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...
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...
