FDA Approves Antibiotic for nosocomial and ventilatilator associated bacterial Pneumonia Hina Zahid6 Jun 2020 11:41 AM ISTThe U S food and drug administration has approved antibiotic combination imipenem-cilastatin and relbactam (Recarbrio) for the treatment of...
Lancet retracts major hydroxychloroquine in COVID-19 paper, sparks a scandal MD Bureau5 Jun 2020 6:36 AM ISTSoon after the study was published, large randomised trials of chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine came to a sudden halt.
COVID-19 fear keeps more than half of heart attack patients away: ESC Hina Zahid4 Jun 2020 4:30 PM ISTThe European Society of Cardiology (ESC) has carried out an extensive world wide survey and found that the number of heart attack patients seeking...
FDA okays trial of novel allogenic cell therapy for COVID-19 linked ARDS Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli3 Jun 2020 4:45 PM ISTHOUSTON-- The US Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the way to initiate a Phase 1 clinical trial of CK0802 (Cryopreserved Cord Blood...
Osteoporosis medicines may lower pneumonia risk, finds study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli3 Jun 2020 10:27 AM ISTA recent study has revealed that osteoporosis treatment may also protect against pneumonia.The nitrogen containing bisphosphonates (N-BPs) such as...
COVID-19 and Mental Health: The Elephant in the Room Dr Jeegar Dattani3 Jun 2020 9:20 AM ISTWe are beyond two months in a nationwide lockdown. We have covered every implication of this pandemic, the important and even the less important...
Handheld ultraviolet light device may deactivate COVID-19 Hina Zahid2 Jun 2020 6:45 PM ISTResearchers at Penn State, the University of Minnesota and two Japanese universities have found that a personal, handheld device emitting...
Warmer temperatures may slow COVID-19 transmission, finds study Hina Zahid2 Jun 2020 12:00 PM ISTPublished in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases, the findings of a new study reveal that while the rate of COVID-19 incidence does decrease with...
Microbion to develop pravibismane for cystic fibrosis-related lung infections Hina Zahid1 Jun 2020 6:15 PM ISTBOSTON – Microbion is scaling up its efforts pto develop its anti-infective drug pravibismane for the treatment of cystic fibrosis (CF)-related...
Life-saving heart surgery scaled down as COVID-19 spread Hina Zahid1 Jun 2020 6:00 PM ISTAs the novel coronavirus spread across the globe in early 2020, hospitals worldwide scaled back medical procedures, including life-saving heart...
CT findings of COVID-19 infection in children 'often negative' Hina Zahid29 May 2020 6:44 PM ISTResearchers have found in one of largest series to date that describes the imaging findings of pediatric patients with COVID-19, that CT findings...
Carprofen and Celecoxib may inhibit replication of COVID-19 virus Hina Zahid29 May 2020 10:48 AM ISTCarprofen and Celecoxib have been selected by the COVID Moonshot initiative for in vitro testing as they may inhibit replication of COVID-19 virus.
