shows evidence that suggests sex steroids may play a role in protecting against COVID-19 symptoms."Sex and Covid-19:...
Moderna applies for EUA for its vaccine candidate with FDA MD Bureau1 Dec 2020 9:45 AM ISTModerna submitted its application for Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for its COVID 19 vaccine candidate mRNA-1273 to US Food and Drug...
Hormonal contraceptives reduce asthma risk in women: Study Medha Baranwal29 Nov 2020 2:56 PM ISTUK: The use of hormonal contraceptives by women of reproductive age reduces the risk of new-onset asthma, finds a recent study in the Journal of...
LMA not superior to face-mask ventilation for lowering death risk in neonatal asphyxia: NEJM MD Bureau27 Nov 2020 3:00 PM ISTResearchers have found in a new study that laryngeal Mask Airway is not as effective as face-mask ventilation in lowering early neonatal death and...
COVID-19 update: FDA Issues New Policy on Dry Heat for Reuse of Certain Respirators Hina Zahid27 Nov 2020 2:00 PM ISTThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued guidance on the use of dry heat to help support the single-user reuse of certain particulate...
Brensocatib improves clinical outcomes in bronchiectasis patients: NEJM Medha Baranwal27 Nov 2020 9:55 AM ISTDelhi: The use of brensocatib was shown to improve clinical outcomes in bronchiectasis patients, in a 24-week trial. The findings of the...
No benefit of nebulized magnesium with albuterol in reractory pediatric asthma: JAMA Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli26 Nov 2020 4:15 PM ISTA recent study in children with refractory acute asthma showed nebulized magnesium with albuterol, compared with placebo with albuterol, did not...
Cooking with wood tied to lung damage, shows Advanced CT imaging Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli25 Nov 2020 5:50 PM ISTResearchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have found that Cooking with wood may cause lung damage.Advanced imaging with CT...
