UK COVID variant had 23 mutations in just months- Is it a cause of concern Medha Baranwal24 Dec 2020 1:59 PM ISTA new SARS-CoV-2 variant has been in the news since 14 December 2020, when the authorities of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland...
Amphotericin B improves key cystic fibrosis biomarkers in clinical study Hina Zahid24 Dec 2020 10:00 AM ISTCHAMPAIGN, Ill. - A drug widely used to treat fungal infections improved key biomarkers in lung tissue cultures as well as in the noses of patients...
Vitamin D alone cannot treat or prevent COVID-19, suggests NICE Medha Baranwal23 Dec 2020 10:30 AM ISTLondon, UK: There is insufficient evidence that intake of vitamin D alone can prevent or treat COVID-19 infection, according to leading health bodies....
Diagnostic procedure for lung cancer has 17 percent complication rate: JAMA Medha Baranwal23 Dec 2020 10:15 AM ISTUSA: CT lung cancer screening exams results in complication rate of almost 17%, reveals a recent study. The study, published in the journal JAMA...
A potential antibiotic against drug resistant Mycobacteroides abscessus MD Bureau22 Dec 2020 9:18 PM ISTResearchers of Johns Hopkins University and Medicine have developed a possible new antibiotic for Mycobacteroides abscessus that is notoriously...
Consumption of cooked meat tied to development of asthma in children: Study Hina Zahid22 Dec 2020 11:00 AM ISTResearchers have found in a new observational study that consumption of cooked meat was associated with development of asthma in children. In fact...
Study finds no significant association between COVID-19 and Guillain-Barre syndrome Hina Zahid20 Dec 2020 1:26 PM ISTNeuroscientists at UCL have found no significant association between COVID-19 and the potentially paralysing and sometimes fatal neurological...
FDA approves osimertinib for treatment of non-small cell lung cancer Hina Zahid20 Dec 2020 7:45 AM ISTThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Tagrisso (osimertinib) as the first adjuvant treatment for patients with non-small cell lung cancer...
Preschool children with asthma at risk of mental health problems, Finds study Dr. Nandita Mohan19 Dec 2020 8:21 PM ISTAccording to recent research, investigators have observed that preschool children with asthma and food allergies or intolerance are at risk of...
Prone Position Improves Oxygenation In Non intubated ICU Patients of COVID-19 MD Bureau19 Dec 2020 7:22 PM ISTNew information, recommendations and treatment guidelines are emerging often for the management of COVID 19. In the treatment for severe acute...
Early tracheostomy non-inferior to late tracheostomy in COVID 19 patients: JAMA MD Bureau18 Dec 2020 4:39 PM ISTA recent study suggests that in patients with COVID-19, early tracheostomy is non-inferior to late tracheostomy and may be associated with improvement...
Omalizumab shows efficacy in asthmatics in the long run: claims study Dr Satabdi Saha17 Dec 2020 10:34 AM ISTAccording to a recent research, Omalizumab therapy has proven to be very effective, with this efficacy sustained after 4 years of treatment....
