CPAP may do away with need for ventilation in COVID-19 patients: BMJ Medha Baranwal20 July 2020 2:42 PM ISTUK: The administration of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) may help in avoiding mechanical ventilation in COVID-19 patients, a...
Gout drug Febuxostat useful for treatment of COVID-19 Medha Baranwal16 July 2020 10:30 PM ISTIran: Febuxostat (FBX) can be used as an alternative treatment to hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) for COVID-19 patients, suggests a recent study in...
New study links Sexual trauma to dysfunctional breathing and asthma later Hina Zahid16 July 2020 10:15 AM ISTUniversity of Otago researchers have found that rape and sexual trauma may have long-lasting consequences for physical health as well as mental...
Increased Physical activity may decrease sleep apnea risk: Study Medha Baranwal15 July 2020 1:00 PM ISTCanada: Increased levels of physical activity, including walking, could help in the prevention of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), a recent study...
Fenofibrate can reduce severity of coronavirus to that of common cold: Study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli15 July 2020 12:45 AM ISTJerusalem: A widely used anti-cholesterol drug, fenofibrate, can "downgrade" the danger-level of coronavirus to that of a common cold, a Hebrew...
Air pollution connected to increased infant mortality, finds study Hina Zahid14 July 2020 4:48 PM ISTDust sweeping across the Southeast U.S. in recent days warns of a growing risk to infants and children in many parts of the world. A Stanford-led...
COVID-19 linked to persistent hyperglycemia and ketonemia in diabetes Medha Baranwal14 July 2020 3:30 PM ISTUK: COVID-19 may lead to protracted ketonemia and hyperglycemia emergencies in diabetes patients, according to a case series published in the...
World first COVID-19 vaccine to be launched by Russia next month: Report Ruchika Sharma14 July 2020 11:30 AM ISTThe university began clinical trials of the vaccine produced by Russia's Gamalei Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology on June 18.
RA drug tocilizumab lowers death risk in COVID-19 patients Medha Baranwal14 July 2020 9:45 AM ISTDelhi: Rheumatoid arthritis drug tocilizumab may lower mortality risk in COVID-19 patients on mechanical ventilation, reveal results from two new...
Indian-origin surgeon performs double lung transplant on second COVID-19 patient Hina Zahid13 July 2020 11:15 AM ISTNew York - Surgeons led by an Indian-origin doctor have performed a double-lung transplant on a second patient whose lungs were damaged by COVID-19,...
Sotatercept reduces pulmonary vascular resistance in PAH, finds clinical trial Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli12 July 2020 3:00 PM ISTThe data presented virtually at the American Thoracic Society (ATS) 2020 Virtual Sessions this week by investigators showed that Sotatercept resulted...
Abnormally high fasting blood sugar may double death risk in COVID-19 Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli11 July 2020 6:28 AM ISTA new study finds that higher fasting blood sugar at admission is an independent predictor for 28-day mortality in patients with COVID-19 without...
